November weather
In England we’d of had 2 months of dreary weather by now. Here in Seattle the sun was lovely and bright today. Of course, it’s cold- so that really pushed me to go ahead and finish Keld- which has been hanging over me for some time now. I loved the pattern, and I loved the yarn- the colour is gorgeous and it is very warm. I am very happy with the way it came out. BUT I am not happy with the way it looks on me. I should have made a shorter garter stictch part to have the waist shaping actually shape my waist. It was a miscalculation on my part. Also the round collar in general is not flattering on me (busty and small waist)- so it doens’t look that great on me. However, it does fit well- the shoulders the arm lenght is all perfect and it keeps me really warm, the whole point of making it in the first place. So I’m keeping it and wearing it proudly. Today I got lots of compliments while I wore it around the shop (my new workplace- Hilltop Yarn), so that’s got to be something.
What I did to Keld- the main change was the gauge- since I was using Peace Fleece. I used size S for the lenght in the pattern and size L for the width and stitch count. It worked! Except I wished i had done less of the garter stitch part- about 4″ less! I also shortened the sleeves - I made them about 6″ shorter and then started the bell of the sleeve. i have short arms- and I just kept measuring them on my arm until I thougth I had enough lenght. The sleeves are the perfect lenght now.
So now on to another project to finish!! I really want to get the Clapotis done so I may wear it in this weather. In the meantime I am exploring the world of toddler mittens- so far Natasha has about 5 mittens- all different sizes and shapes. I think I have the final ones now- pattern from The Knitter’s Handy book of Patterns by Ann Budd.
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In the end I decided that I was going to Southern Texas where it was still 75 F in the shade, I wouldn’t need that much clothes, so the yarn took up prime space on my bag. I also braved the feared “traveling thorugh airport security with knitting”- a small lace project on circular Addi Natura needles. No problems at all with security- with my daughter thought…. Here’s a thought- if you’re traveling to the other side of the country with a toddler, try to start the travel in the morning. She was an angel from Seattle to Houston- where I wished I had my knitting, and a devil from Houston to Seattle- where I did have my knitting and didn’t have time to even think about it because I was busy with the little BabyBee.
Now I’m back in real Autumn weather wishing I had finished Keld- but with my in-laws visiting from Spain, knitting time is almost nill. I am considering frogging the sleeves… oh dear… I hate sleeves, they always take me a long time to finish, but I’ve increased the sleeve width too quickly… I’ll have to think about it — very hard.
On to other news news. Tonight I spent a lovely night tonight not thinking about anything but knitting in my soon to be place of employment- Hilltop Yarn in Queen Anne! I met future work collegues and got to eat buiscuits and drink tea- and knit knit knit- almost heaven… then I stepped out into the freezing cold…
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