Paton SWS

So, I’m on this scarf exchange on a message board and my secret Santa person likes pink. Well, a couple of weeks ago, Linda (one of the ladies at my knitting group) gave me a skein of this BEAUTIFUL pink, cream, and green colored SWS. It is DIVINE! So, I thought that would be perfect when I read that my Santa likes pink. I thought I’d try this modular cube thing where you start with an 8x8 square then cast on 8 on either end and then cast on another 8 at either end then cast off 8 at either end. Etc etc etc. It looks SUPAH cool!

I finish the first square of 8 and start to cast on another 8 and the stupid yarn just falls apart in my hands. WHAT THE? ARGH! So I figure, “Well it’s technically at the beginning of the row and I can just act like I’m starting a new skein.” Which I did. I’m going along well and cast on another eight and cast off eight, then I go to cast on another 8. Same thing happens! *SIGH* I worked a good 8 inches on the stupid thing when I decide that I didn’t like the way it looked. That technique would look good on a more modern type of yarn, but not this BEAUTIFUL SWS. So I frogged it and started a drop stitch pattern instead. It looks gorgeous and I can’t wait for my secret Santa to get it!