Cabled and Ribbed Sweater: January 2004 Archives
Rachael found this gem a couple of nights ago and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. OH....MY....GOD. Isn't it gorgeous? I bought the pattern yesterday. Now I know how Gollum felt...my precious ;)
I absolutely LOVE the attention to detail. Look how the cable V's in the bottom of the neck opening, and how the side gussets decorate the side seams. Just gorgeous. Amber is thinking about a knit along. I think it's a must!
Now, to decide on the yarn and color. I have no idea right now. It takes 1824 so there are alot of choices. Any suggestions?
Cabled & Ribbed Update
Did another half repeat. It's coming along well:
Tonight I'm meeting a friend for some knitting and chatting so I should make some more good progress
Alright, my first weekday post. Um, this is tough. I already get up at 5 or 5:30 in the morning. We're gonna have to figure this one out, because I am NOT getting up at 4 am!
SnB
It was great! I met about 10 or 12 fellow knitters - all different levels. In fact, one attended just to learn how to knit yesterday. By the end she had a couple of inches of garter stitch, knew how to purl, and was going to try some ribbing. Pretty fast learner, huh?
Cabled & Ribbed Update
I got another half a repeat done. Yes, I said I wanted a whole repeat, but there was a fair amount of socializing going on and I didn't want to miss out. I'll have to try to make up for it during the week. I started hank 2 of 9 yesterday, so that is something.
Speaking of a new hank - I rolled my first center-pull ball yesterday. Yes, hardly forging new territory but it was my little accomplishment for the day. If you haven't tried to do this you really have to - so much nicer to not have this ball rolling around everywhere (especially for those of us with kitties!).
Here's how I did mine:
Take an old medicine bottle (about 3-5 inches tall). Take the end of the yarn and cap it inside the bottle. Now, roll the yarn around the bottle. That's it! More of the yarn will go toward the center rather than the ends but that's good because it will let the skein sit flat rather than being almost round. See - easy, right?
Today's my first PhillyKnitter's SnB. I'm really looking forward to meeting alot of new knitters. The weather could have been more cooperative - it snowed last night but turned to rain today. So everything's a slushy mess. Yuk. Can't think of anything better to do on a day like today than stay in and knit :)
Cabled & Ribbed sweater
I got done a half a repeat yesterday - about 16 rows. I do love how variant the Araucania is - I think you can see it in the pic. Hope to get a full repeat done today. Right now I'm about a third of the way finished with the back.
