So much for my goal to post more than once a week. Okay, I’ll try to be better going forward. Other than a couple trips to KC for Doctor’s appts for me and Gord, I haven’t been doing much here in Harveyville lately. The weather has been super cold for the last week and its kept me inside - where fortunately its warm. The temperature paradox here in H-ville - super cold outside (20*) –> super warm inside (80*) , regular cold outside (55*) –> exact same temperature inside (55*).
I’m working on three knitting projects right now.
The first is the Grannie Smith cardigan knit out of a purply-gray Kidsilk Haze. I’ve finished the back and am 1/3 done with the right front side. Here is a detail of the lace pattern:
The second project is for Gord. He asked for a fisherman-type sweater and picked one out of my Interweave Knits magazines - a cabley sweater with lots of twists and turns. I’m using a grayish tan wool. For some strange reason, when I ordered the yarn on the web I didn’t order enough to complete the sweater - I’ve never made that mistake before. When I caught my error, I ordered an additional skein and am hoping that its from the same batch so the colors match up. If not, I’ll just use it for the sleeves and hope that is a close enough match. Gord probably would not even notice. I’m about 1/3 done with the back of the sweater. Here is a photo of the swatch I knit to check my gauge. This swatch doesn’t show the full cable pattern - just the twisted stich patter on the sleeves and edges of the sweater.
Lastly, I’m working on a hat as part of the “We Call Them Pirates” knitalong. Nikol mentioned to me that she was starting this knitalong and I’ve seen Kelly Sue’s finished hat and thought it was super cool. I’m not sure who this hat will be for - I think it depends on what size head it fits. I thought about purchasing yarn specifically for this project, but remembered that one of my 2007 goals is to knit up 50% of my stash before buying new yarn. So I dug out some 50g balls of KFI Cashmerino that I had leftover from a fairisle vest I knit in 2004. I had only one light color so it was light green for the skulls. I had a choice between dark green or dark purple for the background and went for the purple after seeing a light green/purple WCTP hat on Flickr. Here is a detail shot of the skull:
Hope everyone is keeping warm in the cold weather!
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