look! so pretty! i had leftover yarn from my mom's february lady sweater, so i used that - cascade 220 heather in spring. it reminds me of lettuce.
time to send it off in the mail to denver!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
a knitting machine!
i started a new hat yesterday for a dear friend's birthday. and i finished it today. i used the slouchy copy cat hat pattern, but went down one needle size for the main part of the hat to limit the slouchiness. i LOVE the fake cables, and i think i need to make myself a sweater using this same stitch pattern. yes, indeed.
look! so pretty! i had leftover yarn from my mom's february lady sweater, so i used that - cascade 220 heather in spring. it reminds me of lettuce.
time to send it off in the mail to denver!
look! so pretty! i had leftover yarn from my mom's february lady sweater, so i used that - cascade 220 heather in spring. it reminds me of lettuce.
time to send it off in the mail to denver!
Friday, October 24, 2008
first bit of christmas knitting DONE!
DAD, if you happen to read this blog ever - stop now!
okay, that's the warning. i've been MIA working on this sweater and, at the same time, my mom's christmas sweater, which is also almost done - i'm on sleeve two as we speak. anyway, back to the sweater in question. i kind of love it... but i hope it fits him. like, i REALLY REALLY hope it fits him. the neckhole is a little tight... we'll see, i guess. i just have no idea, and probably won't until he tries it on christmas morning. so it goes.
he's tall, thus the length in the body and arms.
i really love this design. it's the elizabeth zimmerman "pattern" for the seamless saddle shoulder pullover, which basically is a recipe for a sweater. you enter all the measurements, gauge, etc., and voila! you have a sweater that (hopefully) fits! i'm definitely planning on stepping it up and making the seamless hybrid for myself one of these days. or a nice yoke sweater with some fancy neck decorations - like little birds. or geometric shapes in a riot of colors. although i could probably use a plain old sweater more than i could a crazy ski sweater, well, knowing me, i'll make the ridiculous ski sweater first.
okay, that's the warning. i've been MIA working on this sweater and, at the same time, my mom's christmas sweater, which is also almost done - i'm on sleeve two as we speak. anyway, back to the sweater in question. i kind of love it... but i hope it fits him. like, i REALLY REALLY hope it fits him. the neckhole is a little tight... we'll see, i guess. i just have no idea, and probably won't until he tries it on christmas morning. so it goes.
he's tall, thus the length in the body and arms.
i really love this design. it's the elizabeth zimmerman "pattern" for the seamless saddle shoulder pullover, which basically is a recipe for a sweater. you enter all the measurements, gauge, etc., and voila! you have a sweater that (hopefully) fits! i'm definitely planning on stepping it up and making the seamless hybrid for myself one of these days. or a nice yoke sweater with some fancy neck decorations - like little birds. or geometric shapes in a riot of colors. although i could probably use a plain old sweater more than i could a crazy ski sweater, well, knowing me, i'll make the ridiculous ski sweater first.
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