Long time no write
I haven't really done anything interesting to write about and I've also been sick a bit (my migraines have started coming back and there could be so many factors that are responsible I'm going to have to leave it a while before I can start figuring out which ones it may be), never mind emotional issues I've been having.
Knittingwise it's been a fairly uneventful couple of weeks, although I did go to the Leeds Knitterati meeting last week, whichwas very cool. Actually seeing other people knit is such a novelty for me! I got so carried away that I kept decreasing on the toe of my second sock and ended up with something like twelve stitches. I was meant to have twenty. I'd already taken the stitch markers out by the time I realised so I've now unknitted to the point where the toe starts and I'm hoping that someone will answer my plea for help on the knitty board as to how I figure out where the round starts. Enough said about that.
My sister's gloves are done knitting and pretty much done embroidering too - well, they *are* done but I'm not entirely sure I like all of the letters. I might have to re-do the B. I also have to sew in the ends. Pictures will follow when they're completely ready and I've cleared some space on my memory cards.
I knitted up a random swatch for Chris with his name in Elvish - it was really meant to be a gauge swatch for his wristbands but design inspiration struck me (he is a *huge* Lord of the Rings fan) and I was insomniac enough to sketch the design and knit it in one night. Photo to follow, but I'm not that happy with the result.
I've also been doing a lot of swatching. I have some very nice blue yarn (new wool, I think - it came from a random shop without labels or anything) that I've been wanting to turn into Mariah from knitty for ages. I finally got the right gauge and I started to knit some of the sleeve. It requires a lot of concentration though - not something I can do alongside anything else, so it hasn't moved very far (and I think I made a mistake on the last row so I've been ignoring it in the hope that it will sort itself out).
Also, some bright pink Schachenmayer Hair, which is a mohair mix and totally doesn't come out in the right gauge, and some mercerized cotton in turquoise for another jumper. I like the yarn but I'm not so sure that the colour suits me any more.
More about my eBay and job seeking adventures next time . . .
Knittingwise it's been a fairly uneventful couple of weeks, although I did go to the Leeds Knitterati meeting last week, whichwas very cool. Actually seeing other people knit is such a novelty for me! I got so carried away that I kept decreasing on the toe of my second sock and ended up with something like twelve stitches. I was meant to have twenty. I'd already taken the stitch markers out by the time I realised so I've now unknitted to the point where the toe starts and I'm hoping that someone will answer my plea for help on the knitty board as to how I figure out where the round starts. Enough said about that.
My sister's gloves are done knitting and pretty much done embroidering too - well, they *are* done but I'm not entirely sure I like all of the letters. I might have to re-do the B. I also have to sew in the ends. Pictures will follow when they're completely ready and I've cleared some space on my memory cards.
I knitted up a random swatch for Chris with his name in Elvish - it was really meant to be a gauge swatch for his wristbands but design inspiration struck me (he is a *huge* Lord of the Rings fan) and I was insomniac enough to sketch the design and knit it in one night. Photo to follow, but I'm not that happy with the result.
I've also been doing a lot of swatching. I have some very nice blue yarn (new wool, I think - it came from a random shop without labels or anything) that I've been wanting to turn into Mariah from knitty for ages. I finally got the right gauge and I started to knit some of the sleeve. It requires a lot of concentration though - not something I can do alongside anything else, so it hasn't moved very far (and I think I made a mistake on the last row so I've been ignoring it in the hope that it will sort itself out).
Also, some bright pink Schachenmayer Hair, which is a mohair mix and totally doesn't come out in the right gauge, and some mercerized cotton in turquoise for another jumper. I like the yarn but I'm not so sure that the colour suits me any more.
More about my eBay and job seeking adventures next time . . .
posted by Kat at 22:20
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