Staple

Thanks a lot for your kind comments concerning my health. I still have nine staples in my tummy, but has been able to practice a new skill, double knitting, on a girl´s bonnet.

I found the hat, Tetsubou, by Kirsten Johnstone, when I was researching for a pattern good enough for Swan´s Island Fingering. It calls for 30g and it is suggested to work the light fingering weight on a 4.5 mm needles. It made me curious how the fabric would turn out - I do not like a hat to be too loosely knit. However, the fabric became both dense and soft and the bonnet can be whipped out in a very short time.The nape is sort of cinched so a pony tail can slip out for a swing.
Two weeks ago I attended a workshop at the local library. Read: Lots of knitting books to borrow, coffee, cookies, candy, and 30 knitters in good form. The teacher was Annette Danielsen, a designer and author of several knitting books. She is not only a creative designer, her models are usable and the patterns all workable. She is local and a very nice person.
She has worked for ten years at Isager´s. One day, years ago, I went into the shop quite early to buy pattern and yarn for a toddler´s cardigan. First we had to talk a lot about children, how to love and bring them up. We were standing at each side of the counter when a small spider lowered itself in between us. Anette did not stop talking, she pinched the thread above the spider, grabbed a pair of scissors, cut the thread, and with the spider swinging she opened the door and let it out.

At the workshop she brought all her models and we could try them on. She also brought a compendium and yarn so we could work samples of different knitting techniques. I chose to practice the double knitting sample and used it on the bonnet between the hems for more warmth. Yarn : Lucca Fino, 4 mm needle.
As for the Swan fiber, I use it for a chemise, worked top down so I am sure not to waste any of it. I am back on 2½mm for this.