Fulfillment

You know what's so great about stranded colorwork knitting (yes, everything, but specifically)?  It's actually that it goes so quickly.  Knitters who haven't tried it usually don't believe me when I say this, but colorwork is the fastest knitting I know.  

But there are two strands!  And it's at a small gauge!  

Both true, say I, but there is magic afoot:  1. It's circular, which, no matter how many strands are used, is still just stockinette in the round. And 2. Even more important is the psychology:  You work one border or set of motifs, and the whole time you're looking forward to the next one.  And the minute you start to get a little bored with the band you're working on, bang! There's a brand new one starting.  So there are all these benchmarks for your progress, each time you get to the next new element.  It's so validating - at the end of a knitting session, your piece has visibly changed, rather than only lengthening.

Which reminds me, Remember what I promised you a year ago?  

That everyone would be able to make their very own Thistle stole?

Well, your patience is about to be rewarded:  It's Thistle Time!  CLICK HERE to download the pattern, and see if you don't agree with me about the smug satisfaction of knitting stranded colorwork.  And yes, it is habit-forming.  Don't say I didn't warn you