The KnitU list is having
The KnitU list is having a big discussion on shawls and how great they are, so I decided to make one for myself! I very quickly whipped out a shawl in a day and a half, using the Lily Chin pattern from last summer's Knitters, and LB WoolEase Thick & Quick. It'll be nice and warm to wear around the house, but I doubt I'll ever wear it outside, unless I dye it, because it is white and a tad ugly, really. But it sure is warm! And it feels good to finish something! So I got on a finishing kick and went and FINALLY steam blocked Matt's Harry Potter scarf, so that is finally finished, too. It is amazing what steaming Red Heart will do to the fabric, it makes it more stretchy, softer, and thinner! Feels much better, and doesn't take very long. So now Matt has a hat and scarf set, finally, AND he's wearing them! Woohoo!
[knitting: the AV sweater]
[fos: the quick shawl, Matt's scarf and matching hat]
[wim's: what I really have in mind is FINISHING things!]
Today I finished Matt's Harry
Today I finished Matt's Harry Potter scarf, it really didn't take me long at all. I used size 8 needles, and cast on a bunch of stitches (didn't count them, will count and post that later), then just worked straight stocking stitch all the way up, slipping the first stitch of each row to give a straighter edge. It was quite boring, but really didn't take long to do. Matt loves his scarf a LOT, which is good because he never wears winter stuff, always claiming he's not cold (yeah, right) or that it's too scratchy. So maybe he'll actually go out properly dressed now. Though he can't quite wear it yet because I have to weave in all those ends, and steam block. So in the meantime I'm going to cast on a matching hat, I have tons of the yarn left over. Anything to avoid weaving in ends and blocking, right?
I also finished 2 of the doxie sweaters, the purple one and the blue one. Actually the blue one still needs a sleeve added to it, but it's going well. I will be emailing the lady and asking for payment before I cast on the last one, don't want to end up with three sweaters and no money. ;o) It's been fun making these, but I really can't stand Red Heart. Yuck.
[knitting: AV sweater, a hat to match the HP scarf]
[fos: 2 doxie sweaters, HP scarf]
[wim's: I'm dreaming of Christmas stockings at the moment. . .]
Today I finished Matt's Harry
Today I finished Matt's Harry Potter scarf, it really didn't take me long at all. I used size 8 needles, and cast on a bunch of stitches (didn't count them, will count and post that later), then just worked straight stocking stitch all the way up, slipping the first stitch of each row to give a straighter edge. It was quite boring, but really didn't take long to do. Matt loves his scarf a LOT, which is good because he never wears winter stuff, always claiming he's not cold (yeah, right) or that it's too scratchy. So maybe he'll actually go out properly dressed now. Though he can't quite wear it yet because I have to weave in all those ends, and steam block. So in the meantime I'm going to cast on a matching hat, I have tons of the yarn left over. Anything to avoid weaving in ends and blocking, right?
I also finished 2 of the doxie sweaters, the purple one and the blue one. Actually the blue one still needs a sleeve added to it, but it's going well. I will be emailing the lady and asking for payment before I cast on the last one, don't want to end up with three sweaters and no money. ;o) It's been fun making these, but I really can't stand Red Heart. Yuck.
[knitting: AV sweater, a hat to match the HP scarf]
[fos: 2 doxie sweaters, HP scarf]
[wim's: I'm dreaming of Christmas stockings at the moment. . .]
A member of the dachshund
A member of the dachshund list that I'm on has hired me to make sweaters for her babies! I am working on the first of 4 right now, and it's not coming along as well as I'd like. I'm using Red Heart, and it's just a bit too thick for the patterns I have. I know I should do a test gauge, but it seems so stupid because the gauge is only given in stocking stitch, and there IS NO stocking stitch in the pattern! I hate that. I made about half the sweater before I realized it was too big, by about 2", so I ripped and have started over again in the smaller size. Hopefully these will whip out now that I got past that. I hope so! I also started the sleeve of the AV sweater, I have a feeling that I'm not going to have enough yarn, and it's making me mad. >=( I will have to beg for a skein or two from the members of the knitlist and KnitU. Sigh.
[knitting: the doxie sweaters, AV sweater]
[fos: none still (how is this still possible?)]
[wim's: I'm dreaming of Christmas stockings at the moment. . .]
I have put aside that
I have put aside that cool top because of the mistake on the shaping, and because I have this feeling it's gonna be too big. So yesterday, in between studying forever, I decided to pick up my AV sweater again, because it really is almost done. I'm looking at the back neck thinking, how much longer could there be on here? So I go to compare it to the front, and I'm thinking, "this looks very wide". The schematic says the entire neck opening should be 12" across, and I measured it, it was 14"!!! I know exactly where I made my mistake, too, so I just ripped out about 4" and knit the correct 2" onto the front. Then, luckily, it turned out that the back was the EXACT right size! So I joined and have worked about one inch of the shoulder. I have 2" more to go, then just the last sleeve!!!!! Which is especially great, because had I not ripped out those 2", I would not have enough yarn to finish, and that would be a disaster! So I'm really happy about that.
I started working on the Market Bag from Summer 2001 Knitters, except I'm making it all in one color (a nice variegated blue). Entrelac is harder than I thought, but not impossible. My biggest problem came because I'm using only one color, and the pattern is written for different colors for each tier, so they do not really work, as the yarn tail gets in the way. So I just cut the yarn after every tier, and now it's working! I've never felted anything before, so I will be very excited to watch the transformation! And now that my 3rd and final exam of the week (SHEESH) is over, I can go back to knitting! Who knows, I may have the sweater done this weekend! woohoo!
[knitting: the sweater, the market bag]
[fos: none (how is this possible???)]
[wim's: surprisingly, none]
