On this cold and rainy fall day, I am diligently working samples for my Magic Mittens workshop. The pattern is a simple mitten blank that is easy to customize with colorwork, cables…anything. While working the 2×2 ribbing for the cuffs <yawn> I started daydreaming about the many clever ways that knitters use ribbing and about the many ways a ribbed effect can be achieved.
A nice lady came into the shop on Saturday. She was about 4 rows short of finishing this! Lovely, isn’t it? She worked it in Shibui Staccato in the most gorgeous shade of slate gray. Since I’d picked up a couple of skeins of this yarn at Twist a few weeks ago, I was particularly thrilled to see how beautifully it works up.
I’ve got a couple of sock designs on the drawing table these days and knowing how ribbing or ribbing-like stitches contribute to a well-fitting socks, these pretty examples caught my eye.
It’s a big fat bonus that ribbing is reversible, even some of the fancy ones, making it perfect for scarves.
I guess I shouldn’t be yawning after all!
