Month: July 2005

  • long-term FOs!

    Finally got a chance to photograph some things.

    First up – the Monk’s Travel Satchel!

    Even though I knit the side pockets and the icord closures…I ran out of steam before sewing them on. I have a hunch that it’s going to remain this way.

    Monk’s Travel Satchel
    Pattern: from Interweave Knits online
    Yarn: Naturelle 8/8, denim and oxfored grey, from Elann
    Needles: Denise US 5
    Started: March 16, 2005
    Finished: July 2, 2005

    Yikes, that one took a while. But I was only knitting it in lectures really, so the fact that it got done at all is a feat!

    Next up is “no stripes go round”.

    It’s pretty comfy, I like the stretchy fabric, and I looove the sleeves. But because it’s not shaped, it’s rather boxy and kind of odd looking, especially in the back (it bags a little). Oh well. This was another mindless lecture knit.

    No Stripes Go Round
    Pattern: “Stripes Go Round” from Interweave Knits, Summer 2004 (knit 32″ size at about 6.5 sts/inch)
    Yarn: Elann Esprit in “Ruby”, 6 balls
    Needles: Garnstudio bamboo circ, 3.5 mm
    Started: May 16, 2005
    Finished: July 2, 2005

    Whew! Now I can cross some of those long-running projects off the list and concentrate on some new(er) ones!

  • oh, hello

    Not so much knitting and spinning stuff the last few days, because I went to the Canada Day fireworks and other good stuff. But….

    The main body of Sideways Spencer is blocking! So now all I have to do is…figure out what I’m doing, and do the ribbing, collar, and buttonbands.

    And, well, the Fleece Artist rovings are roving no more.

    The skein on the left was 3 thingys (bundles?) of roving, done up into 190 yards of worsted/heavy worsted 2-ply. I wish I’d plied tighter, but I’m not going to do anything drastic like try to undo it or anything. I’m VERY happy with the second skein – it’s a single bundle of roving, now 60 yards (plus another few) of worsted 2-ply. The little teeny skein on the far right was the result of an accident during plying. Whoops! Obviously, that didn’t hold me – I may need to purchase something more to spin tomorrow!

    Coming soon – an FO or two!