The Potato Patch
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Hey Teach finished
Over the weekend I finally finished my "Hey Teach". It took about 2 months from start to end - I started on April 9 and finished on June 14. Here's the finished product!
I'm really happy with how it turned out. I love the colour, it's very vibrant. The yarn was Filtes King Kim by Needful Yarns, which I got on closeout from Elann.com. I still have a whole other bag of it, so I'll need to decide at some point whether I really want 2 sweaters that colour - might be a bit much! Overall I enjoyed the yarn, but I found it snagged pretty easily and when that happened it caused loose mini-threads to appear. A fairly minor issue since they weren't too bad to hide inside the work, but annoying nonetheless.
I got 4 compliments on it during the first wearing, including a "where did you buy it?". I love when people ask me that because it makes me feel that my hand-knit garment looks professionally made.
Next in line are some baby hats for my nieces. Once those are done, I'll have to figure out what's next for me. Maybe I'll unravel the diminishing rib cardigan and make something else from the yarn. Or I'm kind of itching to do a shawl, too - we'll see.
I'm really happy with how it turned out. I love the colour, it's very vibrant. The yarn was Filtes King Kim by Needful Yarns, which I got on closeout from Elann.com. I still have a whole other bag of it, so I'll need to decide at some point whether I really want 2 sweaters that colour - might be a bit much! Overall I enjoyed the yarn, but I found it snagged pretty easily and when that happened it caused loose mini-threads to appear. A fairly minor issue since they weren't too bad to hide inside the work, but annoying nonetheless.
I got 4 compliments on it during the first wearing, including a "where did you buy it?". I love when people ask me that because it makes me feel that my hand-knit garment looks professionally made.
Next in line are some baby hats for my nieces. Once those are done, I'll have to figure out what's next for me. Maybe I'll unravel the diminishing rib cardigan and make something else from the yarn. Or I'm kind of itching to do a shawl, too - we'll see.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
I may have been wrong
Today I was all set to make a big post about my Branching Rib Pullover, and how despite the many hours I toiled over it, it turned out way too big. And how I was going to frog the entire thing and turn it into something else. And for fun, I decided to lay it down with my favorite sweatshirt, and show how insanely huge it was in comparison to it.
Only... it looks like it's just about perfect! I don't know if it shrank down since it's been sitting balled up on my shelf since the fateful day when I blocked it and discovered the hugeness, or if it was always this size and I screwed up when I measured it, or if I've just lost my mind. But I'm definitely going to put it together and try it on before I frog the entire thing. Maybe by the time the Oscars are over I'll have it done.
In other knitting news, I'm working away at a pair of garter rib socks, from Sensational Knitted Socks. I love that book so much. Seriously. These socks are a really quick knit, at least compared to my last pair, which had cables and eyelets. I'm using Regia yarn, in a faux fair-isle pattern with green, blue, and purple stripes. It's pretty.
I recently swapped for Mason-Dixon Knitting
, and honestly, on first reading I wasn't too into it. But I think it seeped into my subconscious. I had this brilliant, original idea of how I would take my leftover sock yarn scraps and knit them up into a blanket. And then I remembered the log cabin blankets in the book, and looked them up. They are constructed exactly the way I envisioned my sock yarn blanket. So I'm not original, I just think I am. But I figured I was kind of original anyways, for using leftover sock yarn. And then I stumbled upon Wendyknits' blog, where she discusses her brilliant plan of using her leftover sock yarn to make a log cabin blanket. Hmm. OK, so I'm not the least bit original. But I still think my blanket will be cool. Here's how it looks so far:
And I had to buy some Addi Turbos to be able to make it, since I knit my socks on DPN's. I gotta say, everyone is right, the Addis are fantastic.
Only... it looks like it's just about perfect! I don't know if it shrank down since it's been sitting balled up on my shelf since the fateful day when I blocked it and discovered the hugeness, or if it was always this size and I screwed up when I measured it, or if I've just lost my mind. But I'm definitely going to put it together and try it on before I frog the entire thing. Maybe by the time the Oscars are over I'll have it done.
In other knitting news, I'm working away at a pair of garter rib socks, from Sensational Knitted Socks. I love that book so much. Seriously. These socks are a really quick knit, at least compared to my last pair, which had cables and eyelets. I'm using Regia yarn, in a faux fair-isle pattern with green, blue, and purple stripes. It's pretty.
I recently swapped for Mason-Dixon Knitting
, and honestly, on first reading I wasn't too into it. But I think it seeped into my subconscious. I had this brilliant, original idea of how I would take my leftover sock yarn scraps and knit them up into a blanket. And then I remembered the log cabin blankets in the book, and looked them up. They are constructed exactly the way I envisioned my sock yarn blanket. So I'm not original, I just think I am. But I figured I was kind of original anyways, for using leftover sock yarn. And then I stumbled upon Wendyknits' blog, where she discusses her brilliant plan of using her leftover sock yarn to make a log cabin blanket. Hmm. OK, so I'm not the least bit original. But I still think my blanket will be cool. Here's how it looks so far:And I had to buy some Addi Turbos to be able to make it, since I knit my socks on DPN's. I gotta say, everyone is right, the Addis are fantastic.
Labels: branching rib pullover, knitting, log cabin, socks
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Knitting Update
I finally got off my butt and took pictures of some of my latest projects.
I did not take pictures of the Branching Rib Pullover, because it hurt my feelings. I spent a year knitting this thing (well, I must admit it was on and off, but still). I washed it and laid it out to dry before assembling it. It is way too big. I'd need to gain 50 lbs to be able to wear this thing. And I'm just not THAT devoted to this sweater that I'm willing to do that. So now I will have to rip the entire thing out and start again.
Here's a hat I knit for the Dulaan project:
It was my first attempt at double knitting. Both sides of the hat were knit at the same time, by passing the yarn back and forth. This results in the inside of the hat having the same design as the outside but in the opposite colours. I love the effect. You can tell this is my first attempt, though. The stitches aren't as even as I would have liked. But it should keep some Mongolian kid's head warm, and that's the main thing.
I joined Socktopia, which is a knit-along for socks for the year 2007. This will be great for me, because Kenneth went nuts at Christmas and bought me enough sock yarn to keep me in socks for quite some time to come. They have a theme for each month, and you are supposed to knit a pair of socks that corresponds to the given theme. This month's themes are either:
It's not blue. It doesn't involve snowflakes or stars. The only way I could possibly think to make it fit the theme would be to say I'm celebrating the fact that it's finally done! But the 2nd sock still hasn't even been started. I think I'm not going to use it for Socktopia, but rather, will knit some socks for the Dulaan project out of some leftover blue yarn I have from a pair of socks I knit for myself.
I love this pattern, though. I think it would have looked better in a solid yarn rather than a variegated, but oh well. It's from a vintage Paton's Beehive pattern booklet I had lying around. It's kind of strange... when I was knitting before, I never knitted socks. At least not with sock yarn! I knitted socks once with chunky-weight yarn, which is a whole lot easier and faster. So why did I have this old booklet (looks like it's from the 60's) on socks? I certainly never knitted anything out of it.
The yarn is Shelridge Farms Ultra Fingering, 100% wool, and custom-dyed in a colourway I invented. I guess I was hungry when I ordered it, because the 3 colours in the colourway are Pumpkin, Nutmeg, and Toffee. It looks yummy, even if you can't eat it!
I did not take pictures of the Branching Rib Pullover, because it hurt my feelings. I spent a year knitting this thing (well, I must admit it was on and off, but still). I washed it and laid it out to dry before assembling it. It is way too big. I'd need to gain 50 lbs to be able to wear this thing. And I'm just not THAT devoted to this sweater that I'm willing to do that. So now I will have to rip the entire thing out and start again.
Here's a hat I knit for the Dulaan project:
It was my first attempt at double knitting. Both sides of the hat were knit at the same time, by passing the yarn back and forth. This results in the inside of the hat having the same design as the outside but in the opposite colours. I love the effect. You can tell this is my first attempt, though. The stitches aren't as even as I would have liked. But it should keep some Mongolian kid's head warm, and that's the main thing.
I joined Socktopia, which is a knit-along for socks for the year 2007. This will be great for me, because Kenneth went nuts at Christmas and bought me enough sock yarn to keep me in socks for quite some time to come. They have a theme for each month, and you are supposed to knit a pair of socks that corresponds to the given theme. This month's themes are either:
- Celebration
- Blue Monday
- Snowflakes and Starry Skies
It's not blue. It doesn't involve snowflakes or stars. The only way I could possibly think to make it fit the theme would be to say I'm celebrating the fact that it's finally done! But the 2nd sock still hasn't even been started. I think I'm not going to use it for Socktopia, but rather, will knit some socks for the Dulaan project out of some leftover blue yarn I have from a pair of socks I knit for myself.
I love this pattern, though. I think it would have looked better in a solid yarn rather than a variegated, but oh well. It's from a vintage Paton's Beehive pattern booklet I had lying around. It's kind of strange... when I was knitting before, I never knitted socks. At least not with sock yarn! I knitted socks once with chunky-weight yarn, which is a whole lot easier and faster. So why did I have this old booklet (looks like it's from the 60's) on socks? I certainly never knitted anything out of it.
The yarn is Shelridge Farms Ultra Fingering, 100% wool, and custom-dyed in a colourway I invented. I guess I was hungry when I ordered it, because the 3 colours in the colourway are Pumpkin, Nutmeg, and Toffee. It looks yummy, even if you can't eat it!
Labels: branching rib pullover, cable and eyelet socks, dulaan, knitting, not your grandma's double-knit hat, socks
Thursday, October 19, 2006
T - 3 days
The move date approaches ever nearer. I'm afraid the blog hasn't been very interesting lately, as I've been rather preoccupied with the whole moving thing.
The floor is nearly finished. The hardwood part seems to be completely done - they just need to do the tiling in the foyer and put the baseboards on. They've got 2 full days to do it before we move in on Sunday. I'm extremely paranoid that we or the movers will manage to scratch the brand new floor when we move in - hopefully I will be proven wrong! I got some good tips on avoiding scratches so I'm trying to be optimistic.
I promise once we've moved and unpacked, I'll start taking some pictures again. Actually, I think I'll take some with my cellphone just for fun (please excuse the poor picture quality).
I have been knitting in the meantime, but haven't been photographing or posting about it. I joined the Monthly Dishcloths KAL group, and knitted the "early October" dishcloth. Amusingly, it turned out to be a pattern of a cat, which is identical (or near enough) to the cloth my secret pal sent me in the Summer Fling swap. Now my only two hand-knitted cloths are matching. I think of hers as a facecloth, though, because it's so soft and nice. Mine was knitted out of crappy Michael's cotton (Bernat Handicrafter) which isn't so soft, so I think of it as a dishcloth.
I'm also still working away at my fleet of shopping bags. I now have five (or I thought I had 5, till I tried to photograph them, and found only 4). They evolve a little bit each time I make a new one. I think it's almost down to a science now. For my next one, I'm going to try using lace-weight cotton, to see if I can create a strong, large shopping bag that will nonetheless be able to fit easily into my purse and extracted when required. In theory I think it should work. The handles may be uncomfortable, though. In this pic they're arrange top-to-bottom in order of making. The bi-coloured one is my first attempt, and the one on the bottom right is my latest. The pattern calls for making an I-cord shoulder strap, but I wanted bags for grocery shopping, so I modified it to I-cord handles on the first two attempts. It was annoying to do, and looked kinda ugly, so on my latest attempts I've been casting off a few stitches (10-12, not sure exactly, I just cast off till it fits my hand), and then casting them back on during the next row. That's much easier, and I think it makes a nicer looking handle, too.
My cat seems to like them, anyways. (And here you also get a good view of the unassembled boxes I have yet to fill.)
And my never-ending Branching Rib pullover is still in process. I'm now about 6 inches into the second sleeve, so the end is in sight. I'd like to finish it by mid-November, so that it gets finished within a year of starting it. That would be good.
The floor is nearly finished. The hardwood part seems to be completely done - they just need to do the tiling in the foyer and put the baseboards on. They've got 2 full days to do it before we move in on Sunday. I'm extremely paranoid that we or the movers will manage to scratch the brand new floor when we move in - hopefully I will be proven wrong! I got some good tips on avoiding scratches so I'm trying to be optimistic.
I promise once we've moved and unpacked, I'll start taking some pictures again. Actually, I think I'll take some with my cellphone just for fun (please excuse the poor picture quality).
I have been knitting in the meantime, but haven't been photographing or posting about it. I joined the Monthly Dishcloths KAL group, and knitted the "early October" dishcloth. Amusingly, it turned out to be a pattern of a cat, which is identical (or near enough) to the cloth my secret pal sent me in the Summer Fling swap. Now my only two hand-knitted cloths are matching. I think of hers as a facecloth, though, because it's so soft and nice. Mine was knitted out of crappy Michael's cotton (Bernat Handicrafter) which isn't so soft, so I think of it as a dishcloth.
I'm also still working away at my fleet of shopping bags. I now have five (or I thought I had 5, till I tried to photograph them, and found only 4). They evolve a little bit each time I make a new one. I think it's almost down to a science now. For my next one, I'm going to try using lace-weight cotton, to see if I can create a strong, large shopping bag that will nonetheless be able to fit easily into my purse and extracted when required. In theory I think it should work. The handles may be uncomfortable, though. In this pic they're arrange top-to-bottom in order of making. The bi-coloured one is my first attempt, and the one on the bottom right is my latest. The pattern calls for making an I-cord shoulder strap, but I wanted bags for grocery shopping, so I modified it to I-cord handles on the first two attempts. It was annoying to do, and looked kinda ugly, so on my latest attempts I've been casting off a few stitches (10-12, not sure exactly, I just cast off till it fits my hand), and then casting them back on during the next row. That's much easier, and I think it makes a nicer looking handle, too.
My cat seems to like them, anyways. (And here you also get a good view of the unassembled boxes I have yet to fill.)
And my never-ending Branching Rib pullover is still in process. I'm now about 6 inches into the second sleeve, so the end is in sight. I'd like to finish it by mid-November, so that it gets finished within a year of starting it. That would be good.
Labels: dishcloth, fleet, house, knitting
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Modeled Soleil
Finally got a picture taken with me modeling Soleil. We should maybe have taken a few more to get one where the expression on my face doesn't look so dorky, but oh well.
I've worn it in public twice so far. Nobody's commented, so either it looks storebought or it looks hideous. ;)
Saturday, July 22, 2006
Long weekend
It's not officially a long weekend, but I'm taking Monday off work, just because I can. It feels great to sit here on Saturday night and know I have 2 days left in my weekend!
Last night I finished knitting a Turkish string bag, and today I took it on my trip to Costco, where I discovered that when filled with heavy items, it stretches so much it touches the ground. Oops. I think by shortening the handles just an inch it should keep it off the ground. I'm planning to knit a fleet of them (yes, I call it a fleet - I'm a dork). Then I will use them to save the environment. Of course, knowing me, I'll just forget them in the car and be too lazy to leave the supermarket to go get them. But let's pretend that won't happen.
No pictures today. The camera's out of batteries, and I'm not feeling motivated to go searching for more.
Last night I finished knitting a Turkish string bag, and today I took it on my trip to Costco, where I discovered that when filled with heavy items, it stretches so much it touches the ground. Oops. I think by shortening the handles just an inch it should keep it off the ground. I'm planning to knit a fleet of them (yes, I call it a fleet - I'm a dork). Then I will use them to save the environment. Of course, knowing me, I'll just forget them in the car and be too lazy to leave the supermarket to go get them. But let's pretend that won't happen.
No pictures today. The camera's out of batteries, and I'm not feeling motivated to go searching for more.
Labels: knitting
Saturday, July 15, 2006
The sun'll come out...
Soleil is finally finished! It's blocking as we speak. When I tried it on pre-blocking, the lacy edge was rolling up. But after it went through the wash, it looked like it didn't even need blocking to stay unrolled. Just drying it flat should do the trick. But I decided to block it anyways.
I think I'm pretty happy with it. The crochet edging wasn't as hard as I'd feared, and it really made the neckline more decent. Pre-crochet, the neckline was rather revealing. I was thinking I'd have to put in a lace panel there to make it decent for work. But post-crochet, I think it's just fine. I can't wait to try it on again after it's finished blocking.
In other news, my brother-in-law just sent me my Christmas present! It had been back-ordered and then the company forgot about him, and he forgot he'd ordered it. But it's all sorted out now and it's here.
It's a Norwegian book of patterns - it has mittens, gloves, socks, stockings (above-the-knee socks), hats, and scarves. I posted pics of a few of my favorite patterns from the book at Flickr - here's the pic that turned out best:
If you click through to Flickr on it, you can browse back and forth to the other pics I took from the book.
I just love these patterns. They're so intricate. Some of them really crack me up, though - they have above-the-knee stockings labeled as "Men's stockings". Um, yeah. My husband would love that. He said "You don't know the Norwegians!" when I mentioned it to him as being funny. I guess they're part of the Norwegian traditional outfit, but it still cracks me up to think of men wearing them.
I think I'm pretty happy with it. The crochet edging wasn't as hard as I'd feared, and it really made the neckline more decent. Pre-crochet, the neckline was rather revealing. I was thinking I'd have to put in a lace panel there to make it decent for work. But post-crochet, I think it's just fine. I can't wait to try it on again after it's finished blocking.
In other news, my brother-in-law just sent me my Christmas present! It had been back-ordered and then the company forgot about him, and he forgot he'd ordered it. But it's all sorted out now and it's here.
It's a Norwegian book of patterns - it has mittens, gloves, socks, stockings (above-the-knee socks), hats, and scarves. I posted pics of a few of my favorite patterns from the book at Flickr - here's the pic that turned out best:
If you click through to Flickr on it, you can browse back and forth to the other pics I took from the book.
I just love these patterns. They're so intricate. Some of them really crack me up, though - they have above-the-knee stockings labeled as "Men's stockings". Um, yeah. My husband would love that. He said "You don't know the Norwegians!" when I mentioned it to him as being funny. I guess they're part of the Norwegian traditional outfit, but it still cracks me up to think of men wearing them.
Labels: knitting
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Lots to report on today
I took Thursday and Friday off work last week, and Kenneth and I went hiking again. This time we brought our bikes, and we parked the car at the end-point for the day, biked to the beginning point, and hiked back to the car. Then drove back to pick up the bikes. A bit convoluted, but it saved us from taking a cab. The downside was that I'm way out of shape on the bike, so by the time we started hiking, I was already tired from the biking. But we managed it. The second day of hiking was very strenuous - first the bike was longer than the one the day before, and then, to quote the guide, there were "a few challenging inclines", then it "climbed steeply", and finally, "climbed steeply up a set of stairs". Apparently, at our end point that day, there was a spectacular waterfall, 2/3 the height of Niagara Falls - we were too tired to even think about trying to go see it. Heh. We'll see it next time. We did see this waterfall:
Yesterday, as I was on my way home from work, I got in a car accident. The other driver fell asleep at the wheel and sideswiped my car. Luckily, nobody was hurt, and the car isn't too badly damaged (driver's side mirror is broken, and some cosmetic paint damage). But it wasn't much fun. But then I arrived home finally and found a package on my front porch from my Summer Fling secret pal (from knittyboard.com). What a great way to turn my day back from bad to good.
If you click on the picture, you can see my notes on what everything is. Oh, and there was also some Green & Black chocolate included, which I forgot to put into the picture. It's safely in my chocolate cupboard, out of my husband's reach. Can't wait to try it!
Yesterday, as I was on my way home from work, I got in a car accident. The other driver fell asleep at the wheel and sideswiped my car. Luckily, nobody was hurt, and the car isn't too badly damaged (driver's side mirror is broken, and some cosmetic paint damage). But it wasn't much fun. But then I arrived home finally and found a package on my front porch from my Summer Fling secret pal (from knittyboard.com). What a great way to turn my day back from bad to good.
If you click on the picture, you can see my notes on what everything is. Oh, and there was also some Green & Black chocolate included, which I forgot to put into the picture. It's safely in my chocolate cupboard, out of my husband's reach. Can't wait to try it!
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Finished Bobblicious and SP Gift!
I finished Bobblicious quite some time ago, but I've been lazy about getting my husband to take my picture wearing it. I finally got around to it today. Here it is! It was his brilliant idea to take my picture in front of a mirror, so you can see front and back in the same shot. Pretty snazzy, eh?
The cats also like Bobblicious.
In other news, when I picked up the mail today, I had a packet from my secret pal from the Knittyboard Summer Fling secret pal exchange. She (I presume) sent me the absolutely cutest card EVER, and a lovely lace knitted bookmark. Hey, pal, if you read this, did you make that card yourself? It's one of the best things I've ever seen!
I wish I was a bit more social, sometimes. I trekked all the way downtown to go to AmyKnitty's "Leap" party, to celebrate her quitting her day job and working full time on Knitty. I had also heard that something my secret pal wants might be available there, so I had 2 reasons for going. I got down to the area about 40 minutes early, so I went to a restaurant and had a fabulous vegetarian meal at King's Cafe. Generally one should arrive late to a party so as not to be alone with the host, so I wasn't worried when I saw it was a little after 7 by the time I finished eating. I strolled over to Lettuce Knit and found that it was already PACKED with people. They were all chatting amongst themselves, and I didn't know anyone. I stood there for a bit debating what to do, then I decided to go shopping. I went inside and found something cool for my secret pal, which I successfully purchased. :) And then I went home. It was still a good evening, but it would have been better if I'd had the nerve to say hello to any of the people like I was kind of hoping would happen when I headed down there.
The cats also like Bobblicious.
In other news, when I picked up the mail today, I had a packet from my secret pal from the Knittyboard Summer Fling secret pal exchange. She (I presume) sent me the absolutely cutest card EVER, and a lovely lace knitted bookmark. Hey, pal, if you read this, did you make that card yourself? It's one of the best things I've ever seen!
I wish I was a bit more social, sometimes. I trekked all the way downtown to go to AmyKnitty's "Leap" party, to celebrate her quitting her day job and working full time on Knitty. I had also heard that something my secret pal wants might be available there, so I had 2 reasons for going. I got down to the area about 40 minutes early, so I went to a restaurant and had a fabulous vegetarian meal at King's Cafe. Generally one should arrive late to a party so as not to be alone with the host, so I wasn't worried when I saw it was a little after 7 by the time I finished eating. I strolled over to Lettuce Knit and found that it was already PACKED with people. They were all chatting amongst themselves, and I didn't know anyone. I stood there for a bit debating what to do, then I decided to go shopping. I went inside and found something cool for my secret pal, which I successfully purchased. :) And then I went home. It was still a good evening, but it would have been better if I'd had the nerve to say hello to any of the people like I was kind of hoping would happen when I headed down there.
Labels: knitting
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Sorry...
I'm just now seeing the light at the end of the tunnel at work, and hopefully will begin posting more very soon.
But for a quick update - I found the solution to my crappy-looking swatch. I was indeed twisting my stitches - apparently, somehow, in the year or two I took off from knitting, I forgot how to purl correctly. All is now well.
I'm enjoying making something girly and pink.
But for a quick update - I found the solution to my crappy-looking swatch. I was indeed twisting my stitches - apparently, somehow, in the year or two I took off from knitting, I forgot how to purl correctly. All is now well.
I'm enjoying making something girly and pink.
Labels: knitting
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
My swatch looks like crap
I was swatching for Soleil, and since it's knit mostly in the round, I swatched in the round. But at the top you have to split apart and start knitting flat, so you can have arm holes and a neck hole and such. So after I'd swatched a sufficient amount in the round, I switched to swatching flat so I could make sure it would get the same gauge. And look at it! The top part is the part that was knitted flat. It's not nearly as nice and even as the part that was knit in the round.
I *think* my problem is I'm purling too loosely, but I'm not sure. If anyone has any suggestions to make my flat-knitted area look better, please let me know!
Labels: knitting
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Next Time, on the Amazing Lace
Spudd is a 33 year old computer geek from Canada. She's been training for the Amazing Lace by hiking the Bruce trail and knitting Bobblicious, neither of which seem extremely relevant. So far her fitness and knitting skills haven't improved much, but she does have some cool accessories. Will her partner have to pick up all the slack? Her team-mate is Soleil, who will be knitted from Elann "Endless Summer" Collection Sonata, in a very fetching pink pearl colour. Soleil hasn't been started yet, in fact, the yarn was just ordered today. Will it arrive in time for the race? Only time will tell!Labels: knitting
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Not much to report
Not much has been going on this week worth blogging about. Turns out, after my long walk last weekend, I came down with a bad cold. Maybe that's why the walk was so difficult for me - I probably had a cold and didn't realize it yet.
I did go on a business trip this week, which was fun. I got to see my friend Aly who lives in Cincinnati, so I hardly ever see her. And she bought me chai latte and a chocolate bar! She's so sweet. :) I also went on a mission to get my best friend some dental floss we can't find here in Canada any more (that reminds me, I need to get it into the mail!).
Yesterday we went geocaching, and couldn't find the cache, because we didn't know how to use one of the features on our GPS! I think we'll go back and try again today.
No real knitting news to report. I casted on for a tea cozy, but it's nothing to look at yet, so I won't post a picture. I'm still plugging away at the forever sweater. I'm officially changing its name from Branching Rib Pullover to Forever Sweater. Maybe it'll be done by the time winter returns.
I did go on a business trip this week, which was fun. I got to see my friend Aly who lives in Cincinnati, so I hardly ever see her. And she bought me chai latte and a chocolate bar! She's so sweet. :) I also went on a mission to get my best friend some dental floss we can't find here in Canada any more (that reminds me, I need to get it into the mail!).
Yesterday we went geocaching, and couldn't find the cache, because we didn't know how to use one of the features on our GPS! I think we'll go back and try again today.
No real knitting news to report. I casted on for a tea cozy, but it's nothing to look at yet, so I won't post a picture. I'm still plugging away at the forever sweater. I'm officially changing its name from Branching Rib Pullover to Forever Sweater. Maybe it'll be done by the time winter returns.
Labels: knitting
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Sweater progress
I'm working on the Branching Rib Pullover from Creative Knitting magazine. It's not going very fast because the yarn I'm using is DK-weight (for non-knitters, that means it's really thin). I'm getting semi close to finishing the back, so I thought I'd post some update pictures.
This is an overall view. It gives you an idea of how far along I am.
And this is a closeup of the rib stitch. I think it's a really neat stitch. It also is fun to knit which is a huge advantage in a project of this size.
This is an overall view. It gives you an idea of how far along I am.
And this is a closeup of the rib stitch. I think it's a really neat stitch. It also is fun to knit which is a huge advantage in a project of this size.
Labels: branching rib pullover, knitting
