Swatching for Arisaig
Happy Birthday to my blog -- it's three years old today! (I've decided this doesn't really count as an anniversary since my blog and I are just now trying to reconcile after a lengthy separation.)
The next project I'm about to cast on for is Arisaig by Ysolda Teague. I'll be making it with Alpaca Ware's Superfine Alpaca Yarn which was given to me for Christmas back in 2005. The needles recommended for the lace portion are US size 2 (2.75 mm). At the time that I settled on this pattern, I only had dpns in the smaller sizes. I figured I could easily knit a swatch on those, and then I would simply buy longer needles once I knew what size would work for me. On the first try, I got gauge with my Susan Bates 2.75 mm double point needles. Of course, when I visit my LYS, all they have are slightly smaller 2.5 mm or slightly larger 3 mm sizes. I decided to splurge and buy a 32 inch circular in both sizes of the Addi Turbo Lace needles. Luckily, I was still able to get gauge with the smaller 2.5 mm size.
(In case you were wondering, those blocking wires are my size 000 double point needles.)