Author: Laura

  • corset pullover

    I lied. Pictures now.

    Corset Pullover
    Pattern: from IK, by Robin Melanson
    Yarn: Naturelle 8/8 from Elann, “dark linen”, most of a cone
    Started: March 20, 2005
    Finished: April 9, 2005

  • finished things

    The red socks…

    More shots (just because I like these photos):

    Red Knee Socks
    Pattern: my own, toe up
    Yarn: Koigu Kersti, red, 3 skeins
    Needles: 3.5 mm Garnstudio bamboo circular
    Started: March 29, 2005
    Finished: April 6, 2005

    They’re quite tight in the leg, but I think that’s a good thing – they’ll stay up! I did a normal bindoff, but it wasn’t stretchy enough so I did a sewn bindoff. It looks like ass when the sock isn’t on, but who’s going to see that? Anyway, I did one ball’s worth of each sock, then split the last ball by working from both ends of the skein. I ended up with just a few yarns left over. I think they’re pretty awesome! I may put up the pattern sometime.

    Oh, and I’ve got another finished object as well…first, a triumph:

    The sleeve cap fit *perfectly* into the armhole. I usually have to ease all this way and that, but this one was spot on. Ahhhh. Anyway, enough stalling, eh?

    The length is right, the armholes fit, the body is reallly good (and tight but not tooo tight), and the cotton shrunk up and actually does kind of hold things in…but. The neckline was ENORMOUS. Maybe I just don’t have broad shoulders, or maybe that’s why the model is posed weirdly, but seriously, it was just falling off. After much experimenting, I think for now I’m doing this:

    Ribbon threaded through the neckline and tied in the back. Gives the neckline a rather ruffled look when cinched in, but I think it fits with the look. Another option was lacing up the back neckline (like a corset, heh) but then the center back neck did this weird bulgy thing. Ah well. Modelled pics tomorrow!

  • ever get tired of reading about my projects?

    Yes, it’s after 2:30 in the morning. I had kind of a rough night so I needed to do something with some other part of my brain…thus this post.

    The Corset Pullover has been through the wash but not yet the dryer – I should go do that, now that I think about it. I finished the red socks and tried to take pictures, but they may not turn out too well. I worked on my blue socks, too – no new socks until that one’s done. I’m past the heel and gusset decreases on the first one so it’s actually going quite quickly now that I’ve picked it up again.

    But, although I traded Aven for 3 Lantern Moon needles (bringing me up to 7), I now have only 6. Yep, broke another one.

    I finished one of the sleeves of the Phildar jacket and have started the second. No yardage woes (don’t tell the Knitting Goddess I said that!) because the sleeve took under 2 balls and I have 15.

    I think I’ll try to get some sleep now. Oh, one more thing – Stitch ‘n Bitch at lettuce knit is on the road next week (the 13th) – we’re heading out to the Harlot’s book launch! Join us if you can, and bring your knitting! It’s at the Museum of Textiles – see you there!