Month: March 2005

  • the blahs

    Yep, another case of the February blahs in March. I’m feeling rather uninspired by my knitting projects at the moment, and a large part of that is wanting it to be spring so I can knit (and then wear) spring things. Ah well, I suppose I should take this time to work on schoolwork and wait for the knitting muse to come on back with a vengance, mm?

    I’m working on the not-cashmere pullover…

    I’m going up the front yoke, then soon shall come the collar, back yoke/sleeves, and connecting the back side-to-side piece. And then picking up and knitting down from the center pieces for length, although I think I might make it shorter than the pattern calls for. Although the yarn is bulky, it still feels like I’m not moving much because the rows are so long.

    I do have one spring/summer project firmly lodged in the queue – the Gibson Girl pullover from last summer’s Interweave.

    The blurriness wasn’t just me; the picture’s blurry in the magazine too. Anyway, I need to decide on a yarn – I think I will do a sport or DK-weight mercerized cotton, but what colour should I do? I don’t want to do it too dark, but I want it in a colour that I’ll actually wear…suggestions?

  • 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.