Bad blogger, bad!
It's been a week since I last posted, and I don't even have anything to show for it. No pictures, anyway. I've finished another Jayne hat (aside from the pompom) and 2/3 of another (aside from the earflaps and pompom). The good news is that you can get exactly three hats from three skeins of Lamb's Pride Bulky. I used Spice, Sunburst Gold, and Autumn Harvest.
Aside from that, I'm speed-knitting the secret sweater. It needs to be done before Thursday, and all I have left to knit is two-thirds of a sleeve. Unfortunately, the sleeves are the most irritating part to knit, and I'm glad I stuck to my usual haphazard back-one front-one sleeve-other front-other sleeve cardigan construction method. I keep screwing it up, but no one will know but me. (And everyone who reads this). I'm looking forward to finishing it, and hope I have enough matching vintage buttons to attach to it.
This afternoon I vowed to create a green (maybe with flecks of brown) tweed cable v-neck pullover. It would be an ideal fall/winter wardrobe piece. Now, to find the yarn. I wish Uxbridge Tweed wasn't a) discontinued, b) so casual, and c) such a *$&$@ to work with, or I'd jump on the green color of that. I want something soft (or, at least, not outerwear quality), DK or worsted weight, and that doesn't break the bank. Suggestions are appreciated! (My current thought: Rowan Harris Tweed (er, Scottish Tweed, I guess) might be one to look into. Isn't apple a perfect color*?)
And, if anyone has any really cool cabled v-neck pullover patterns, pass them on. I'd like something on the fitted side.
*I must beware, or soon my entire yarn stash will consist of yarn THIS COLOR.
Tipper @ 3:34 PM * link
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