I found myself today at the doctor's office. We won't dwell on the utter pain in the nether regions it is to drive down to Hartford, find a spot in the hospital ramp garage, and then sit around for ages, waiting for my doctor. He's an absolutely wonderful neurologist, but today he was running woefully behind schedule...
Anyway, I had brought (yet another) Special Olympics scarf to work on (thank heavens, as I definitely had the TIME). I decided to use up the last remaining yarn by doubling it and making my infamous "Scarf from He**" which can be found at:
http://wildknitter.blogspot.com/2011/04/scarf-from-he-finally-done-pattern.html
I have to say, it looks really nice in red and blue--I figure I'm going to trim it in the red.
ANYWAY, I was happily knitting away when a woman came into the doctor's office and remarked favorably on my scarf. Immediately, instead of simply thanking her, I had to launch into a lengthy dissertation to defend my choice of garter stitch. "Really," I declared, "I'm really capable of much more complicated work! I can cable and everything! I make socks, too! I'm just doing this because I knew it would be a quick knit..." I went on and on.
Afterwards, I had to stop and consider. WHY am I defending my great love of garter stitch??? I know it's the stitch of grade-school children, but it's also the basis for Sally Melville's The Knitting Experience Book 1: The Knit Stitch, Inspiration & Instruction. I think we can all agree that she turns out a mean pattern. I just love the soft, bouncy, squishiness of garter stitch. Blankets, scarves, and casual sweaters made from it are just so cozy. I love to make scarves where I stripe garter stitch vertically, which makes a nice effect. I'd love to try a log cabin afghan someday, as that's more garter stitching!
So, what is your favorite knitting stitch, and why?
P.S. I was mortified to find that if you Google "Scarf from he**" and "WildKnitter" my pattern comes right up...
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You know, I'm falling more and more in love with garter stitch too. I love how different it can look depending on how you use it. I recently joined the For the Love of Garterstitch group on Ravelry and I'm finding the projects of others so inspiring. I recently finished the Sothia Shawl and I'm planning to do Salene next. And actually, I think that the reason some people don't like garter stitch is because they don't do it well -- there's a knack to getting a smooth garter stitch and when you do, the results are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteDon't forget Knit One Knit All.
ReplyDeleteI would have to say that my favorite stitch would be feather and fan, even if it isn't the most used.