So, that sweater I’ve been working on is at the point where it’s so boring it’s driving me nuts. I finished the first sleeve and, as a reward, let myself pick up the sleeves for the collar/button bands (though there are no actual buttons). Of course, this is a huge number of stitches and my longest size 5 needle is only 32″ so I only picked up one side of them – the side with a sleeve. That part’s half done. That means one more sleeve plus 1.5 collars/button bands plus the little seaming required to attach the two button bands together at the back of the neck. But, it’s all ribbing and gets pretty repetitive.
I made the executive decision last night, while Matt was playing his latest violent video game (Battlefield 3) so start a new project: a hat for an unknown recipient. I should be working on finishing up the pair of socks or starting the pair of armwarmers I recently promised to my friend but, yeah, wasn’t feeling either (sorry, Lora!). This hat is perfect for what ails me: a small project and easily memorizable stitch pattern that’s still easy enough to do while watching TV/video games. I’ll be done with it by the weekend and ready to either go back to the sweater (doubtful), restart that second sock, or get started on the armwarmers. Or just move on to making another hat in a different yarn. We’ll see.
Pattern: Terzetto by Lisa Gutierrez (Rav link here)
Yarn: Stonehenge Fiber Mils Shepherd Worsted
Colorway: Dark blue? (never remember color names of non-variegated yarns)
Recipient: Someone amongst my friends and family who likes dark blue
Its all good chica ;-) I have two whole inches of my stockinette flat knitted armwarmers done. I can’t see how people can say this only takes 3 hours a pair…. maybe on HUGE needles…. but no….
I used to be the world’s slowest knitter. You can probably find posts here lamenting that fact. Between moving to a colder climate and joining a knitting group where every knitter seemed to be an expert really made me want to knit faster. So, well, I did. Not quite sure how it happened, per say, but over the course of six months or so, it really sped up! I’m still slow compared to many others – especially when it comes to the more boring knitting – but I hold my own.
And I will, shortly, get options for yarn and patterns to you for those wristwarmers. The socks, eh, they’ll get done later – I figure I don’t really owe you a new pair until the first pair is totally falling apart. ;)