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  • slow down

    I’ve found that lately, I’m trying to race through my projects so I can start something new. I suppose it’s my way of not getting bored with one project at a time, but that seems to be misfiring as I’m rather bored with all my projects. I need to just slow down, and enjoy the process of knitting, rather than trying to finish a bazillion sweaters before winter’s over.

    Enter Cozy, from Knitty.

    I’m using JaggerSpun Wool Silk 4/8, in Steel. It’s 50% merino and 50% tussah silk, and is just sooo soft and smooth. I’ve done one repeat (after I charted the lace pattern) and I’m just going to take it slow. A meditation project.

    Now I gotta get back to this – five pages (including graphs), due tomorrow, and I haven’t written a word. Eep.

  • not cashmere

    To celebrate the completion of two projects, and reaching the halfway point of the LoTech (I’ve decided to continue on it even though I don’t know why I chose the particular size that I did), what do I do? Why, cast on another project, of course!

    I’ve started the “Cashmere Pullover” from Weekend Knitting, designed by the lovely Teva Durham. Seeing as how I don’t have the money for a cashmere sweater of this magnitude (or any magnitude, really) I’m using Berroco Pronto Print from Elann. It’s going nice and quickly at 12 stitches per four inches, and it’s got a wicked cool construction. Might be a little bit to take on the subway, though. Maybe I should cast on for another pair of socks…but I’m slightly sick of socks at the moment (just slightly) so I suppose the boring, boring sleeve of the LoTech will come with me tomorrow.

    I’ve just got the fronts to do on this project I was designing, but now I’m not feeling the love…something about the Highland Chunky just isn’t wanting to be the sweater I wanted. Also, I’m not all that crazy about the colour. So…I think that shall be frogged, and the yarn will just have to go back into the stash. Maybe just another random pullover or cardigan? I can’t decide.

  • grey and perfect

    The Retro-Prep is done!

    I really didn’t try to cut off my head, I just need something taller to put my camera on…

    The Rachael!

    And here’s a flat shot, for completeness – the other pictures are better for the true colour.

    Retro Prep Pullover
    Pattern: Interweave Knits, Fall 2002 (?)
    Yarn: Elann Highland Wool, Oxford Grey, about 9 skeins
    Needles: US 5 & 6 Denises
    Started: January 26, 2005 – delayed due to broken needle for a bit
    Finished: March 1, 2005

    It fits perfectly! Love the shaping and the sleeves. I modified the neckline slightly, but otherwise I just followed the pattern. One side of the bottom hem was flipping up a bit today because I was impatient to wear it, and that side wasn’t completely dry this morning. It’s being pinned down now, for next time. I’ll definitely be making this again, probably in cotton.

    Oh, and that necklace/lariat thing, it’s a crocheted chain out of Mango Moon sari silk. Love, love, love that stuff.