Category: yarn

One assignment and two exams till freedom!

Suffice it to say there hasn’t been much knitting; there probably won’t be this weekend either. I did start the sally melville capelet though, and it rocks. SO much better than that other thing. By the by, here’s the lace pattern from the capelet-no-more:

row 1: *yo, k2tog* across row
row 2 & 4: knit across
row 3: *k2tog, yo* across row.

Pictures to come sometime soon – could be tonight, could be tomorrow, could be the day after that.

Cuz..I still got a shitload of work to do.

Thanks for the nice comments on the ribby! It really needs a wash/block, though – it’s a wee bit itchy. Speaking of which, maybe I’ll do some Eucalan and and blocking tomorrow. It’s so much nicer when I can spin the water out of the machine, thereby getting more water out of the pieces and allowing them to dry faster.

Oh, and you know that sari silk scarf? I finished it yesterday – no biggie, because it’s only about 3 inches in width, but really, really long. I had to do the bindoff twice, which took an hour (!?) because the first time it was too tight. And I started my dad’s scarf, which will be LAST CHRISTMAS PRESENT SCARF! Thank goodness. Unless….I decide to make my grandmother a scarf. I hadn’t thought about that. What do grandmothers like?

I’ll put up some pictures tomorrow, when I can take them in natural light. Wow, I guess I’ve got a lot of stuff to do tomorrow, huh? Better get crackin’ on some book readin’.

I had a reeeeally rough day yesterday. Even worse than usual. Today’s only slightly better. I’ve still got SO MUCH work to do. I’m on break until 9 pm now, though – dinner, Enterprise, and knitting all at once.

I’ve finished the two sleeves of my Jo Sharp cardi, and have cast on for the body. I hope I can get through it quickly, because I’d really like a new sweater! Must Have has been on hold for a bit, but I can just sort of pick it up whenever to work a few rows. No progress on my grandfather’s scarf, but I have made another decision – I’m going to make a hat for my cousin M. He’s 16 (I think…), very into music, and punky. I was going to make him a black scarf, but I changed my mind and am going to use some Mission Falls 1824 Cotton to do a ribbed cap. Should be pretty easy.

I also really want to cast on for my cousin T’s sideways scarf as well – it would use 8mm needles and be really skinny so there’d be a lot less knitting than my grandfather’s scarf. But, but, but….I’ll wait until I finish something else. Mini-charlotte maybe?