Toddlers, with their lack of impulse control, need their loving parents to guide them in developing patience and social skills.
What have I done?
On Saturday, my sweet Amy asked me to knit her a pink sweater. I went stash diving and promised her a sweater "sometime soon, pussycat".
She wore that damned sweater today. Not a great lesson for my wee one, but damn! What a cute sweater, and what a fun knit!
I used Needful Yarns Dubai Stretch, and I think I'll withhold photos until I decide whether to enter it in their design contest. It's pink and girly and lacy and makes me really, really happy.
The trick now will be to preserve its condition on the off chance it is required for photography. Methinks I'll knit a duplicate if I get the call. I do, by the way, understand the magnitude of the aforementioned if.
In other knitting progress, the circular cardi is about halfway done. Still love the yarn, still love the pattern, still can't believe it's up to 576 stitches to the round. The only change I made to the Debbie Bliss pattern was to use waste yarn for the armholes, instead of casting off and then back on. I am so bored with the massive circle, it is tempting to break things up with a sleeve or two. The closure I have for it is the most beautiful ring and stick brooch from Perl Grey Pewterwear. (They sell them at Baadeck Yarns, if you need one.) They come with the sticks dyed to match the Fleece Artist colourways. Seriously.
Hats? Someone ask for hats?
Really awful photo of me, and yes, I am just that tired. I couldn't even be bothered with working the end in before popping it on. It's a plain hat done in 2 strands of Knitpicks Shimmer. So very light and warm.
Here's another one, slightly reduced stitch count so different colour pooling. This one's for a chemo patient who means a great deal to me.
So why is all of my laceweight finding its way into cute but decidedly un-lacy hats?
I have found my Kryptonite, my friends, and its name is lace.
I think I could do it if I wanted to. The problem is, I don't like doing it, and I have a dozen other potential projects in my stash that I know will enjoy, will not make me swear, and will not require meticulously placed lifelines, counting, and did I mention the swearing?
Case in point: my Knitpicks Shimmer stash. I got a bunch last summer, when all the other kids were knitting lace. I was going to do shawls for every woman I had ever met. Tried a bunch of patterns, free, not free, easy, difficult. I could do it. I just got so BORED. This yarn was frogged so much, I expected it to go green and slimy.
My last attempt was the Fiber Trends Flower Basket Shawl. Great, great pattern. It was looking fine.
The problem? The thought of doing even one more stitch was less appealing than jabbing my Addi Turbo in my eye.
In a burst of "life is too short to knit crap that doesn't tickle me pink", I frogged what I could and pitched the rest. And started knitting caps.
I'd be curious to hear if anyone has had such a reaction to the experience of knitting lace.
And how did this get in here?
A felted backpack? Me? I just don't know what I'll do when we stash of Patons Classic is depleted. I love casting on a quick bag to keep things interesting. However, I am committed, at least for the time being, to participating in this:
Details are here. Sock yarn is exempt. I like the way these people think.
Off to do some family things, and unlikely to post from the road, so that's it for me until Monday, the day I turn 35. Thirty five. Sounds quite grown up, doesn't it?
I've been avoiding more complicated knitting lately. I really enjoy lace-knitting but my concentration skills are crap this time of year.
Posted by: Moe | January 24, 2007 at 08:05 AM
You knit a sweater in 3 days? Wow!
Posted by: Megan | January 24, 2007 at 08:18 AM