Category: yarn

I don’t know what it is with knitting causing me to act and feel like a crazy person, but there it is.

I’ve been looking all over for an acceptable substitute for the cashmere yarn (Classic Elite Indulge) used in the “Unisex Knock-Around Cashmere Pullover” from “Weekend Knitting”, although I probably won’t get around to that for some while. I’ve looked at Lang MAX and Patons UpCountry as possibilities, but I just don’t know. I think I’d want it to be something I could wear all year, like on cool spring evenings and such. Maybe a cotton blend is the way to go? Also that way there wouldn’t be any itchies issues.

I worked a little bit on my LoTech sweat today – just the back ribbing. And then there’s the Tartan Jacket, which I wish I could have worn today – although maybe it wasn’t quite cool enough yet for that. I’ve started a sleeve and hope to get a good chunk of that done tonight…AFTER I finish typing up my linguistics assignment due tomorrow.

After Denny graciously wove in the ends on my Bella cardigan, all I had left to do was crochet around the neckline and front edges. Neckline, check. I did have problems with single crocheting along the fronts – I tried about three times, but every single time it was wavy and puckery. I think it looks fine left as is, if a bit roll-y.

It’s a bit big. And not as shapely as I was going for. It’s my own fault, I really should have realized that not doing the (minimal at best) suggested shaping on the front pieces would cause the piece to just hang straight down. I’m not, however, going to rip just to add shaping. I’ll have to figure out something clever – I’ve tried a few things but we’ll see what else I can come up with tomorrow. It’s good otherwise, a nice length, comfy, pretty. If not for the shapelessness….plus the sleeves are a little short for me, even though I lengthened them by a few inches. Anyway, it’s in the wash right now, and should shrink a bit (hopefully the sleeves won’t shrink too much…sigh).

I did keep my no-knitting vow today, even though it drove me a bit nuts. I’m in the midst of lining the zigzag bag, which should turn out very nicely indeed.

Tomorrow I’ve got an archery lesson at 6:30 even though my classes end at 2, so I’ve got some time to kill. Maybe I shouldn’t bring knitting, as to force me to read instead…

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Me? I did some reading (really I did, mostly just botany though…damn algae and their complicated names), played a little bit o’ pool, watched some family guy, consumed some ethanol-based beverage, worked (celeb sighting #2!) and knit more than half a sweater.

What’s that, you say? More than HALF a sweater in only 3 days? Yuppers. Unfortunately, no photographic evidence tonight. But there (typo: butt here) will be some tomorrow, when I hope to be about…oh, say three-quarters done. Syncopated Ribs is a superfast sweater! I started Friday night and I’m already on the back shoulder/sleeve shaping – remember, it’s done in one piece cast on at the bottom front, knit up the front to the neck casting on stitches for the sleeves, over the shoulders, and down the back. And I should be okay for yarn…*crosses fingers*….I hope.

My zigzag bag is being blocked right now as well, one half at a time on the ironing board. Usually I’d do the whole thing on a towel on the floor, but it’s so nice to stick pins in the ironing board and not have the surface crinkle up trying to smush the piece back to its original dimensions. I pin and spray with water – the first half has been blocked already, and what a difference! It’s way smoother and just feels more finished and professional, y’know?

I’m now thinking toward my next Cotton-Ease project, a simple white cardi, long set-in sleeves (as much as they’re a bitch to seam, they look great), nice deep chunky ribbing (4×4) at the edges, some waist shaping, and possibly a knit-in ribbed buttonband. I just need to find some dimensions and guidelines on armscye and sleeve cap shaping. Of course, if the yarn for my tartan jacket comes in anytime soon everything else will be dropped in favour of it.

Oh, and a recipe – I hear it’s a hit not just with my friends ;)

Laura’s Famous Layered Dip

Ingredients
– 1 red pepper
– 1 tomato
– 1 green pepper
– 3 -5 green onions (v. important!)
– cheddar and mozzarella cheese
– 1 container sour cream (or the same amount of yogourt)
– 1 pkg cream cheese
– some salsa

Method (damn scientific method):
1.) Dice the veggies.
2.) Cream the sour cream/yogourt and cream cheese together. Make sure they’re both at room temp, and maybe use a food processor if you’re not up to smushing it with a fork.
3.) Now for the layers – best prepared in a shallow-ish (about 2 inches deep), glass dish with straight sides:
cream cheese sour cream/yogourt
red pepper, tomato, salsa
green pepper and green onion
cheeses

Keep in the fridge, serve with tortilla chips! Enjoy!