f i s h e r m a n

All my knitting energy since May has been dedicated to what I began to think of as 'the jumper of doom'. My present to my other half for his birthday in April was a pattern, a huge pile of yarn from Bergere de France, and a promise to knit all my affection into thousands of stitches. I must admit, I didn't anticipate just how long it would take, or how complicated fisherman's rib is, affecting 1 in 2 stitches so that you can't just get into a rhythmic flow (arggghhhh) and therefore that other emotions than just affection may be involved...

But now it's done, I'm pleased I did it and I don't mind really spending that much time on someone as nice as is the doglet's co-carer. The yarn used for the inside of the collar is very soft, so as not to irritate the delicate neck (!), and the main yarn has a very nice robust feel and is lovely and warm.

I may not tackle quite such a big thing for a long time, but it's good once in a while.