March 31, 2008
Long Overdue
Long overdue knitting updates!
The past week or two have been so full on, I just don't feel like I've got much knitting done, but after taking pictures, maybe I'm wrong!
Hyrna Herborgar.
Finished! But not yet blocked. Hopefully tomorrow will be nice and I'll have time to pin her out. It came out smaller than I was expecting, but we'll see what happens after the magical blocking process happens.
Monkey socks. We haven't seen these in a while, have we?
Coming along nicely. Second sock is almost done. I do have some fit concerns, though. It seems too wide to me, but Emily is insisting that they fit just fine.
Personally, I think that they fit me better!
I need to finish these up, because I want to knit some socks for my Mum for Mother's Day. That's what, 5 weeks or so away?
The Wollongong SnB exhibition is happening before then, too, and I haven't done any knitting for that yet!
And finally, the Lace and Cable Sweater.
The interminable sleeves are done! Why are arms so long? For a while it felt like I was knitting sleeves for a long armed monkey.
Now I'm onto the front with that nice deep rib band. Yay, 1x1 rib! 18cm of it!
So tell me, with my distaste for 1x1 rib, why on earth have I earmarked this for my next sweater project?
I'm an idiot, obviously. (It's for Em, and I've already showed her, so I can't back out now)
Posted by Donna at March 31, 2008 08:22 PMComments
Well, why?
Because it's gorgeous? Because Em wants it? Because we need the boring knitting to accept the hard knitting?
Oh I love Hyrna - that is a gorgeous shawl.
Just think Em will look fantastic in that sweater.
Posted by: Madame Purl at March 31, 2008 11:59 PM1x1 ribbing can be tiring to knit, but it looks so good when it's finished. You can do it. All of your projects look great, by the way. Looks like a lot of progress to me.
Posted by: Wool Winder at April 1, 2008 12:12 AMYou must like punishment! Can't wait to see the shawl blocked! It's gorgeous as is.
Posted by: Chris at April 1, 2008 12:38 AMCan't wait to see the blocked shawl. It is amazing what some blocking can do.
That is a cute sweater for Em. My niece no longer wants sweaters so I outfit her with scarves and/or mittens every year.
Posted by: Suzanne at April 1, 2008 10:23 AMCan't wait to see the blocked shawl. It is amazing what some blocking can do.
That is a cute sweater for Em. My niece no longer wants sweaters so I outfit her with scarves and/or mittens every year.
Posted by: Suzanne at April 1, 2008 10:24 AMAll beautiful knits. I love the last one, and just think the new one is in thicker yarn and will knit up more quickly too.
Posted by: sue at April 1, 2008 10:56 AMYou have been knitting quite a lot among all the other stuff that you do - love the lace sweater. I hate ribbing too especially 1x1 - it's so slow & takes forever. That's why my Yosemite is so slow going as it's a 2x2 rib all the way to the arm shaping!
Posted by: Ann at April 1, 2008 11:39 AMThat is the pattern I used for Black Black Black for Miss B, just changed it to a 3x1 rib cause I wasn't up for the 1x1. Now I have to find all the pieces and sew them together, then do the neck.
Hyrna Herborgar is SO gorgeous.
I really must stop dithering and just buy the darned book so I can knit that!
perhaps if we get $ back from the evil tax men.
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And I'm certain those socks fit you better too!
Wow, your Hyma is pretty! You've got a few projects going on here. At least I can live vicariously through other people's knitting! I've knit all of 10 rows in the past month or so. I'm hoping that one of these days, baby will let me have some down time.
Posted by: Evelyn at April 3, 2008 03:55 AMI would be happy if I accomplished about 1/4 of what you knit. Seriously. The lace and cable sweater look great.
Posted by: Karen at April 3, 2008 07:46 AM
So much knitting!!! You really haven't been doing nothing!
I think you should make Em do the ribbing on her jumper!!
Posted by: roseredshoes at March 31, 2008 09:59 PM