Must have more yarn. More yarn . . .

Okie-dokie. The Frank Lloyd Wright gauge/pot holder is done, and this is what I learned.

I can use the Kitchner stitch to marry the two pieces together very successfully, and it’s not that much of a pain in the butt. The edges fall naturally, not forced, and the edge itself is nice if I pay attention and do it right.

However, unlike other pieces where I knit the front and back simultaneously, there is a clear separation between the front and back, almost a tube fee.. They aren’t clinging to each other as they do in my usual method into a solid whole. Being wool, I might be able to force the issue with a little, careful, almost felting, but I don’t want to lose the crispness of the front so it would have to be done very carefully.

Working both pieces at the same time to get that solid, one-piece feel would require me to work with three, possibly four yarns in my hand at a time (which tends to bunch the pattern,) or work with the bobbins in an unusually tight situation, but it would eliminate the need to make the back separate and I’d have that “cling” back.

Do I want that solid piece feel bad enough to try a few more swatches? I think I do, seeing as it’s Thursday, and I won’t be able to get to the yarn shop until Saturday.

Peri is going to be a bear for the rest of the week.