Would all believe that I still haven't picked out my pattern? Or the stash yarn that I plan to use? I have been flipping through about a dozen knitting books and hope to have something selected and hopefully even casted on today.
I'm looking forward to seeing your yarn selection, Michelle.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
A Day Late and Dollar Short
Well, I'd say I meant to cast on for my sweater project last night, but was unable to on account of my husband severely cutting his ring finger and needing to be taken to the emergency room. But that'd be a lie. Not that Hubby didn't need to go to the emergency room (he did), but rather that I had no intention of casting on last night.
The trouble is that it turns out I'm - basically - a fickle beotch when it comes to knitting. I think a fair amount of fickleness (fickleosity?) is sort of a natural side-effect of evolving into a proper Knitter, along with UFOs, WIPs and a stash. But really, this is getting out of hand.
I started out just wanting to knit a(nother) sweater, because I was high on the exhiliration of a completed cardigan for myself (Laura Chau's Amelia). I really had no idea which pattern I would choose, I just knew I wanted it to be knit from the stash.
Then I thought "Wouldn't it be nice to knit a sweater for the kids?". I have 2 children, a 5 year-old daughter and a 2-year old son, and I haven't really knit anything significant for them in a while. Great idea! But drat, I don't really have the right yarn for those kinds of projects in the stash, and I couldn't guarantee my credit card (or my marriage for that matter!) would survive a perusal of KnitPicks intact. Besides, in addition to being fickle, it turns out I'm also quite selfish, heh. Screw the kids, I wanted to knit something for myself!
So scratch that. Maybe I could get the jump on Christmas knitting? I've been meaning to knit my Dad a sweater for ages.... But the thought of knitting a sweater for a size 42-inch chest within a month left me staring off into space, making incoherent noises.
Now I'm smitten with Laura Chau's newly released Honeybee Cardigan, but don't have the yarn for it, natch. And then it hit me: The Garter Yoke Cardigan. I've had some lovely Shelridge Farms worsted in the stash for a year that I think would be awesome for this project.
Oh yes, this is the one. Or, you know, not. :)
The trouble is that it turns out I'm - basically - a fickle beotch when it comes to knitting. I think a fair amount of fickleness (fickleosity?) is sort of a natural side-effect of evolving into a proper Knitter, along with UFOs, WIPs and a stash. But really, this is getting out of hand.
I started out just wanting to knit a(nother) sweater, because I was high on the exhiliration of a completed cardigan for myself (Laura Chau's Amelia). I really had no idea which pattern I would choose, I just knew I wanted it to be knit from the stash.
Then I thought "Wouldn't it be nice to knit a sweater for the kids?". I have 2 children, a 5 year-old daughter and a 2-year old son, and I haven't really knit anything significant for them in a while. Great idea! But drat, I don't really have the right yarn for those kinds of projects in the stash, and I couldn't guarantee my credit card (or my marriage for that matter!) would survive a perusal of KnitPicks intact. Besides, in addition to being fickle, it turns out I'm also quite selfish, heh. Screw the kids, I wanted to knit something for myself!
So scratch that. Maybe I could get the jump on Christmas knitting? I've been meaning to knit my Dad a sweater for ages.... But the thought of knitting a sweater for a size 42-inch chest within a month left me staring off into space, making incoherent noises.
Now I'm smitten with Laura Chau's newly released Honeybee Cardigan, but don't have the yarn for it, natch. And then it hit me: The Garter Yoke Cardigan. I've had some lovely Shelridge Farms worsted in the stash for a year that I think would be awesome for this project.
Oh yes, this is the one. Or, you know, not. :)
My Stuff
I am going to have to cheat and call my version "March Finish-the-Sweater-I'm-Already-Working-On". My first grown-up sweater is nearing completion and this KAL will motivate me to finish it so that it can actually be worn this fall.
My first Central Park Hoodie:
My first Central Park Hoodie:
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
And were off!
Hope you are all ready to cast on today! Just think...in one month we will all have new sweaters!!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Tom
I decided to use this opportunity to knit chris' christmas sweater!
I will be knitting Tom from the queensland collection book in Mission falls that chris picked out some time ago. I try to knit a sweater for him every year and I often fail to get the right fit so this year I measured him and am hoping for the best!
Blogger is having image upload issues right now so I will have to wait to show you the yarns.
Ready to cast on tomorrow...now just to find my needles and swatch!!
I will be knitting Tom from the queensland collection book in Mission falls that chris picked out some time ago. I try to knit a sweater for him every year and I often fail to get the right fit so this year I measured him and am hoping for the best!
Blogger is having image upload issues right now so I will have to wait to show you the yarns.
Ready to cast on tomorrow...now just to find my needles and swatch!!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Brage
If no one minds - I have a sweater to knit that is going to accomplish dual duty. There are four of us on the Ravelry Elsepth Lavold Group that have decided to recreate "that dragon sweater."
Since there is not a pattern (except in her first book of some runes and Fafner's head) each of us is obviously going to be doing a slightly different version.
I have also decided that everything, for the rest of this year, needs to be knit from stash (excluding things that come only in kits - if I am desperate for a pattern, all bets are off).
I am going to
1) change the runes on the front to say something other than the sweater's name. I might put ruins up the sleeves rather than the cable patches on the elbows
2) thinking about turning the sweater into a cardigan (steeks of course) and extending Fafner's tail to make a line of button holes down the front.
-Holly
(meanwhile, as of Sat eve, I have just the finishing on Pyramide, the shoulders, neck, collar and armhole ribbing on my vest and Stillwater has been frogged).
Since there is not a pattern (except in her first book of some runes and Fafner's head) each of us is obviously going to be doing a slightly different version.
I have also decided that everything, for the rest of this year, needs to be knit from stash (excluding things that come only in kits - if I am desperate for a pattern, all bets are off).
I am going to
1) change the runes on the front to say something other than the sweater's name. I might put ruins up the sleeves rather than the cable patches on the elbows
2) thinking about turning the sweater into a cardigan (steeks of course) and extending Fafner's tail to make a line of button holes down the front.
-Holly
(meanwhile, as of Sat eve, I have just the finishing on Pyramide, the shoulders, neck, collar and armhole ribbing on my vest and Stillwater has been frogged).
Thursday, September 10, 2009
YEAH!! (an intro from Sarah)
Hey all! I just wanted to chime in and do a little intro. I am so glad to be part of Fall Sweater Madness! I will be knitting my third Central Park Hoodie out of Debbie Bliss Donegal Luxury Tweed. I was lucky enough to get some of this on sale...it is supersoft and the gray with flecks of pink/green/blue/black/white is really pretty, and quite neutral.A sweater that goes with everything is what I am aiming for, as this is a super-secret surprise Christmas present for my sister Jen. This is the perfect forum for me to share the progress. I can't wait to knit along with you all starting on the 15th!!
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