Woolgathering Dot Net

When a knitter as multiple projects, at least one needs to be the "mindless knitting" project. This is the object that is relatively small and compact. It can be worked on in relatively dark places (like a movie theater) or in tight places (like a crowded subway). The knit-at-the-same-time sleeves for Salt Peanuts, the intarsia sleeves for the Flame Sweater, and the triple crosses of Fiona are require some degree of attention. So, I picked up the skein of quivit and began working on the quivit scarf for my mother.

This is what I've done so far. Not much progress, but I think it's forgivable considering:
1) It's a size 6 needle. Small for the sizes I normally knit at.
2) The yarn is quite fine. I can't easily feel it underneath my fingers, so I need to look down at it at every stitch (while I can look away for longer stretches with thicker yarn). It reminds me of mohair, but with the warmth of alpaca and the softness of cashmere. It is wonderful. Unfortunately, it seems to pill. I need to pay attention to see if the pills are coming from the ball or if they are from the already-knit fabric.
3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I've seen it twice already (took Mike this morning) and will see it again tomorrow at the IMAX.
4) It's not entirely mindless. It's knit-purl on one row then a 10-4-10-4-10 stitch pattern for the second row. So, counting. And much tinking when I forget.

I love how it all fits in a small part of my bag. Other than the above, the ideal mindless knitting project. I expect to finish it by the end of July.

Whew!

The past three days have been quite a blur. It started on Thursday night with the Harry Potter Line Party. Then, on Friday, I brought Mike to see it during the daytime when, we thought, the theaters would be quite empty. It turns out that there was a birthday party taking hold of the first two rows. But we got pretty good seats and I got a positive reaction from Mike.

Then, today, I went to the IMAX in NYC for the Leaky Cauldron's IMAX Screening. I loved seeing all the cute fangirls and fanboys all dressed up sweet! I was next to an "older couple" and we talked a bit while trying to ignore the groups talking about the movie details (she's seen it, he hadn't). In the theater, I met up with Siobhan and we chatted away! She's pretty fabulous and her scarf is loverly. I can't believe how fast she knit hers up. I'm still in a bit of a daze.

To keep my hands busy in line, I worked on my mom's quivit scarf. I'll be putting it down for a while, since I don't expect to do any mindless knitting for a few weeks. I need to get back to Fiona and start my cloverleaf socks. After that, I'll probably pick this one up again.

Everyone that sees me knitting it loves the fabric. It's so soft and warm! It's cheek-soft!