going round
I can’t help think that I would have avoided a whole LOT of frogging if I’d decided to do this coat in the round… BUT I do love knitting Peace Fleece on my rosewood needles- and although I also love my Addi Turbos I don’t love them with the Peace Fleece… The CHP flew on the rosewoods, but not that much on the turbos which was a big suprise. Maybe it’s personal preference…
Note to self: MUST consider doing sweaters and coats in the round before I simply start knitting with the nearest needles to hand… in other words, don’t fall in lust with yarn and pattern and jump into knitting - THINK before you KNIT…
It’s almost like marriage, no?
Filed under 2008, Keld, Knitting, Projects, Tips and Tricks | Comment (0)Keld Coat frogging.. and more moving
This weekend in the big moving weekend… We signed the papers (all the 40 papers or so) and in the next few days, the owners of the house will be signing the same amount of papers- and at some point Saturday, the house will be ours. On Sunday, all our things from all parts of the USA are going to converge in our new house, and we’ll probably have just enough time to think about cleaning before the movers arrive with our stuff. To me that means I better get some knitting in QUICK!!! I will barely be able to find my stash and knitting, much less find time to knit something.
I’ve been busily working away of the Keld Coat, which I love so far… I’ve loved it so much I’ve just been knitting away not realising that I’d made a very fundamental mistake. I have made the left side shorter than the back- about 10 rows too short- since I’d miscounted as well on the neck line, I thought I might as well frog the whole left side and do it again- do it proper…. I hate having to frog… HATE HATE HATE… but I hate more knowing I’m wearing something that I knit wrong. I though I might actually get most of the coat done before we move (Peace Fleece is so quick to knit and addictive), but no chance now. I’ve been pretty monogamous to Keld, which is rare for me. I usually have several projects on the go at once, but the same happened with the CHP- I couldn’t stop. I have knitted a few rows of the Thwaite in the yarn it was meant to be in - the British Breeds Sheep Collection Wool- and it is also somewhat addictive. I’ve come to realise that knitting with wool is what I prefer (at least this year).
I got to wear my CHP yesterday when the weather turned from gorgeous sunny to drab and cold. I wore it while it rained and I didn’t feel a drop! I love my CHP!
Filed under 2008, Central Park Hoodie, Keld, Knitting, Projects, Still working on it, Thwaite | Comment (0)Moving again… and again… updates
Moving is like childbirth- you forget the pain after a while. So far I’ve moved 3 times in a month, followed by another move 2 months later (where I am now) and there is yet another move at the end of the month. I hope, for my sanity, that this will be the last move for a long time to come.
We have bought a house! Or at least we’re in the process. Before you shout out your congratulations, bear in mind we’ve just signed the next 30 years of our life away. I think our realtor thought we should have been happier than we were, elated even, but no, we were shock. Later we were deep in buyers’ remorse. Still, I don’t think we’ve made a bad purchase. We’ve seen more than 100 houses and none really met with everything we wanted… well, one did, the one we could not buy (thanks to the snail pace that banks have decided is appropiate when it comes to dealing with short-sales). This house is quite nice and big, so the other short comings might not be too noticeable. I hope we didn’t pick this house out of desperation. After 3 months of living out of suitcases, and 3 years of not seeing our furniture and things from England, we just want to get settled.
What does any of this have to do with knitting? Have you ever chosen a house because you could see a knitting nook in the corner or a sunny room?
In the meantime, my dearest darling of a husband broke my camera on a business trip. So there have been no pictures of recent projects. I have finished a shrug for my daughter, made out of Manos del Uruguay yarn in Wildflowers and a cute little dress in Dream in Color yarn. They are both very cute!
I am trying to finish off some projects and face the reality that I am not meant for lace, at least not at this moment. I tried lace to be able to carry projects around while moving all over Seattle, but with a two year old it’s been impossible to keep track of stiches and yarn-overs, lines knitted… patterns… I need something easy to remember and pick up. I have realised that I love lace and I do have the skill for it- now it’s just a matter of quiet time. After a few months, once we’ve settled into our new house and lives, then I’ll be picking up the lace again for another go.
Picking up the latest Rowan Magazine- their 30th Anniversary edition- I read an article about the British sheep industry’s push to have some yarns made in the UK from raising the sheep to spinning the yarn. The result was the British Sheep Breeds Collection. The pattern book is excellent and the yarn is gorgeous. It is bulky and light- so knits quick and looks fab. I went to Hilltop Yarn in Queen Anne, and bought some yarn and the pattern book. I got started almost right away on Thwaite- a cardi/jacket in a blackish brown- the black welsh breed.
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