Green Blob, meet knitters. Knitters, meet Green Blob.
This is my new green blob:
Do you ever see something and think, "Hey, I should make that," even if it might not flatter you and might be a total waste of time and, y'know, you don't really need any more projects? That happens to me. This finished sweater did it for me this time. I never even noticed Forecast when it was published, but this gal's posts about it made my ears perk up. Her finished sweater made me dig through the stash and come up with a victim.
My chosen one is the Debbie Bliss Merino DK that's been sitting around since... well, a long time (I bought 11 balls at $6 each at a yarn shop in Tucson, Arizona; come to think of it, it probably wasn't as great of a deal as I thought at the time). It is a very nice yarn, and even though it's "DK," I think it's on the heavy side. My half-assed gauge swatch told me I'd be a little off/small, but I plod ahead anyway. Hell, it's a top-down raglan. I can keep knitting as long as I want. The fabric is knitting up really nicely on 7's, so I am hopeful that whatever discrepencies between the sweater and my bosoms will be fixed by garter stitch.
I've sort of challenged myself to finish this by Yarnover (aka next Saturday), but let's not hold me to that. It would just be nice to have a new sweater for it, like I did last year, and I think I have a better chance of finishing this than the argyle vest. Let's just hope it's cold and rainy as it usually is on that day!
Tipper @ 9:07 PM * link
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