I'm giving up on the fingerless glove from hell.
I started on the scarf I'm giving Mom from Christmas. It's this one [link] and I'm making it with this yarn [link] the color 7460. Although it looks much brighter on my computer screen than in real life. I cast on my stitches really tight so now I'm debating just suffering through or pulling it all out and recasting on.
I almost made it in this Juniper Moon silk - merino blend [link] the Marlowe about half way down. Only none of those colors looked like Mom.
The yarn shop has the Findley Dappled in -it's lace weight and so pretty.http://www.knittingfever.com/c/juniper-moon-farm/yarn/findley-dappled/#t.
I'm turning into a yarn snob.
Ooh, that is pretty.
Today it was cold enough that I wore the sweater I finished during the Ravellenic Games. This is the one I started in October 2010.
That scarf has been put on hold. I broke the circular needles (really nice ones too) trying to pull off the yarn because I cast on way too tight. This was the second attempt to cast on and doing it too tight. So I bought new needles and yarn at a chain store and I'm making myself the same scarf as practice. Which is good because I had to pull it out twice. I'm not sure why I'm having so much problems knitting.
I started a sweater in 1994. I still have the pieces. It is just missing a sleeve and a half. But it is so out of style now that I would never wear it.
Eta: before that I had finished lots of sweater and scarves and mittens. I love to knit. Maybe I should try a new project over Christmas or something.
I just started working on a sock that I stopped working on about 20 months ago. Socks are tedious and cramp my hands, but they're the only knitted thing I actually like to wear! Conundrum.
Gris, maybe use thicker yarn, so you can use bigger needles?
I started a sweater in 1994. I still have the pieces. It is just missing a sleeve and a half. But it is so out of style now that I would never wear it.
You too? I started a sweater in 1995 or 1996, and got everything done but the collar and the placket (it was a cardigan). I still have all the bits of it, in a tote bag in my garage...
You should frog your sweaters - reskein them and find new projects for the yarn.
You should frog your sweaters - reskein them and find new projects for the yarn.
Gris, maybe use thicker yarn, so you can use bigger needles?
I will next time. But these are cute! And the yarn is stretchy! I did an inch in about an hour the other day, and only need to do 7 inches before I get to start the next part, so if I mark it out in shifts I should be fine.
