Category: Uncategorized

Thanks for all the compliments on the Must Have!! Took so long to get motivated to finish it, but now that it’s done I’m rather in love with it once again. Now that I’ve finished a couple of languishing projects, time for some new ones!

Here’s the start of the tall socks, in Elann’s Esprit print. I’m going toe up on 48 stitches, and I hope to do a short row heel, even though I haven’t found instructions for 48 stitches. Oh well, I’ll wing it – I mean, it’s just short rowing until there are 8-10 stitches in the middle, then picking up the wrapped stitches, right?

And what’s this? The start of a punk-style vest, in Patons Classic Merino (I’m trying to use up what I have). The red isn’t quite as eye-searing, but it’s pretty bright. If it turns out that I don’t like wearing a vest, well, I can always knit sleeves and make it a full sweater.

For even more stockinette in the round (boring, but soothing and non-taxing) I think I’m going to rip what I’ve done of Mariah (no offense, Jodi!) and make a retro-prep pullover instead. The cables just aren’t working too well in this yarn (elann’s highland wool) and I’m not sure that I want to knit the sweater anymore.

I haven’t left the house in three days – at least I’ve been pretty productive, with the knitting AND the school! All that stockinette in the round is good for knitting while reading.

Continuing the parade of FO’s, the Must Have cardigan is FINALLY DONE!

Unfortunately, the buttons I bought for it don’t really work. I’ll have to look for some more.

Yay!

Specs:
Pattern: Must Have Cardigan, from Patons “Street Smart” booklet
Yarn: Patons Classic Merino, Chestnut Brown, 7 skeins
Needles: US 6 & 7 Denise needles
Started: October 30, 2004
FInished: January 22, 2005

Verdict: Took awhile (not to knit, but to actually put together and finish) but the knitting was easy and fun!! I cabled without a needle, which made things a lot easier. The armholes are a little tight, but I think that’s mostly due to my too-tight crocheting. They’ll be okay, though. Nice and warm, and not itchy!

First, the good stuff – I finished that neverending pair of legwarmers!

A skein and a bit of Paton’s Classic Merino, and one strand of Rowan Kidsilk Haze, held together on US 7 needles. I ended up a few inches short on the second legwarmer, not wanting to break into a new skein of the kidsilk, but I just ripped back the first one so they matched. They’re looooong. Also, since they’re so stretchy, they work as armwarmers too – at least now, before they’ve been all stretched out by my legs.

The not so good stuff….I hate the needles I’m using for my Esprit socks, that Collection bamboo circ I bought (same time I bought the Regia). The problem? The join.

You can kind of see it in this pic (looking at the shadow of the needle shows it, too). There’s this annoying ball of plastic at the end of the cord, then the needle starts. The stitches get stuck right between there! Argh! There’s so much pulling through with the magic loop, and this is SO irritating. I probably won’t be going downtown until Tuesday at least, and the snow is definitely making me not want to go out unnecessarily, so I can’t buy a new needle. I don’t even have 3.5 mm dpn’s that I could switch to, only 3 and 3.75.

Grrrrrrrr.