July Fourth dawned bright and beautiful (unusual for us) and
I told myself that since it was a holiday I would knit only “for fun” projects
that day.   I do not know why I thought I
would have time to knit!  Family
badminton tourney, family bbq, family fireworks in the cul de sac. 

But before everything kicked off, I did a little swatching.

My skein of Green Cay Calypso (from Creatively Dyed Yarn)
had been calling to me for days.  It was
my last yarn purchase at Stitches West this year (I had already surpassed my
budget): 510 yards of gorgeous variegated merino sock yarn (like a handful
crayons from the 64 box – all the really interesting colors).  I had planned to make it up into a summer top
of some sort.  All those shades of green
spiced with berry hues.  Mmmmm.   Especially appealing since I have been
knitting lots and lots of pink yarn….

So, when we needed a skein of yarn to wind as a demo in our knitting
class Thursday evening, I brought the Calypso (Sarah said, Mom, I know what you
are doing – you are planning to swatch!). 
It wound up into a most enticing cake of yarn and I carried it around
with me for two days.  Thinking, thinking….

So, the morning of July Fourth found me playing with these delightful
baby cables in my delightful summer-green Calypso yarn.  It actually took me a couple of days to
decide on a sweater design – partially because I realized that 510 yards might
not be enough and I would need to supplement it with another yarn.  I let my mind wander a bit as I studied the
yarn.

Linen.  And since there
are undyed stretches in my Calypso: natural-colored linen.  In a lace pattern – maybe Fir Cones (one of
my favorites).

So, I ordered some Euroflax from Paradise Fibers (Spokane). 

And I am back to my pink baby projects.  The Calypso dangles tantalizingly in my
thoughts – and I take it out and pet it every now and then.  But I can wait – until the Euroflax arrives…