Love and my Apres Surf Hoodie

Have you ever become so obsessed with a project that you do nothing but knit, casting aside pesky things like other long-term projects, sleep, meals, and family obligations? That is how I feel about my Apres Surf Hoodie.



This is one of those projects where the yarn and the pattern have come together so perfectly that I just keep thinking I'll do a "few more rows" because I am so eager to see more of it knitted up. The yarn arrived in my mailbox on Thursday evening, and I've already finished one sleeve and cast on for the second. Despite having other ongoing projects, this one has become my immediate favorite - the lace pattern is interesting but also instantly memorizable, so I don't have to constantly refer to the magazine but the knitting is not at all monotonous. It's also one of the few patterns where I have managed to get gauge and have measurements roughly approximating one of the listed sizes, so there is the added appeal of not having to do any calculus to sort out the shaping and placement of the lace pattern. And then there is the undeniably fact that I am hopelessly in love with this yarn and the colorway, Sundara Yarn's fingering silky merino in a limited edition colorway called Serengeti that makes me feel a little like I was sitting at the dyepot with Sundara telling her exactly what color I wanted because it is so perfect for me and this project. I know we don't sell it - I wish we did of course, but the lovely Sundara sells all of her own yarn - so I hate to tease everyone, but I am so into this knitting that I would be remiss not to blog about it.

Aside from sending out the orders from this weekend, I'll be taking tomorrow off to celebrate my birthday (!), but on Tuesday, we should have new Malabrigo Worsted, Silky Merino, and Lace, and our shipment of Shibui Knits is scheduled to arrived! And in case you missed it, we got some new Unique Sheep colors last week, and will be getting in a bunch of their new cotton yarn hopefully this week or next - you won't believe how soft this yarn is!