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June 22, 2005
Thumbscrews
Here's what's going on... it does feel better to have finished a couple of projects - for a while I have been submerged, and still feel a bit overwhelmed by the number of projects I have ongoing. I keep starting things and then losing interest slightly, skipping ahead to the next thing. Impatient.
Smoky jumper, started 7 June
Pattern: Charley, Rowan 37
I really wanted to work on something big. This was my main motivation for starting a jumper for Mr Raitte. Now my knitting for him has been a qualified success: a very unsuccessful 100% cotton cable pattern when we were first married (never worn, now ripped, still hanging from my bookcase, months later), balanced out by socks such as these, which have been a roaring success.
The yarn for Charley is a cotton blend called 'Washed Denim', but at home it just looks grey. My Darling's hair is an extremely similar shade of gunmetal grey, and I'm not sure if monotone is the right look for winter 05. I don't know. Maybe I could try dying it with a denim blue.
Next...
Leftovers from Mother's clap2, still unphotographed. This is enough for a Chickami, so it shall be.
Uhm, more yarn. I've been tempted by all the lace, so I thought I'd dip my toe in. I adored Larissa's Kiri , and this cotton was VERY good value. It will be lovely to knit from a deckchair.
Gosh, do you know, there's so much more. But it will have to wait til tomorrow.
Posted by Anna at June 22, 2005 11:38 PM
Comments
wow...you have lots in the works and lots finished...thanks for sharing!
Posted by: michele at June 23, 2005 12:54 AM
Good luck with all your new projects. I love the Kiri shawl. Great choices!
Posted by: Eilene at June 23, 2005 02:58 AM
You know I've been tempted to have a go at one of these lacey shawls in a cotton. So lush looking! But I have just ordered the yarn for a ruffleless flirty ruffle shawl.
Posted by: jacqueline at June 23, 2005 08:15 AM
I have a bit of an issue with green yarn at the moment, I can't get enough of it, so I love the idea of a green cotton Kiri. I haven't actually tried any lace patterns yet, but Kiri makes my fingers itchy!
Posted by: Noo at June 23, 2005 09:10 AM
I think it is the curse of the knitter not to stick to one project at a time. There are too many lovely patterns and yarns around. The bonus points come when we actually finish something and wear it. Happy knitting!
Posted by: francoise at June 23, 2005 09:14 AM
I just got some yarn in the mail and am trying my best not to start those projects. I need to finish up some small ones, but I doubt that I will get through those without at least knitting up a swatch in the new yarns. :)
Posted by: Liz at June 23, 2005 12:19 PM
Start them all! You've got plain knitting and a bit of lace knitting to alleviate the boredom. I actually don't think starting two (or three) projects is a bad thing!
Dawn
Posted by: dawn at June 24, 2005 12:23 AM