This yarn had started being made into a linen stitch hexigon cardigan, but I decided the fabric would make a better blanket. First I tried following a linen stitch square pattern because I didn’t feel like swatching and doing the math to determine an appropriate starting chain length for the number of cakes I have. After doing a dozen rounds or so I realized I prefer a rectangular throw rather than a square, so I ripped it out again and started a rectangle. It’s a good thing that this yarn frogs OK!

After doing 10 rounds of linen stitch, I was already getting bored so I decided to switch to hdc camel stitch to add some variety and visual interest. After 5 rounds of camel, I did a round of sc in the third loops and transitioned back to the linen. With the addition of the camel stitch, I realized I had to name this project using one of the other names of linen stitch - moss stitch, and since it’s in the round, it became Around the Mossy Camel. (Illustration courtesy of an AI image generator.)

The tonal yarn hides the pattern a bit, but I love the way it accents the camel stitch up close. I’ve got 5 cakes of this yarn, so my plan is to just go until I run out, ending on camel stitches of 5 rounds or more.

The pic with the project bag is because I went on a mini-vacation with my daughter last week in New Hampshire. We had a great time hiking and going on a scenic train ride, and we also stopped in the LL Bean Outlet. I was lucky enough to find one of their classic totes that had been returned that had my actual initials! And in the right size for a project bag in one of my favorite colors (green). Very fun.