Eclectic Echoes

Johann needed a new sweater. Eric needed a new hat. I needed to reduce my stash. At Eric’s request, I made him a jester hat like Johann’s. As I was doing the finishing work on that, I threw in the left over yarn with extra yarn from 8 other completed projects for Johann’s sweater. I measured Johann twice. I deliberately went up a few sizes, figuring it might be a little too long for this winter, but would fit perfectly next winter. I knit the pieces for the sweater in 4 days. That garter stitch sweater went so fast, my knitting needles were smoking! At the same time, I had so much fun with all the colors. I kept thinking about sunset in the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho, near where we used to live. Then began the weaving in of loose ends, a task I like only slightly more than scrubbing the toilet. Nevertheless, I managed to finish the whole thing in a week. Alas, my plans were foiled. Johann grew enough in that time that the sweater looks great now, but more likely than not, I will be knitting another one for next winter. I wonder if Eric will buy the story that I now need to buy yarn for 9 more projects, so I can knit Johann another sweater just like this one…

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