I finished the first half of the Tokyo top on Friday and got it blocked. As the end approached, I grew increasingly concerned about the size: I had calculated that the top was going to grow quite a bit when I blocked it, since that’s what my swatches had done, but the finished piece was [...]
Archives for Projects in Progress
Coming Along
I had hoped to be finished with my Fana pullover by now, but the week kind of got away from me. I had a bunch of meetings to go to, and I started reading a book that totally sucked me in, so I didn’t get too much knitting done. I did manage to complete the [...]
On Hold
I managed to finish the body of the Fana pullover on Tuesday, and yesterday I blocked it and sewed and cut the steeks. Fana pullover, steeked and seamed at the shoulders I was a little nervous about this stage, and not just because it involved cutting my knitting. No, I was nervous because I had [...]
Growing on Me
The Fana pullover grew by leaps and bounds over the weekend. About 18″ of the Fana body At first, I wasn’t sure how I managed to knit so much in so short a time, and my previous faith that knitting in pieces is just as fast as knitting in the round was somewhat shaken. Then [...]
What I Did on My Christmas Vacation
I’m back from a few days in Mount Shasta, California, where I did some cross-country skiing, and from nearly a week in Klamath Falls, Oregon, where my parents live. I love Klamath Falls. How can you not love a place that looks like this in the winter? A view of Klamath Lake from the end [...]
Wrapping Things Up
Thanks for all your enthusiastic comments about Slim! It’s wonderful to get positive feedback from other knitters. I’ve been busy working through a list of things I wanted to get done before we leave town on December 24. In addition to baking and mailing fifteen pound cakes, among other things, I have finally finished writing [...]
Blocked and Basted
Let the seaming begin! I have the distinct impression that the sleeve caps are going to give me fits.
Faithful
I’ve finished the back of the herringbone sweater. That makes three pieces down and one piece to go. Here they are all laid out: It’s a funny sort of accomplishment, finishing the third piece of a sweater. It’s satisfying, but it’s also something of a letdown, since you can’t do much of anything with three [...]
Hung by the Chimney with Care
Thanks for all your kind comments on Otto the Turkey! He did a good job acting as our Thanksgiving centerpiece, and I left him to live with our host, my sister-in-law Amy, who seems quite fond of him. I’ve been working on the pattern and hope to have it posted by the weekend. Yesterday, I [...]
Guess What?
TURKEY BUTT! Okay, that was juvenile. But it was also accurate — that is a turkey butt! You see, yesterday I was seized by the urge to knit a Thanksgiving turkey. When I conducted a rapid online search, I could not find a turkey pattern that matched my own mental picture of what a knitted [...]