Oh My Darling, Oh My Darling...

Clementine....

Long ago and far away, before I started maniacally working on book submissions and the occasional (or maybe frequent?) sock, I picked up some wonderful orange RYC Cashsoft DK at my favorite DC haunt, Stitch DC. There were only three skeins left, but I knew I had to have it, and that I would find a way to work around such an unfortunate shortage. (I am generally a single-color girl, so if I find a good orange like this, I want a dozen skeins - who doesn't?)

Luckily, there was a lovely blue and a wonderful mauve that really bridged the gap between the two colors. I filled my bag and set off for home to start to design. Within a week, I had a general plan and had mapped out the back and front pieces, and knit the back. I was sailing along. And then work struck. And submission deadlines. And moving across country. (Again.) So Clemetine went into a protective ziplock and marinated for about six months.

This shot is true to the actual colors on my monitor.

Until a few weeks ago when Marnie came over to hang out. I had been feeling a little uninspired and was closing in on Happy Green (all it needs now are buttons), and didn't really know what I wanted to work on next. When I pulled Clementine out again, I remembered how much I had enjoyed working on it, and felt a renewed interest in designing something that would not be geared to anyone but me.

I think it's going to be a very special piece when it's all done, and I've decided that rather than publishing it elsewhere, I'm going to chronicle my adventures with it here, and then offer the pattern for sale on my site and perhaps at one or two special LYS's I know. It should be a fun process - I hope you guys enjoy the ride!