Category: knitting

  • seeing red

    Gahhhh. Last night as I worked on the first sleeve of Cloud, I realized something was off…

    Then I realized what I’d done…I’d figured out the total number of sleeve stitches, and provisionally cast that number on to do the yoke. But, I had forgetten to count the underarm gusset stitches – so I had 14 stitches too many! Wayyy to much.

    Sigh. Well, it’s back on track, and I think I might do something different with the neckline this time – it’s still a v-neck, though.

    Speaking of red, here’s some yarn I wound up today:

    See a theme? On top is more Koigu for the skirt, in the middle Silky Wool to swatch/start a pullover, and on the bottom is Blue Sky cotton for a pullover a la “Simply Marilyn” from Interweave. Smaller gauge, though.

    I’m in raglans up to my ears! The Silky Wool and Silky Tweed I bought at the KW fair are going to be put together in a pullover with grey sleeves and a red body. I’m going to make a BIG swatch and be very careful about my calculations, so hopefully it’ll actually come out fitted! The Blue Sky cotton will be another seamless raglan (I think seams in this weight will be too bulky), but with a cable and a few other interesting details.

    Ah, red. Such an autumn colour – my favourite season!

  • go wtf

    Over a month later (I think it’s longer…somehow I don’t trust that date in the sidebar), here they are!

    Go With the Flow socks
    Pattern: Interweave Knits, Summer 2005
    Yarn: Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock, “Watercolor”, 1.5 skeins
    Needles: 2.5 mm bamboo circ
    Finished: September 16, 2005

    No problems here, the pattern is super easy to memorize and rather fun, too. I used a slightly larger needle than suggested because 60 stitches seemed really small to me. Pretty!

    I managed to get the v-neck on Cloud right the first time…ok, actually now that I think about it, I did have to rip a few rows while decreasing for the neck. But, at least I got the edging right! It looks a little wonky, but looks fine on.

    Onto the sleeves! I think I’ll have enough for full length ones, too.

    A bit of progress on the Koigu skirt – I’m done 3 and 1/6 hexagons. The ends aren’t as horrendous anymore, because I can knit in about half of them. I contemplated short-row hexagons instead, but I just didn’t like the look enough.

    Fun!

  • so cozy

    Cozy I will be…if it ever cools off!

    Cozy
    Pattern: Cozy from knitty
    Yarn: Jaggerspun Wool/Silk 4/8 on a cone from redbirdknits, “Steel”, with lots of leftovers
    Needles: Denise US8
    Started: March 6, 2005
    Finished: September 6, 2005

    Since I put this away in the summer for a few months, I was pretty into getting it done when I got back around to it. The yarn is super soft and silky, and blocked beautifully – and I love the colour. Not sure what to do with the extra yarn – now would be a great time for a yarn meter! I didn’t make the shawl as long as stated in the pattern, but it’s plenty long enough for me. Perfect for the fall!

    A couple glamour shots:

    I also finished up one zinnia sock on the subway today – amazing what you can knit on the subway if you actually, you know, knit (as opposed to sleep) on that train ride.

    Now, the garment formerly known as the wrappy sweater. As you can see, there’s no wrapping here. So, I’m renaming it the “Cavern” sweater. Hrm…maybe I ought to try coming up with names that aren’t the yarn colour or name. It is dark dark brown, not blue like the photo would have you believe.

    Weaving in the ends and some buttons, and it’ll be all done!