As I mentioned, it was suffocatingly hot last weekend. I live in one of those apartments that features "old world charm" (meaning it lacks modern creature comforts like central air). There wasn't much one could do but sit still in the direct path of a fan.
I really felt like knitting, but was disgusted by the idea of handling my wool sweater. This cotton/acrylic yarn seemed the perfect thing. It's one of my favorite colors and a heavier gauge than anything else I am working on.
The pattern had been calling to me since I picked up the magazine, so I hurriedly swatched and got started. My initial plans were to convert the pattern to knit it in the round, but I decided to leave it be to keep it more portable. Wrangling a whole sweater, sleeves and all, on the bus is just not that fun.
I've also decided to knit it all in grey and leave off the embroidery.
The entertained me while I knitted away at the stockinette stitch back. It's a corny show, but I love it.
Gidget, LaRue and the Great Kahuna were amusing companions.
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- - A belated link to some lovely photos.
- , including a useful one for bobbles.
- Hello Kitty told me I get stressed out too easily. [ ]
It was this past weekend to blog about my knitting.
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If I were to actually knit all of the cardigans I currently have on my to knit wish list, I'd have to follow the Kaiser's advice and wear them layered, as with .
This cute cropped cardie, in a -friendly shade of green, is from the . I love the shape, and the chunky ribbing adds a lot of interest. It also has ribbed side panels that aren't visible in the photo, but .
I haven't started searching out yarn substitutions. That's ok, because I think it will be quite some time until I get to this one. My new schedule is proving difficult for me to find time to knit.
I'm sure that will get better as I get adjusted to it.
- If the and the aren't compelling enough, perhaps the will get you to plan a trip to Texas.
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I admit that , but I still miss the old one.
- . How much of the would it take you to get drunk enough to dress up like these ?
- . You would think Gwen Stefani would get her harajuku girls to sew her samples for her.
| I recently purchased a couple bags of Rowan Cotton Glace and have been playing around with what to make with them.
I can't believe I broke my no cotton rule so easily!
This swatch isn't necessarily going to be the next project that I knit, but I think I'll be using the blood orange yarn to make a variation of the fitted cardie from the 
I have noticed something funny with my swatching. I had to go down 3 sizes to get the recommended tension, and a fabric that I liked. Does anyone else have this trouble with glace?
- I was excited to see hit the bag blog bigtime the other day, with a post about it on .
- Let's start a rumble between knitters and ! Maybe we could have a rumble a la (a la ).
- If I ever get married I am forcing my BMs to wear . KAWAII!!
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- The will be getting out of bed today!
- "Season One winner Jay McCarroll will auction off original design illustrations featured on the PR spin off ‘Project Jay’ which premiered on Bravo in February.
A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to The Humane Society of the United States in support of their fashion campaign that urges consumers to wear clothing that is fur-free."
There's been a flurry of job search-related activity here which necessitated a longer than intended hiatus from knitting. Things turned out really well and I am now able to finally relax enough to pick up my sweater again.
I'm on the ribbing part of sleeve #2. Then I'll probably go back and rip out the body and try to make it a bit more close-fitting. I should finish it soon-ish (at least that's the plan).
I have a few new project ideas floating around, but I really want to clear the decks before I start anything new.
- . In typical Minneapolis fashion, this will then be ripped down.
- A few weeks back, pointed out that has . Even more interestingly, the yarn used is also by Twinkle. Anyone know where you'll be able to buy this new line?
- Don't you love ? The ? Not so much.
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- . Another reason to love Japan -- karaoke television.
- starts soon.
C'mon fellow Americans, it's time to [ ].
- Woo hoo! .
- I love films. Her on-screen wardrobe plays more than a small part in that.
Err, I'll finish them at some point.
I should really start this one up again.
Must have been smoking crack, and had cast on for wrong size.
Ripped out and started over. On hold until further notice.
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