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“knitting under pressure.”
Meet BobKatz.
Yes, not so thrilling. A navy blue men’s vest with a citron green stripe along the edges. This is the back.  It’s gotta be incredibly long. BobKatz is for a big guy. Bob Katz (the man, not the vest) sits on the Board of Trustees for my other job. He’s the chairman of the golf outing that I manage each fall. He’s a sweater-vest wearing gent, and is sorta a guy that has everything. Everything, meaning we (my org) can’t really buy him a “thank you” gift for chairing the golf committee, even though he’s done it 23 of 25 years. Everything, that is, except a sweater vest hand knit by me.
So this year, instead of buying him yet another gift that goes unused, my boss suggested I knit him a sweater vest. Lucky for my boss that I have a few bags of rowan wool cotton hanging around. Lucky also for my boss that I was willing to let my other projects languish in the interim. And at this point, I’m thinking, lucky for me that a vest has no arms.
Bob Katz (the man, not the vest) is lucky, too. The last man to get a handknit from me was my father. In 1987. It was a scratchy Lopi icelandic cardigan. Not quite sure if Big Jim ever wore it. But, just as a good father tends to do, he still has it folded in his sweater closet. Underneath all his fine gauge cotton sweaters. I learned my lesson with BobKatz (the vest, not the man). I actually scoped out his color palette and sweater vest collection before casting on. It only took 22 years to catch on!
In other news, Kirsten Kapur, our Throughtheloops friend, will be coming to Modern Yarn to teach Reykjavik, a colorwork mitten! Class starts Monday 11/2 from 7-9pm, and continues for the next two Mondays (11/9 and 11/16). I’ll be handling the 11/9 class, and Kirsten will be back on 11/16 for the mitten-finishing-fest with celebration bevies, treats, and picture ops! The class is $25 for all three sessions, plus the pattern and supplies. Read about Kirsten’s test mitten here! Call the shop to register: 973-509-9276!
