Finally Finished Sweater

November 10, 2009 at 12:38 am | Posted in Knitting | 2 Comments
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OK so a few months ago i started a new sweater with pure new wool and casted on, did the ribbing and knitted about 4 inches and stopped for while. I suddenly remembered the sweater and decided to pick it up again and carry on knitting. I wasn’t using a pattern which was nice and relaxing figuring out all the shaping as i gradually went along. So last Wednesday and Thursday i did another six inches of stockinette st.  On Friday i did the colour work. and on Saturday i grafted on the sleeves and started the last part of my sweater the yoke and collar area but with misguided calculations I’d done it wrong i had managed to do a good six inches at work and then figured i had to rip it out and start the shaping for the shoulders again. i was more than unpleased but i have to say quickest jumper I’ve do so far, so to carry on with my own personal achievement i carried on with it the Sunday at knitting group and today at 1pm the afternoon i had finished. I almost except 4 inches made an entire sweater in 5 days,  I’m pretty proud and it now fits perfectly i have to say I’m in love with my new sweater. Heres a photo of my sweater.

I also finished my first mitten pattern for my new book And i may as well show you a photo since I’ve posted it on Ravelry in my projects. I’m thinking of put it up soon as another lil taster but we shall have to see. But here it is

They are so pretty and warm i still need another ball of yarn though to finish but it is beautiful.

Me and my partner also had some annoying news on Sunday after i’d had such a good day at my knitting group as well. We found out from our landlord he’s selling the house :( he has gave us 2 weeks to move out we had to bargain with him for 4 weeks which we thankfully now have. It’s made me panic i have to admit, But we are going to look at 3 houses we have taken a fancy too. And the space we will have shall be amazing, plus more room to hide my wool stash lol!! But i do hate time limits which is the thing that as panicked me more. So a lot on this Christmas, especially since we’ll be moving, need to find a better paid job, lots of knitting and designing for my book, Covering staff at my current job all December and plenty more. Yikes!!

Things always work out though in the end even if you don’t think they will at the time.

xx

Knitting like a demon!!

November 3, 2009 at 8:30 pm | Posted in Knitting | Leave a comment
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So I’ve been knitting a lot over the past couple off weeks putting
my bum in gear, keeping to my time management really well which as
shocked me. Normally i suck at time management but i noticed why,
Because it’s something i want to do for me, I’m enjoying it and it
doesn’t feel like work even though i now it is. So my book is still
on Schedule which makes me happy and not worried for a change.
It’s a Revelation.
So due to me having a few mistakes on sizing of my first pair of
socks for the book yes thats right the already mentioned ‘ I heart bees’
I was just over a week doing the first sock so instead of starting
the second sock i new i could finish a mitten in the rest of the second
week, so first mittens for the book have been started and now it’s a
fresh week i have started the second sock which i shall finish on
Sunday without wasting any of my time limits for each project.
And the first mitten looks lovely and they are so soft and warm.
The king Cole Baby alpaca is beautiful to work with although i think
I’ve eat most of it, due to fluffy cloud that surrounds me when
knitting lol!!
I’m also knitting up my partners jumper which is going ok apart from a
problem with one of the sleeves, strange as it sounds both of them
where done on the same needles with the same cast on and both have
the same gauge but ones more baggy than the other i just don’t get it
I’m wondering if the yarn isn’t exactly the same weight as each other
And as made one tighter as i did use a new ball for the second sleeve
, I’m now thinking of increasing a little but so it’s not too
noticeable.
Once his jumper is out of the way i shall be knitting the jumper
by ysolda teague ‘stripy’ i’m pretty excited as i am meeting her soon
at baa ram ewe in Leeds for there knit night, she’s going to be signing
copies of her new book whimsical knits 2.
I’m also quite tempted to knit up a child’s version of the i heart bees
sock as i think they would look cute being in a smaller size but i
shall have to see if i have enough yarn left for that.
I would like to say thanks to people for there support, it’s nice to
know i have it.
xx

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