Serape Sweater @ knitswithcats.blog-city.comhttp://knitswithcats.blog-city.com/(Serape Sweater) Knitting, gardening, whine and cheese, cats (of course).Copyright 2008 knitswithcats.blog-city.comDiann LippmanFri, 29 Aug 2008 03:48:00 GMTSerape Sweater @ knitswithcats.blog-city.comhttp://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gifhttp://knitswithcats.blog-city.com/360http://backend.userland.com/rssSweater WIPshttp://knitswithcats.blog-city.com/ufos_and_wips.htmhttp://knitswithcats.blog-city.com/ufos_and_wips.htmThu, 24 Apr 2008 22:44:00 GMThttp://knitswithcats.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=ufos%5Fand%5FwipsknitswithcatsStartitis is creeping up on me again (there are at least 5 sweaters I want to start - and I have yarn for them), and in an attempt to keep it at bay I took inventory of my current projects.  All are WIPs, with the exception of socks which are mostly UFOs.  I'm fine with that. 

These sweaters are on the needles today:

gold mohair Gold Mohair                                                            

Fronts and backs done to armhole start; I want to convert to set-in sleeves.

 

serape sweater
Serape Sweater

Left half complete, right half just started              

wonderful wallaby  

Wonderful Wallaby                                                   

I'm working on this one...            

alpaca silk

Debbie Bliss pullover    

One sleeve done, 1 half done.  The body will be the easy part.

angelina

Angelina    

I love the yarn,  I love the pattern, but it seems like miles of ribbing to knit before  the interesting lace parts!                                                        

There are also 4 sweaters that are in various stages of finishing:

sensational shirttail

Sensational Shirttail

Pieces all complete and accounted for (since cleaning the closet this week).   Now  to block and assemble, and learn to crochet in order to complete! 

 kenobi

Kenobi

Completely knitted, already blocked, shoulder seams and 1 side seam mattress stitched.  What am I waiting for? 

cable eights

Cable Eights

This has been completed and blocked for 2 summers now.   See above.  I need to learn to crochet to complete assembly. 

shapely t

Shapely  T

I'm not happy with the sleeves, but the tank portion is great.  Modify the sleeves and get on with it already! 

Whew!  Documenting this is exhausting!  While I'm thinking of it, this weekend I'm going to add these to my Ravelry WIPs list.  Might as well track them somewhere. 

It's been a good and productive week.  Of course I didn't do everything on my list, and I did do things that weren't on the original list.  I also realized that I need to sssssssllllllllooooooooowwwwwwww ddddddddoooooooowwwwwwwnnnnnnnn.  The world will not come to an end if I write a letter instead of an email or if we sit outside and do nothing except listen to quiet music and crickets until it's too cold and the mosquitos start buzzing around.   More on this as I think it through.

                                        

]]>Knitting..this is a knitting blog, right?http://knitswithcats.blog-city.com/knittingthis_is_a_knitting_blog_right.htmhttp://knitswithcats.blog-city.com/knittingthis_is_a_knitting_blog_right.htmFri, 04 Apr 2008 01:10:00 GMThttp://knitswithcats.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=knittingthis%5Fis%5Fa%5Fknitting%5Fblog%5FrightknitswithcatsI haven't finished anything in ages, and gardening is taking much of my knitting time of late.  Open mic, which was not only entertaining but also provided 3 hours weekly of uninterrupted knitting time, is only once a month for another couple of months.  One of the cats, TeddiGrrrl, has decided she likes my lap and doesn't like sharing it with knitting, books or catalogs.

But I am knitting when I can.  Here's proof:

noro sweater

This is the left sleeve and back of the Serape sweater of Noro Kureyon, colorway88.  The design is based on the Garter Side to Side Solid Jacket from Saturday Sweaters.  I love the colors, the design is working well so far, but isn't this just the funniest looking thing ever?  It reminds me of whatever Audrey Hepburn is knitting in Breakfast At Tiffany's!

I've changed the pattern somewhat to fit my gauge and my preferences on the striping, and the fact that the garter stitch was eating yarn at an alarming rate.  I have 20 skeins which were bought on eBay eons ago, and have already used 7!  The back section in stockinette took 2+, so I wouldn't have had enough if I did everything but the sleeves in garter stitch.

The yarn is, um, interesting.  Thick and thin, lots of straw and stuff, not really soft (although I understand it softens nicely when washed) and every skein so far has had a least one knot.  The colors are out of this world fabulous, at least as far as I'm concerned. 

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