Hey Honey, Was That A Flying Pig?

While I really like the end result of the log cabin baby blanket, I was not enamored with the process of knitting it, especially as the blanket grew in size and it took longer to knit the blocks.

And all that freaking garter stitch! Have insomnia? Forget reading dry, dusty, voluminous tomes in bed in order to lull yourself to sleep. Put down that copy of War and Peace and pick up your knitting. Knit garter stitch! Guaranteed to have you nodding off over your knitting.

I swore, swore it would be a cold day in hell a long time before I took on another garter stitch project. All that simply knit, knit, knit. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. While that's all good for company knitting, I needed some excitement, something to stir the creative juice pot. Something to keep me awake during these dark days of winter.

So what have I cast on?

Yes, I turned right back around and fell back down into the rabbit hole of garter stitch with the Oakland Shawl.





Oh, Kauni, you crunchy, colorful temptress. I can't put you down because I want to see what color is next.