Month: July 2005

  • more new projects

    I started the “Waving Lace Socks” from Interweave Spring 2004 – it’s beauuuuutiful.

    It’s working up super quick too! And now that I have the main chart in my head, the knitting should be smooth, beautiful sailing.

    I also started a cardigan, which I’m calling the Banana cream cardi – out of Lion Brand Cotton-ease in Banana Cream. I’m wicked creative with the titles, eh?

    It’s just going to be a bottom-up raglan cardi, to the measurements of one of my favourite store-bought sweaters. I think I’ll do some sleeve detail too. This is my lecture knitting – large amounts of stockinette stitch.

    Hm, progress proceeds on the Sapphire tank, which is almost to the armholes. I haven’t quite decided what I’m going to do, but I’ve got a bit of an idea. I want to work on the corset tonight too – although I’m fading fast. Busy day at work.

    There’s been little spinning progress these last couple of days, but I taught two people to spin today at the store! Here are some of the yarns I spun up last week.

    The “Crushed Grape”, 394 yards.

    “Tulip”, 446 yards. I can’t decide whether I like it or think it’s ugly. I really liked how the roving looked, but not so sure about the yarn…at least it’s soft!

  • hot laura action – now in print

    Hold on to your modems, folks – gonna be a long entry.

    First up, the Broadripples are done and I love them!

    Broadripple Socks
    Pattern: Koigu-weight Broadripple Socks
    Yarn: Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in “Bittersweet”, 2 skeins
    Needles: Clover Bamboo dpns, 2.0 mm
    Started: July 8, 2005
    Finished: July 19, 2005

    And just in case you hadn’t noticed, I’m in the process of moving my finished objects to Flickr – accessible on the sidebar, there. I’m still working on it, but the stuff from this year should be mostly up there.

    The Sapphire Tank is coming along quite nicely, and quickly for 3.5 mm needles!

    Unfortunately on the subway ride home from stitch and bitch last night, I discovered that I’d accidentally increased and had to rip back.

    Annie Modesitt’s Corset has begun, out of that bamboo Eden I showed last time. It feels great, and it’s a nice change to do a pattern with more going on than just plain stockinette.

    While she was away in Europe, Julie bought me an awesome present – an antique mother of pearl button, from London. Isn’t it pretty?

    And last but not least – the advertising. See this?

    The second edition of take back the knit is out, and it’s got tons of cool stuff, including lots of – you guessed it – yours truly. A snippit of all the awesomeness…

    So hop on over to jae’s and get the deets on how to order!

  • spencer, and haul

    Sideways Spencer
    Pattern: by Annie Modesitt, Interweave Knits Fall 2004
    Yarn: Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece, “Olivette”, 5 skeins
    Needles: Denise US 7 (4.5 mm)
    Started: May 27, 2005
    Finished: July 19, 2005 (that took a while!)

    Notes:
    I love the way this turned out! The stitch patterns are fabulous and the chart was easy to memorize. Modifications: added length by adding a pattern repeat, 4×2 ribbing on the sleeves and bottom of the body, more ribbing to add length. As you can see, I changed my mind about the buttons from the last post and went and bought new ones today. The sweater took so long because I put it down for a long time – but the knitting was fast and easy! Now I just need some cooler weather…

    Onto stash enhancement. Yesterday I went to the sale at Romni, with the intention of getting this:

    Madil Eden, 100% bamboo, in a mocha colour. This bamboo is soft, silky and shiny.

    I also just couldn’t resist.

    Four skeins of Coffee Bean Calmer. Oy. And I went and picked up some Lorna’s from the store, too. Two skeins of “peach” for the waving lace socks from last spring’s interweave.

    I also got the Addi for the Sapphire tank, and another 2.5 mm circ to replace the one I broke. It was an expensive day.