Day: November 7, 2006

I have been trying to post since last Friday and had nothing but trouble between blogharbor and IE. It’s a new problem that I have not encountered before and may have found a way around it. I will have to post pictures in separate posts so that I don’t lose all words plus pics. I had 2 GREAT posts too that have now been lost to the www world and will never return. I think we should call the world wide web, world war three. Just a thought.

So I am completely prepared for my first sock class that I am teaching tonight over at Knit & Pearl. I wouldn’t say that makes me ready but I am prepared.

I am still sticking to my list. I have been working on the Jefferson and my cream sweater. I can now knock Sadie’s sweater and the sock class sock off the list. That is joyous! I do love both of the sweaters that I am working on, lots of simple pretty cables to keep me interested without the hassle of charts or patterns to memorize. 2 and 4 row cables, what could be simpler? well, stockinette of course but that I was trying to be rhetorical. nice try, chaun.

I am really trying my hardest to keep from casting on for another Starsky. After Tracy finished hers I am swatched and swatched with one yarn I have but could not match gauge. I gave up and reminded myself that I have “a list” now that needs to be adhered to so I can actually accomplish some things! gosh.

So now I must prepare dinner early so that I can get my kiester out the door on time for my class ~whisper~ I am really trying to get there early to do a bit of shopping in the store before the class starts ~end of whisper~

I posted a new photo to FinishedprojectsPhotos.

I posted a new photo to FinishedprojectsPhotos.

Congratulations to the Middleton family! Henry is here! Yay Erin!!! He’s a gorgeous boy!

Why do I always have my camera with me at knitting but I never take any photos?? Lamo!

By the way, I have requested, very vehemenetly may I add, that for Mother’s Day I get a new camera. An ad, with photo, were given to my man last weekend so he has plenty of time to get it taken care of! Now, if I don’t get said camera I will still love him but I will be rather disappointed. I have been using the oldest, cheapest ($70 back in 2000) digital camera. It does what I want most of the time but that is only because I know it’s limitations and I don’t stretch them.

On to knitting!

Java Station was fun last night. We are going to do another swap of knitting stuff next week if anyone want to join in the fun & de-stash! It’s George’s birthday so I can’t stay but I may have Tracy bring my stuff, cones of yarn that I am sure noone wants but will try to get rid of. ;o)

If you do want to bring anything you can always post on the santabarbaraknitters site to advertise what you are bringing. Books, knit items you don’t want or wear anymore, yarn, accessories, etc.

I have been working on the Rowan sweater, Jefferson, for George. The back is now 10 inches long, whew! I did get some more rows done on the granny square blanket the other night so I thought I would share.

It’s funky, I will say that! I am just going until I have no more homespun so it may end up pretty large & that is alright by me! Right now I would say it’s about 28″ across. I am standing on my footstool to get the picture. Bad light, old camera, not a chance at getting a focused picture.

I came across this pattern

 and I think I am in love! How fun is that? Crazy stripes in the center yet still masculine! And the stripes are my favorite color combination. mmmm…..okay he’s pretty nice to look at too.

 

Here are the back and left front piece of the Starsky sweater before blocking. It’s amazing that they will (and believe me, they will) block out to be almost double their size & then some!

Here is a close up of the banana leaf cable pattern. I just took these, bad flash at night. Forgive the shadows.

It is all so jumbled and messy before blocking. I am not using the yarn suggested in the pattern, Sierra from Knitpicks. I am using some Lamb’s Pride worsted weight yarn that was factory seconds due to being overspun. The nice thing about it being overspun is that no matter how much you wash it, the swatch just got softer & softer without felting, without changing size or shape. So this will be 100% wool & mohair, washable!! Yippee!! I am just about done with the first sleeve. That leaves the second sleeve, the right front, assembly, the collar and belt! Not too bad! I have rather enjoyed this cable pattern even though it’s not one that could be easily memorized. I am following it line by line and have found it to be simple enough. Partially due to the fact that you don’t have that many stitches to deal with since it’s in a larger gauge.

I also joined the Starskyalong yahoo group started by the author of the pattern, Jordana Paige. If you are interested in knitting this sweater I highly recommend signing up for the group. There are plenty of messages with answers to questions & I even caught a mistake in the pattern today! I was the first to catch it (and say something about it)! I am pretty sure that is a first for me. I usually just gripe to myself, fix the problem & get on with things but seeing how this is such a new pattern I thought I would post on the group message board & see if anyone else had the same problem. Nope, just me so far & Jordana went through her notes on the original pattern and she found the printed mistake on knitty. The editor will go over it & add the correction I am sure. I was just shocked to be the first one to come across the mistake! All in all, it’s a fun pattern & a pretty quick knit.