So, without further ado, come one and all to: Friends Knit Together
So, without further ado, come one and all to: Friends Knit Together
You find a ball next to your bed and you have no idea how it got there.
So I am making a pact with myself (feel free to join me), that I will finish one project before I start another.
On the go:
- Lace Spencer (lost interst when I started the shawl)
- Swallowtail Shawl (on the 11th repeat!)
- Spiral Rib sock (with hand-dyed yarn)
- Christmas Present for Pete's mom (Work knitting)
I will keep you posted as to my progress.
I'm looking forward to putting in more time on it tonight!
(I'm going now to join the KAL!!)
As a result of the past few weeks I have some Misti Alpaca and Kid Silk Haze coming my way. I decided to make the Swallowtail shawl from the new IK with the Misti Alpaca and River with KSH. Yesterday I got the needles and pattern for River (thanks
socksforphlox!) but I still don't have the yarn. When I checked the mail my Misti Alpaca arrived but I can't start on it yet because the needles are tied up in my granny's socks!! I will now start frantically kniting the socks in the hopes that I can start lacing it up soon :)
So this weekend I fell in love with the idea of doing IK's Silken Spencer out of stash yarn. I have 400m of red merino, light worsted, which I have been dying to use up. I was going to use some random stash yarn as the accent. Unfortunately this sweater seems to take a lot of yarn. For the smallest size (since I've got a thicker yarn I'm going to do the smallest size) it takes 600m main colour and 400m contrast colour. Looking at the top these numbers just don't make sense. I think you end up folding over the hems of the CC which is why it takes more. I think the MC must be knit at a tight gauge which would explain the extreme yardage. So now I'm thinking of buying some yarn to use as the MC and using mine as the CC. Except that I really wanted to use stash yarn. All the other largish quantities of yarn are earmarked for sweaters in the future. I checked out Elann but I didn't see anything that jumped out at me.
socksforphlox, do you have anything in your stash which might suit this project that you can spare? Or do you have any suggestions for me?
Maybe I'll just have to give up on this project. I did really like the idea of having a mini-sweater and of doing a project from the new IK.
(Forgive me if this post doesn't make much sense. It's early and I'm sleepy)
I really like Kate Gilbert's Silken Spencer. It it an old fashioned style which really appeals to me. I also really like the Equinox Yoke Pullover, the one on the cover, although I think I would do it without the Fair Isle on the sleeves. I knew I liked these patterns from the online preview. What I wasn't prepared for was the larger picture of Jodi Green's Gatsby Girl Pullover (click here). I love it! I actually squealed with delight when I saw it! I have to make this top. I don't want to use the recommended yarn, Rowan Cashsoft DK, since it would cost a fortune. Any suggestions for cheaper alternatives?
The problem with falling in love with sweater patterns is that I can't actually knit them for a while. For those you who don't know, I am on a mission to lose the weight I gained during 6 years of university. I've lost almost 15 pounds so far, so I'm about halfway there. I know that
- I just input a record of employment for someone who used to work at Lewis Craft. It's the closest I've come to records from yarn stores :)
- Has anyone seen pictures from the new Rowan, I think it's number 40? I just saw a few and it was enough to make me want the magazine. I will have to make a pillgrimage to N&P to take a look.
- Knitting sleeves is like some sort of special hell. You just keep going and going and you make no progress. And who had the bright idea to make arms longer than the body?!?!
Yarn: Koigu purchased during my visit to Seattle in May. This was my first time knitting with Koigu and it was such a great experience that I went out and bought some more :)
Needles: 2.75mm dpns. I preferred the upscaled version of the pattern but was worried that it would be too small so I went up a needle size.
Pattern thoughts: This was a really well-written pattern. I don't usually pay for patterns but this one was totally worth it. Theresa did a great job mapping everything out, with detailed instructions and multiple charts. It was a really enjoyable knit. I especially liked the way the pattern was carried into the heel and toe. It was a very special touch.
Modifications: The twisted German cast-on overwhelmed me so I opted for a longtail cast-on. It does roll at the top which Theresa says it will not do with cotton yarns but I don't care.
( On to the pictures! )
P.S. This is formal because I posted it on
Ok, I found in my lace yarn bag 400m of Knitpicks Merino Shadow in Sunset (I will be getting another once