Short Post

This is a short post to show my progress on the lace cardigan. I really like this pattern. The first 8 or so rows were a bit difficult as you have to follow the graph for both RS and WS rows. After that, the "V" pattern is simple to memorize and goes pretty fast. I love the way the knitted fabric feels and drapes. I am definitely going to use Cotton Fine again.

I'm In Love

On Thursday I picked up my long-awaited Cotton Fine from Yarns Unlimited in Santa Monica. I couldn't wait to swatch the lace pattern for this cardigan!

It is far more difficult to follow a graphed pattern when there are lots of interesting people to talk to than it is in the solitude of your own home. I'm just saying. However, I managed to get through about 8 rows of the pattern...enough for me to decide that I will block this to the correct size when it is done so LET'S CAST ON ALREADY!!!!!

33 rows into the back, I love it. I love the pattern and the way the knitted fabric feels and drapes. I love it so much that yesterday at the DSW I bought a pair of sandals to wear with it this summer. (Okay, I don't really need an excuse to buy shoes...)

While waiting for my above mentioned yarn, I made a quick striped top. This was inspired by a top in a Knit 'n Style magazine. I just figure out how many stitches to cast on and then went from there. Thanks to Annika for her expert fitting help on the back, as my arms aren't long enough to do it myself. I had never worked with Cotton Ease before but I certainly will again. Inexpensive, easy to knit and machine wash and dry. It's the trifecta of yarn.

Where, oh where has my little blog gone...

Well, blame it on Ravelry. That is where I have been spending my free cyber time lately. That, and a whole bunch of other crap that is best not mentioned.

I started the Rowena Cardigan from the Knit 2 together book in January. I am using KnitPicks Ambrosia in lavender. The yarn is so soft and knits easily. However, the entire sweater is stockinette so therefore can be boring after awhile.

It got boring.

So I went to my local JoAnn's and picked up some Sugar and Cream in the "New Larger Size" ball.
2 each of 5 colors for a knitted bathroom mat. Size 10 1/2 needles and 2 strands held together in roughly a Log Cabin pattern of my own making. Should be soft under the feet after the early morning shower.

Apparently I have lost the ability to construct a complete sentance.

No Clever Title

I finished the first scarf for Soldiers. It baffles me how you can take a photo of something and have it turn out to be a completely different color when it posts! This scarf is your basic Army green. Olive drab. Whatever. I have started another in basic black. Let's see what color it posts as...

With all of the knitting on black, brown, olive, etc, I was getting anxious for something a bit more girly cheery colorful. At our last SnB at the Coffee Bean on Canoga (1st & 3rd Sundays from 2-5pm), Cassandra brought her copy of Knit 2 Together. I had seen it in the bookstore and without picking it up, decided that it wasn't on my MUST-HAVE-NOW list. But since it was there and I could peruse it at my leasure, I gave it a spin.

We all know what happened next, don't we.

This brings me to my newest project, the Rowena Cardigan. A couple of years ago I bought about 22 balls of Knit Picks' Ambrosia in a soft lavender color. Ripening in my stash, it is now ready for the proper project. Rowena is the proper project. The yarn is so soft and knits up easily. I wil be able to wear it as a cardi or as a top by itself. Yes, it is all stockinette so it could get boring after awhile. But as of now, 4 rows into it, I love it.