Sometimes I forget....

... how much cool stuff is within walking distance.

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

I forgot to post this one. (Nowadays, knitting is just something I do, not really a topic of discussion anymore.) This is an adaptation of the Fountain Pen Shawl from Interweave Knits. I bought the recommended yarn, but you all know how I prefer "moose lace", so instead I used some sock yarn from the greenmarket, finished off with some extra handspun.











Come to think of it, I forgot to post these too:










At least I still remember to photograph my work when it's done.

I bet you thought I forgot to post the finished Rouge. Well - I'd not had time to do the seaming. I actually sewed on the last sleeve in 20 minutes before work this morning. I still have to fix all the ends, but, for the most part, it's done.

All of the knitting was done in under two weeks, but I didn't have time - or was too tired - to do the piecing until now.

Almost done. I would have finished yesterday but I was busy. As long as I finish Friday I should be within my self-imposed 2 week deadline.

Just have the hood left to do.

This weekend saw the completion of the sleeves; only the top front and the hood left to go.

I've decided to skip the front for the time being - mostly because I don't want to carry the bloody thing around in the heat - so here's the beginning of the first sleeve.

Well, I hauled ass on Tuesday (day 5) and got this much done, which is just as well, because I haven't touched it since. If I had put my mind to it, I could have finished this by the end of this weekend, but I don't really need to , so none's the loss.

Day four - almost to the armpit. trying not to make anymore mistakes.

I'm not going to do the kangaroo pocket on this one. Perhaps I will with future versions.

That's a weekend's worth of work. (not including time at the beer festival)

I removed the provisional cast-on and turned the hem under, and am working through the torso.

I've already made a huge error (crossed cables the wrong way at the hem) but I'm not pulling it out. I can always make another if it bothers me. I'm already considering making a cardigan version after this.

(Jeez the colors are off on this photo - it's dark brown natural wool, not purple. Oh well.)

I've finally broken down and bought the Rogue pattern.

This is a morning commute's worth - basically the provisional cast-on and the start of the hem facing.

The wool is from Stannard Farm; they have a booth at our weekly greenmarket. It's some sort of naturally brown Romney X Border Leicester, I think.

Well, I finished, and it was harmless. I thought it was going to be smaller (I used one size smaller needles, simply because I was too lazy to look for the proper size) but upon a quick blocking, it looks like it will be pretty big once I finally do block it properly.

On to the next project - whatever that may be.

It's getting there. I may finish this weekend.

I should be done by early next week. Just the lace border left.

It's been a week and so far I'm cruising right along.






day two
day three
day four


I think I can finish the body today and start working on the edgings.

Well, with the advent of spring, I figured I'd try to make friends with the hated Spring Cashmere Lace Shawl again. I'm finally trying it in cashmere. This is day one. It seems to be going okay. I hate that I hate a pattern. I shouldn't have any sort of valence for inanimate objects.

Friends don't let friends knit drunk.

Finished sweater










And here's what it looks like on (to the best of my ability)















So I've started a new sweater, as I mentioned, but I'm making it up as I go along, based on the Karabella Yarns pattern, but trying to upsize it and make it boob-accomodating.

It's just as well that I screwed up the neck before vacation, because if I had tried to finish the neck detailing in time for my trip, it would have driven me nuts and I would have been up all night. I spent 5 hours finishing the neck. The back stitching took way longer than I thought.


At 11 pm I didn't have the energy to pay proper attention to the attachment of the sleeves (and I'm going out drinking tonight) so it'll have to wait until the weekend. Maybe I'll wear it Monday.

Day 12.

I finished both sleeves and started on the neck, only to realize that I'd screwed up the rows on the neck. So I won't be finished by today, I have to pull out the torso and do it over, and I have nothing to wear on the plane tomorrow.