Ashby reboot - guest blogger Juliann

 

I decided to switch yarn for my Ashby.  I love the charcoal but it was too dark.  My eyes were getting very tired from straining to see the pattern no matter how many lights I turned on.

I switched to another Berocco, Ultra Alpaca, in a washed denim color and the knitting is going much faster.  I am on my second B chart (out of 5) but best of all, with this lighter color, I can actually knit while we watch TV in the evening.   I am using a cable needle for the two stitch cables and I am feeling very confident now.  Love learning something new!

happy new year! ~ guest blogger Juliann

I did a bit of knitting for gauge swatches while we watched a movie and sipped champagne last night.  We are not really New Year's Eve people so there was no staying up until midnight to cast on for me.
This morning, I sat down with my coffee and the Ashby pattern and read through the very detailed instructions again.  This is my first Flood pattern although I have a number of his patterns in my favorites on Ravelry.  I do believe this one will stretch my knitting skills which is wonderful.
I am happy to be here with you all.  I jumped over after seeing Karen's post about the KAL and found that Melissa had just been to Tolt Yarn and Wool - probably very close to the time I was there this week.
I am actually off to Seattle today to visit my parents and then will get down to the business of casting on this afternoon.  BTW - my yarn is Berroco Vintage which I actually bought last year to knit a Brooklyn Tweed sweater that never made it past the the bottom band.