At long last, I am happy to report that The Husband’s
sweater is finished! That’s right, the
one project that held within its power the ability to suck every ounce of joy
out of the knitting process is done!
Here it is:
The Husband after I'd posed him 4 times in various places |
It came out fairly well, after all the trouble. The neckline that looked confusing was
actually pretty simple. The biggest
challenge, besides all of the endless moss stitching, was setting in the sleeves. This was due to the fact that the body was
knit seamlessly in the round. The other
times I’d had to set in sleeves, the body was knit in pieces and the side seams
were sewn after the sleeves were set
in which is a lot easier than the contortionist positions I had to use in order
to get the thing to lay properly so the sleeves wouldn’t go wonky on me. The best part about this project? Never having to knit another one…
Once the sweater was done, my knitting joy returned and I found myself able to make great
progress on some other things. I had
some Nuna yarn left over from the sweater and it is
very nice yarn so I whipped up a hat for The Husband, seeing as how the first
time I tried one for him it came out small enough for a child’s doll.
Vegetation Mode |
I used Stripes for Spring by Moa Maria and it was an easy
knit. I still have enough Nuna left to possibly knit a nice hat or cowl for me.
Aaaaannnnddd…I also managed to finish the project I’ve had
you guessing about. And the project
is…(drum roll please)…a WOOBIE!
Part blanket - part elephant |
It came out much better than I expected so it will actually be gifted to the newest baby
girl I know. I got the pattern in an
e-book I bought a while ago, the Woobie Pattern Collection – Series 2 by Kris Carlson. It contains patterns for 8
different woobies which I thought were adorable. I will likely make another at some point.
I also made another Baby Hat in Little Basketweave by Lenore English for my mother-in-law to take to a baby shower in April but I forgot to
take a picture of it before I shipped it to her.
Staying in productive mode, I cast on the much-anticipated
socks with my Shibui Sock yarn. I chose
a simple pattern – Basic Ribbed Socks by Kate Atherley. After I started, I began to get concerned
about being bored with the k3, p1 pattern that runs down the whole sock, and
was thinking about ripping it before I got too far to try a
more challenging pattern, when I noticed a bigger problem:
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Too freaky for me |
The yarn is slightly variegated and it turned out the shades
were pooling in a wholly weird and unattractive way, as you can see. So after much deliberation, I decided my
first pair of adult socks would have to wait for a different yarn and I frogged
what I had and cast on this:
This is the Glam Shells Shawl by Marisa Hernandez and I’m
just hoping I have enough of the sock yarn to finish it - it calls for just a tad more than what I
have. The variegated color looks really
nice in this and the pattern is easy but not boring.
Even if I run a little short, I think I should be able to modify it so
that I come out okay.
And finally, I’ve also cast on and made progress on the lacy
gift for my friend that I need done by mid-April. I’ll not post pictures of that until after
I’ve gifted it on the off chance that my friend pays this blog a visit.
So, yeah…this post seems a little boring in spite of the
progress I’ve made. I’ll close by
telling you that all of us at my LYS who are
doing the mystery KAL are still at a loss as to what we’re making. Here’s what it looks like after two more
weeks of instructions:
Which way is up? No idea... |
Yep, pretty much just a bigger version of the picture I
posted before. This wasn't as fun this week because I managed to drop stitches on the end no less than three times. It will definitely not be among my most stellar projects. The best guess so far at
what it might be came from fellow knitter Deidre who said, “Aerosmith is going
on tour soon and Steven needs his microphone flair finished!” I think she may be on the right
track. :D
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That elephant head is awesome! Definitely not what I was going to guess, lol.
ReplyDeleteAnd TH's sweater turned out super nice. I love the neckline, it's beautiful.
Microphone flair! Yes! The strands hanging off the end look just like that. Or maybe it's what Steven will tie into his hair. Depends how long it is, I suppose.
Glad you like the woobie, especially since it will be residing at your house soon... :D
Deleteso its shipped!! i'm excited...you are amazing lisa...just amazing!! can't believe the complicated things you are making. love the elephant!!
ReplyDeleteYou are way too generous with your praise, but it's awfully sweet of you! Let me know when you get the package!
Deletegot it! Love it! grandma wants to try and make one with the leftover yarn...thanks again so much for doing it for me. maybe we'll get brave now and try it...
DeleteGlad you got it! If Grandma still has trouble, let me know. Maybe I'll send you some of the Euro Baby yarn to try. It's much easier to work with.
DeleteWHOA! You're on fire! First, let's start with the sweater. It's GORGEOUS! I love that pattern. A friend of mine knit it for her husband, and now I see your version... I think I may have to knit this too. And, the hat and elephant blanket are frosting on the cake!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michelle! : )
DeleteThe jumper has turned out fantastic and your other items are amazing. You are a very busy knitter!
ReplyDeleteThanks Una! Some people would call me a "disturbingly obsessed" knitter. :-)
DeleteI am exhausted from reading through your list of completed projects! Your husband's sweater is wonderful. It really suits him. And I love the Elephant Blankie. Your mystery project is, well, very odd. If it isn't a scarf I can't come up with any guesses. Well, maybe a table runner. ??
ReplyDeleteRight? It is just an odd little piece and has all of us guessing!
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