I've been a busy bee.
Friday brought the finish of the Interlocking Balloons scarf:
It looks, well, exactly like the picture in the book. Of course, in a fit of optimism that the cats would leave the poor thing alone, I left it on a towel on the floor to block. Mr. Reggie got his claws into it (Emma, thank goodness, is declawed) and promptly made an artistic statement. Thankfully, he's a minimalist.
So, very late on Friday night, after much deliberation, I started the following as a Yuletide gift:
It's a Lopi pullover from the Best of Lopi book, the yarn being some I've had in my stash for eons. My sister digs this sort of heavy, wooly sweater, so she's getting one. (If she happens to see this, somehow, that's okay. I'm trying to get it done as soon as possible - maybe, if I'm super-speedy, by the time she comes to visit this week - so she can wear it while it's cold for as long as possible.)
My gauge, I hope, is okay. I measured it after I was up to the armpits (I bet that just kills some of you! hahaha!) and the row gauge was spot-on, but the stitch gauge might be a little under. Blocking will rescue me, I hope. If not, my sister likes tight sweaters. I've also suckered myself into knitting this like a continental European. I began that way because my right hand always kills me after colorwork, and now I'm stuck knitting this way. Not that I mind; it's fast!
You see, laying on top of the pullover-to-the-arpits, the ribbing of a sleeve. I had to stop because, somehow, I own every DPN but a 10. I have a 9. I have a 10.5. But I have no 10. I wonder if I could get away with using a 10.5. They're just *sleeves*, after all. It's not like I'd be switching mid-body. $10 says that if I do it, I'll need a size 10 DPN in a week anyway.
Because I need to have something to knit at all times, I had to start something else:
It's the Flower Basket Shawl from the latest IK. For some reason, it's annoying me. It could be the super-slippery yarn. It could be the straight needles (also super-slippery). It could be that I sat on my ass knitting all day and needed a break. Whatever reason, I'm ignoring the irritation and proceeding. It's going quickly, anyway.
Tipper @ 7:52 PM * link
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