Hippy-Chicsgiving to all of you!

Okay, so I know it’s a little late and Thanksgiving is almost over, but I finally finished the Hippy-chic sweater on Wednesday and dubbed it my Thanksgiving sweater. There are some things that aren’t perfect on this sweater, like I want another buttonhole up top, but since the knitting is done, I don’t know if that will happen. The sleeves are too long and I think I will take them back out and reknit them, but when I feel ready to rip out the body of this thing and tackle it again. Right now, I’m just happy that it’s done. But all in all, despite those problems, I still LOVE this sweater! I’m very happy with it and love the variegated/solid combo and as Cyn said, if it were all variegated as it was supposed to be originally, it might have been too much.

A view from the front:

and a bit of a closeup of the too-long sleeves:

Project Specs:
Hippy-Chic Sweater from Knit It! 2002 issue
Yarn used: Interlacements Oregon (100% merino wool, variegated) and Cascade 220 in orange
Needles used: sz 8 needles for variegated, sz 7 needles for Cascade
Completion: started sometime in Nov/Dec 2002-completed November 23,2005 (worked on this off and on)

Also, I did felt the fuzzy feet, however, no pics today.

I am off in the morning to Louisiana to get ready for my sister’s wedding, which will be next Saturday, December 3rd. I’ve been beckoned to come early to help with the wedding preparations, seeing as how “I’m not doing anything anyway”, (read: unemployed), but that’s okay too. And in true knitterly fashion, I’ve planned about 7 projects for me to work on for 10 days. How unrealistic is that?

I’ve got my knitting all planned, however I still have to pack! I plan on one hat for Maurice, a pair of mittens in Cascade 220, a pair of mittens with cabled ribs b/c Cyn showed me hers and I’m such a follower! I think they are very cute. As well as a pair of handwarmers from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts, fuzzy feet for M and M2, starting a Clap and starting the sleeves for M’s Port Orford sweater. Do you think starting a pair of socks is too much? Hah! I think I’m so happy to be finished with this sweater and that means I can start a new project that I’m losing my mind. My main thought is that some of the projects like a hat and the hand warmers should go pretty quickly, as well as the mittens with cabled ribs. Starting the sleeves just gets me started on M’s sweater and the Clap I don’t expect to finish. I just want to get started on a Clap for me. When I come back from La, I will work on the baby knits. I told one of the mothers to expect a sweater soon, so now I feel obligated and that will use up more stash.

I’ll try to post on the road, however it will be without pics. Hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving with friends or family and those that didn’t celebrate, then Happy Thursday! I’m Audi . . .

Hippy-Chicsgiving to all of you!

Okay, so I know it’s a little late and Thanksgiving is almost over, but I finally finished the Hippy-chic sweater on Wednesday and dubbed it my Thanksgiving sweater. There are some things that aren’t perfect on this sweater, like I want another buttonhole up top, but since the knitting is done, I don’t know if that will happen. The sleeves are too long and I think I will take them back out and reknit them, but when I feel ready to rip out the body of this thing and tackle it again. Right now, I’m just happy that it’s done. But all in all, despite those problems, I still LOVE this sweater! I’m very happy with it and love the variegated/solid combo and as Cyn said, if it were all variegated as it was supposed to be originally, it might have been too much.

A view from the front:

and a bit of a closeup of the too-long sleeves:

Project Specs:
Hippy-Chic Sweater from Knit It! 2002 issue
Yarn used: Interlacements Oregon (100% merino wool, variegated) and Cascade 220 in orange
Needles used: sz 8 needles for variegated, sz 7 needles for Cascade
Completion: started sometime in Nov/Dec 2002-completed November 23,2005 (worked on this off and on)

Also, I did felt the fuzzy feet, however, no pics today.

I am off in the morning to Louisiana to get ready for my sister’s wedding, which will be next Saturday, December 3rd. I’ve been beckoned to come early to help with the wedding preparations, seeing as how “I’m not doing anything anyway”, (read: unemployed), but that’s okay too. And in true knitterly fashion, I’ve planned about 7 projects for me to work on for 10 days. How unrealistic is that?

I’ve got my knitting all planned, however I still have to pack! I plan on one hat for Maurice, a pair of mittens in Cascade 220, a pair of mittens with cabled ribs b/c Cyn showed me hers and I’m such a follower! I think they are very cute. As well as a pair of handwarmers from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts, fuzzy feet for M and M2, starting a Clap and starting the sleeves for M’s Port Orford sweater. Do you think starting a pair of socks is too much? Hah! I think I’m so happy to be finished with this sweater and that means I can start a new project that I’m losing my mind. My main thought is that some of the projects like a hat and the hand warmers should go pretty quickly, as well as the mittens with cabled ribs. Starting the sleeves just gets me started on M’s sweater and the Clap I don’t expect to finish. I just want to get started on a Clap for me. When I come back from La, I will work on the baby knits. I told one of the mothers to expect a sweater soon, so now I feel obligated and that will use up more stash.

I’ll try to post on the road, however it will be without pics. Hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving with friends or family and those that didn’t celebrate, then Happy Thursday! I’m Audi . . .

Hippy-Chicsgiving to all of you!

Okay, so I know it’s a little late and Thanksgiving is almost over, but I finally finished the Hippy-chic sweater on Wednesday and dubbed it my Thanksgiving sweater. There are some things that aren’t perfect on this sweater, like I want another buttonhole up top, but since the knitting is done, I don’t know if that will happen. The sleeves are too long and I think I will take them back out and reknit them, but when I feel ready to rip out the body of this thing and tackle it again. Right now, I’m just happy that it’s done. But all in all, despite those problems, I still LOVE this sweater! I’m very happy with it and love the variegated/solid combo and as Cyn said, if it were all variegated as it was supposed to be originally, it might have been too much.

A view from the front:

and a bit of a closeup of the too-long sleeves:

Project Specs:
Hippy-Chic Sweater from Knit It! 2002 issue
Yarn used: Interlacements Oregon (100% merino wool, variegated) and Cascade 220 in orange
Needles used: sz 8 needles for variegated, sz 7 needles for Cascade
Completion: started sometime in Nov/Dec 2002-completed November 23,2005 (worked on this off and on)

Also, I did felt the fuzzy feet, however, no pics today.

I am off in the morning to Louisiana to get ready for my sister’s wedding, which will be next Saturday, December 3rd. I’ve been beckoned to come early to help with the wedding preparations, seeing as how “I’m not doing anything anyway”, (read: unemployed), but that’s okay too. And in true knitterly fashion, I’ve planned about 7 projects for me to work on for 10 days. How unrealistic is that?

I’ve got my knitting all planned, however I still have to pack! I plan on one hat for Maurice, a pair of mittens in Cascade 220, a pair of mittens with cabled ribs b/c Cyn showed me hers and I’m such a follower! I think they are very cute. As well as a pair of handwarmers from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts, fuzzy feet for M and M2, starting a Clap and starting the sleeves for M’s Port Orford sweater. Do you think starting a pair of socks is too much? Hah! I think I’m so happy to be finished with this sweater and that means I can start a new project that I’m losing my mind. My main thought is that some of the projects like a hat and the hand warmers should go pretty quickly, as well as the mittens with cabled ribs. Starting the sleeves just gets me started on M’s sweater and the Clap I don’t expect to finish. I just want to get started on a Clap for me. When I come back from La, I will work on the baby knits. I told one of the mothers to expect a sweater soon, so now I feel obligated and that will use up more stash.

I’ll try to post on the road, however it will be without pics. Hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving with friends or family and those that didn’t celebrate, then Happy Thursday! I’m Audi . . .

One sleeve on, One sleeve off

Thanks to everyone for the feel better wishes. They must have worked, I finally started feeling better Friday. I feel very badly as I picked up a package from Mariko on Thursday evening, but didn’t blog about it till now. As usual things have been hectic around here.

First, let me post the lovely package that Mariko sent, all for trying out a couch for her!

She sent lots of candies. It would have been good if I took the picture as soon as I opened it, but M2 and I dove in straight for the candy and it didn’t stay wrapped for long. M2 loves all sour stuff, so he enjoyed the sour (super sour!) lemon candies and I let him have them. They were too tart for me. Our favorite was a grapefruit, soft chewy candy and some small strawberry chocolate pieces. So tasty. And for me, there are a pair of cute socks, a note pad, a nice note from Mariko, yarn (of course, and in a colorway titled Hot Lips!), b/c a girl can never have enough of hot pink. That was very nice of you Mariko, thanks so much. It brought a smile to my day, especially when I was feeling pretty badly that day.

Although I was sick, I did manage to get some knitting done, but only in spurts. I knit some on Spork, but since I deemed this my “knitting get-together” project, I put it down. I did get to change the color, now I’m into the gray. Although I’m only a couple of inches in, still much more to go.

I did finish the second of the fuzzy feet and just need to felt them. Sadly though the motivation is lacking. Maybe tomorrow.

Marilyn NSS cardi is coming along, although I’d knitted the first sleeve to almost completion and decided I didn’t like how it had so much bulk under the arm, so I ripped it out and started it anew. So I’ve knitted two sleeves now and only have one to show for it. Since I was sick of knitting the sleeve, since that was all I knitted on while I was sick, I started working the button band and the neckline yesterday. I plan to do the buttonhole band today or tomorrow and then I’ll begin tackling the second sleeve. I just needed a bit of a break from the sleeve. Or maybe I’ll save the sleeve for when I come back from the wedding. I dunno. Anyhow, here’s a couple of pics of the progres thus far on it. Pardon the goofy look (besides the normal goofiness), this is the first time I tried the self-timer feature on my camera. I finally, duh, realized that I could use it, rather than waiting on my photographer to come home.

and one from the side:

I’m really itching to begin some new things, but today M is off to the Broncos vs. Jets game, so I have the house alone and I’m going to work on Hippy Chic. Finally got the sleeve caps to fit right, so off to finish I go. Maybe you’ll see a pic of me modeling it soon.

One sleeve on, One sleeve off

Thanks to everyone for the feel better wishes. They must have worked, I finally started feeling better Friday. I feel very badly as I picked up a package from Mariko on Thursday evening, but didn’t blog about it till now. As usual things have been hectic around here.

First, let me post the lovely package that Mariko sent, all for trying out a couch for her!

She sent lots of candies. It would have been good if I took the picture as soon as I opened it, but M2 and I dove in straight for the candy and it didn’t stay wrapped for long. M2 loves all sour stuff, so he enjoyed the sour (super sour!) lemon candies and I let him have them. They were too tart for me. Our favorite was a grapefruit, soft chewy candy and some small strawberry chocolate pieces. So tasty. And for me, there are a pair of cute socks, a note pad, a nice note from Mariko, yarn (of course, and in a colorway titled Hot Lips!), b/c a girl can never have enough of hot pink. That was very nice of you Mariko, thanks so much. It brought a smile to my day, especially when I was feeling pretty badly that day.

Although I was sick, I did manage to get some knitting done, but only in spurts. I knit some on Spork, but since I deemed this my “knitting get-together” project, I put it down. I did get to change the color, now I’m into the gray. Although I’m only a couple of inches in, still much more to go.

I did finish the second of the fuzzy feet and just need to felt them. Sadly though the motivation is lacking. Maybe tomorrow.

Marilyn NSS cardi is coming along, although I’d knitted the first sleeve to almost completion and decided I didn’t like how it had so much bulk under the arm, so I ripped it out and started it anew. So I’ve knitted two sleeves now and only have one to show for it. Since I was sick of knitting the sleeve, since that was all I knitted on while I was sick, I started working the button band and the neckline yesterday. I plan to do the buttonhole band today or tomorrow and then I’ll begin tackling the second sleeve. I just needed a bit of a break from the sleeve. Or maybe I’ll save the sleeve for when I come back from the wedding. I dunno. Anyhow, here’s a couple of pics of the progres thus far on it. Pardon the goofy look (besides the normal goofiness), this is the first time I tried the self-timer feature on my camera. I finally, duh, realized that I could use it, rather than waiting on my photographer to come home.

and one from the side:

I’m really itching to begin some new things, but today M is off to the Broncos vs. Jets game, so I have the house alone and I’m going to work on Hippy Chic. Finally got the sleeve caps to fit right, so off to finish I go. Maybe you’ll see a pic of me modeling it soon.

One sleeve on, One sleeve off

Thanks to everyone for the feel better wishes. They must have worked, I finally started feeling better Friday. I feel very badly as I picked up a package from Mariko on Thursday evening, but didn’t blog about it till now. As usual things have been hectic around here.

First, let me post the lovely package that Mariko sent, all for trying out a couch for her!

She sent lots of candies. It would have been good if I took the picture as soon as I opened it, but M2 and I dove in straight for the candy and it didn’t stay wrapped for long. M2 loves all sour stuff, so he enjoyed the sour (super sour!) lemon candies and I let him have them. They were too tart for me. Our favorite was a grapefruit, soft chewy candy and some small strawberry chocolate pieces. So tasty. And for me, there are a pair of cute socks, a note pad, a nice note from Mariko, yarn (of course, and in a colorway titled Hot Lips!), b/c a girl can never have enough of hot pink. That was very nice of you Mariko, thanks so much. It brought a smile to my day, especially when I was feeling pretty badly that day.

Although I was sick, I did manage to get some knitting done, but only in spurts. I knit some on Spork, but since I deemed this my “knitting get-together” project, I put it down. I did get to change the color, now I’m into the gray. Although I’m only a couple of inches in, still much more to go.

I did finish the second of the fuzzy feet and just need to felt them. Sadly though the motivation is lacking. Maybe tomorrow.

Marilyn NSS cardi is coming along, although I’d knitted the first sleeve to almost completion and decided I didn’t like how it had so much bulk under the arm, so I ripped it out and started it anew. So I’ve knitted two sleeves now and only have one to show for it. Since I was sick of knitting the sleeve, since that was all I knitted on while I was sick, I started working the button band and the neckline yesterday. I plan to do the buttonhole band today or tomorrow and then I’ll begin tackling the second sleeve. I just needed a bit of a break from the sleeve. Or maybe I’ll save the sleeve for when I come back from the wedding. I dunno. Anyhow, here’s a couple of pics of the progres thus far on it. Pardon the goofy look (besides the normal goofiness), this is the first time I tried the self-timer feature on my camera. I finally, duh, realized that I could use it, rather than waiting on my photographer to come home.

and one from the side:

I’m really itching to begin some new things, but today M is off to the Broncos vs. Jets game, so I have the house alone and I’m going to work on Hippy Chic. Finally got the sleeve caps to fit right, so off to finish I go. Maybe you’ll see a pic of me modeling it soon.

Fun thingies

Your Birthdate: August 27

You are a spiritual soul – a person who tries to find meaning in everything. You spend a good amount of time meditating, trying to figure out life. Helping others is also important to you. You enjoy social activities with that goal. You are very generous and giving. Yet you expect very little in return. Your strength: Getting along with anyone and everyone Your weakness: Needing a good amount of downtime to recharge Your power color: Cobalt blue(and really for this more like purple) Your power symbol: Dove (not too sure about that) Your power month: September

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

and this:

My blog is worth $23,710.68.
How much is your blog worth?

and lastly, I’m sure most of you have seen this map thingy all over the blogland as of late. I’ve joined in the craze. If you can, please hop over to this link to sign up on my map. Go on over, throw up your gang signs and leave me a shoutout with a link to your blog. Post a pic if you can.

I’m feeling a bit poorly today (blasted sore throat has me sounding like Foghorn Leghorn), so this is why you’re getting all the other blog fodder. Hopefully more from me soon.

Fun thingies

Your Birthdate: August 27

You are a spiritual soul – a person who tries to find meaning in everything. You spend a good amount of time meditating, trying to figure out life. Helping others is also important to you. You enjoy social activities with that goal. You are very generous and giving. Yet you expect very little in return. Your strength: Getting along with anyone and everyone Your weakness: Needing a good amount of downtime to recharge Your power color: Cobalt blue(and really for this more like purple) Your power symbol: Dove (not too sure about that) Your power month: September

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

and this:

My blog is worth $23,710.68.
How much is your blog worth?

and lastly, I’m sure most of you have seen this map thingy all over the blogland as of late. I’ve joined in the craze. If you can, please hop over to this link to sign up on my map. Go on over, throw up your gang signs and leave me a shoutout with a link to your blog. Post a pic if you can.

I’m feeling a bit poorly today (blasted sore throat has me sounding like Foghorn Leghorn), so this is why you’re getting all the other blog fodder. Hopefully more from me soon.

Fun thingies

Your Birthdate: August 27

You are a spiritual soul – a person who tries to find meaning in everything. You spend a good amount of time meditating, trying to figure out life. Helping others is also important to you. You enjoy social activities with that goal. You are very generous and giving. Yet you expect very little in return. Your strength: Getting along with anyone and everyone Your weakness: Needing a good amount of downtime to recharge Your power color: Cobalt blue(and really for this more like purple) Your power symbol: Dove (not too sure about that) Your power month: September

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

and this:

My blog is worth $23,710.68.
How much is your blog worth?

and lastly, I’m sure most of you have seen this map thingy all over the blogland as of late. I’ve joined in the craze. If you can, please hop over to this link to sign up on my map. Go on over, throw up your gang signs and leave me a shoutout with a link to your blog. Post a pic if you can.

I’m feeling a bit poorly today (blasted sore throat has me sounding like Foghorn Leghorn), so this is why you’re getting all the other blog fodder. Hopefully more from me soon.

Ain’t Misbehavin’

No sir, not me. Just because I kept coveting Lauren’s Lottie and I kept thinking, I’ve got loads of CottonEase that I could knit that with. That’s one of the sweaters from the Cotton Angora book that I really like. And why shouldn’t I cast on for yet another sweater, now that I’ve finished the second fuzzy foot? And the last cardigan front of Hippy-Chic is blocked and drying? Why should I go visit my long and faithful friend Marilyn who’s been sitting in a corner patiently for well-nigh over a month waiting for me to come back to her. Like an unfaithful lover, I snuck away and cast on for Lottie last night. But fate has a cruel way of getting back at you. I had to keep getting up and trying a different needle and then I tried a different element to the pattern, that I think is just a mistake, so I will have to rip it out and go slinking back to Marilyn and hope that she will forgive me. I have to make it up to her with lots and lots of faithful knitting of sleeves and such.

Because I plan on making the Port Orford pullover next for M(see side bar for projects next in lineup), that’s the project I need to start swatching for, rather than start all new projects. I think because this project isn’t for me and I have a(n)agenda list of projects that mostly include large sweaters for me and 2 thus far have been cardigans, I’m really anxious to make a pullover sweater for myself. For now, though I am going to cast on for the Port Orford pullover for M, as I hope to soon get Marilyn NSS Cardi out of the way too. I need to start on the sleeves and then I can worry about the buttonband and the ruffle. I’ll need help with the crocheted ruffle, but I don’t think it will be too bad.

And as I thought about it in the shower today, what can be better than making a sweater for the man I love? One who asks to be bathed in handknits. With every stitch I knit, I am knitting with love and wonderful thoughts of him and to give hi that pleasure, what could be better? He actually really likes this pattern. It has loads of stockinette, which I love, and then a double moss pattern at the yoke which gives him some texture (that he loves) and an overall sweater without lots of shaping and should be rather easy to knit and the yarn is oh-so-soft. This won’t be finished by Christmas, but sometime this winter, so that he can wear it.

In between all of this, I decided I needed to stop being selfish and make a few more baby knits. That Debbie Bliss baby raglan sweater is just the simplest thing ever, so I plan on making another one for my nephew Chason, since I’ll be seeing him again in December for his mother’s wedding (my sister) as well, as making a cardigan for one of M’s nephews that is a year old and maybe a couple more baby knits for former co-workers that I still keep in touch with. One had a baby the end of September that I’d promised to knit for, as well as another co-worker that had a baby shortly before Chason was born. Soo, I guess I need to get crankin’ on it!