I got a skein of Sirdar Jewelspun for Christmas, in our work secret santa. I asked for it because I’d used it in making my star blanket and loved the colour changes. Knitting it was a near- constant state of excitement about how the colours were going to combine next – and about how big the star was getting.
This time, I decided to knit it into a jumper with some grey aran yarn, and decided I was finally going to make Harmonia’s Rings (Ravelry link) by Sivia Harding (designer’s site), which had been in my favourites for aaaaages.
It was my first time doing mobius knitting, and let me tell you it was mind-boggling stuff. The knitting grows from the middle out, in a figure eight spiral kind of way. It’s nuts, and really fun. But alas, I got carried away, knit too many repeats, and my collar ended up being very tall. Not to be phased, I decided I would just fold it over when I was wearing it. Thought I’d be extra-cosy.
And then I finished the entire jumper and I just didn’t. like it. Didn’t like it, at all. The fabric was thick and cosy but also weirdly clingy, even after washing with Soak. The collar was too tall, and folding it over hid the pattern. Even the shade of grey now seemed too dark to let the colours shine.
It sat in time out for weeks until I was ready to accept that I’d be unraveling it to reclaim the Jewelspun. And unravel it I did, using magic knots to reconnect the Jewelspun and letting the grey fall as it may. Some of it I wound into tiny balls, some just stayed loose and piled up. I’ll keep it until I’ve finished putting the missing bits back on the jumper, just in case the remainder of the original skein isn’t enough. The jumper can then be donated for someone else to love.
I seem to have lost a gram or less of the Jewelspun, which is remarkable. Great news though, it means I still have a whole skein to work with, and it’s in good shape. I think I’ll use some grey cotton from stash to make another star? But I’m still mulling it over.
All in all a very successful reclamation! Though I have turned one finished project into two unfinished… such is knitting life 😁
I’ve added this post to the Unraveled Wednesday linkup, with thanks to Kat for hosting.
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