June 15, 2006
Yeehaw! Zippity do dah! Hip hooray! Woo hoo!
The sleeves are done! Done!
Mind you, I had to knit pretty fast on the pink stripes. I was getting worried about running out of yarn, and we all know that if you knit fast enough, you can beat the end of the yarn, right?
Not as close as it could have been, but pretty damn close.
Now we shan't talk about the blocking and seaming and ends weaving, okay? For a day or three, I'm not even going to think about that bit, and I'll just wrap myself in my delusions that the worst is over.
What's next?
These.
Floral Fair Isle gloves. The pattern is a free one from the Interweave Knits website.
I'm using the leftovers from the Fair Isle Sampler Hat I knit last year. I gave the hat to David's sister for christmas, and she's going to the UK in August to teach for a year or two, so I'm going to knit her gloves, too.
Hopefully they'll make better blog fodder than a stockinette sweater!
Apparently I'm not the only Polar Bear lover in the house.
(No Polar Bears were hurt in the process of taking this picture)
Really, she only wanted the tag, but the Bear has now been moved to a higher vantage point.
Comments
Thanks for the plug, and I LOVE those gloves. And the jumper sleeves. The stripes look really good in those colours don't they?
Maybe twinkie thought it was another bunny or is she thinking shes a polar bear
Posted by: tianne at June 15, 2006 10:47 PMI love that Fair Isle gloves. So beautiful:)
Posted by: shanwen at June 15, 2006 10:48 PMGlad that you didn't run out of yarn (that is so annoying!). The gloves are going to be beautiful!
Posted by: lobstah at June 15, 2006 11:30 PMHooray for sleeves being done, boo for ends to weave in. It will be worth it in the end though. It's a really pretty sweater.
I love those gloves and swear that I'll try them Someday but I'm betting that Someday never comes for me.
Posted by: Jill at June 15, 2006 11:50 PMLovely sweather and I love the gloves. I haven't attempted fair isle yet but it is on the list!
Christy
Posted by: Christy at June 15, 2006 11:56 PMmaybe Twinkies trying to tell you that she needs a holiday?? Canada maybe?? lol....
can't wait to see the sweater all seamed up... it's gonna look great!!
Posted by: Vicki at June 16, 2006 01:12 AMHooray for finished sleeves. :) I, too, believe if I knit fast enough I will not run out of yarn. So far that theory has worked for me. *grin*
Posted by: Samantha at June 16, 2006 05:18 AMThat was cutting it close with the yarn! Good luck on the seaming.
Posted by: wool winder at June 16, 2006 06:54 AMThe colours look great together in your jumper, it will be sooo warm. Wash gently, Nundle felts well.
Posted by: Annie at June 16, 2006 10:48 AMClose call, but I'm glad you could knit faster than the yarn. :)
Those gloves are really cool!
Posted by: jae at June 16, 2006 12:49 PMI am glad I am not the only one that tries to outknit the ball of wool that is running low. Its really funno how we do it though isnt it?
The jumper is going to look fantastic when all done.
The gloves will look great too!
Katt
Posted by: Katt Walker at June 16, 2006 07:31 PMBeautiful sleeves -- I love the colors! Those gloves are going to be a work of art when you make them. I'm looking forward to the photos!
Posted by: Debby at June 17, 2006 04:21 AMYou must have been holding your breath the whole time while knitting the pink & lavendar yarn! No waste though! Twinkie is so cute with the bear - maybe she needs one of her own.
Posted by: Evelyn at June 17, 2006 04:38 AM
Awwwwwww maybe Twinkie was felling a little cold and wanted cuddles.
Posted by: Carol at June 15, 2006 02:59 PM