AtchOOOoo and Wool Cotton 1

I've got a horrible cold. I'm so happy that I can knit. I had to go and see a doctor about something else (not my cold) yesterday, and there's nothing better when you are waiting for doctors to catch up with their appointments schedule. Reading makes makes me anxious that I'll miss my name being called, but knitting doesn't occupy the language circuits.

I'm making a skirt in Rowan Wool Cotton. The pattern is my own design, so it may well turn out badly. That's the trouble with designing for yourself. I think it makes sense, and the shape is working as intended, but I could easily get to the end and find that it just doesn't look good.

I have a simple black bias-cut skirt that I wear to the office and use a lot for dancing. The aim of this design is to make a similar shape, but with some details that make it look interesting from the back. The fact that it's knitted makes it stretchy, the 50% cotton gives it a nice drape, and the 50% wool gives it a little bit of lightness and bounce that cotton can't deliver. The skirt is worked from the waist down. The problem with knitted skirts in general is that they sag around the hips. My current plan is to include several rows of eyelets at that level, through which I will thread a ribbon or a cord in a contrasting colour. If I get it right, the result should be reasonable structural integrity, plus horizontal stripes that work well for tango, plus the option of changing the stripes to go with the outfit.

Here is my provisional chart to give you the general idea if you're interested. Key below.