Yarn Like Summer Sunshine

     I ordered a lovely yellow Malabrigo yarn Silky Merino in Sunshine Yellow.  I've used it before and the memory of it was a delight of soft smooth yarn that's DK and works up quickly.  Previously I made an Age of Brass & Steam Shawl out of it and it's a perfect pairing of yarn and pattern.  It was a flawless plan for easy knitting for a time in my life where complicated anything will not work.  To stem the tide of constantly doing Eldercare I choose one of my favorite shawls to knit, it's rhythmic & easy to do and I need easy and handwork needing no thought.

     It’s been almost a year since I came to take care of my Dad who’s 91 with dementia. We're returning to the club pool where he likes to sit in the shade and have a lunch and read the paper. I get a quick swim and read & knit along side him.  Honestly I didn't expect to make it a full year with him at that age. But here we are planning for next month to be up in his cottage in the Adirondacks.  This time I'm in charge of the packing and getting ready. 

     I think the only snag with this pattern I finally figured out when I first did it is no matter what my count got off.  Finally I figured out I was doing the transition from a wrap to a purl stitch wrong and a stitch was dropped, or no wrap made.  You have to practically wrap the yarn around the needle twice to go into a purl and hold that wrap, so watch carefully as you do it.  You'll find once that is figured out the pattern is simple and easy.

     Hopefully with this knitting and some lovely books I'm reading now I can disappear into my own world of peace where my responsibilities fade away into a pause in my mind.  You know that place where nothng intrudes and it's just your world and quiet, and sunny yellow, soft yarn.