a foggy place . . .

Another belated post

I'm really happy with my flétta, it fits great and the alpaca yarn is much softer than the called-for létt-lopi (natch). After finishing flétta, I charged ahead with my deep v argyle vest. I was still in the waistband when I realised that way back when I cast-on for the project, I was a 36" - I'm now more like a 32" (I blame breastfeeding). So I frogged. I cast-on for the 32" size. I finished the waistband. I took a look at the charts. Only the 36" was to be found. I must have only printed off that chart to save paper. To save the trees. Back to the computer to print off the 32" chart. No file. NO FILE! AAAFGGHHHH! Instead of dwelling on the matter, I've decided to use the RYC alpaca yarn for the colette pullover. I swatched, (final result=2.5 mm needles to get gauge) but I DID NOT CAST-ON. I'm determined to finish a project already in progress - rogue. I also decided to scrap juno - it's too similar to artic, which I prefer, except for the attached scarf thing. I want to put the cable patt for the scarf-thing on the centre back, which would mean starting over, so why not switch yarns? I'll use the blue-turquoise juno yarn for artic and the green artic yarn for the green gable hoodie (Vogue, Fall '08).
whew!

recipes

http://www.grouprecipes.com/
This is a great little recipe website for all skill levels; members simply contribute their favourite recipes.
You can find traditional recipes from Québec, England, China; vegan to carnivore - everything is covered.

sleeves

Last night, I surprised myself - I finished the sleeves for Flétta! I only have the collar left to knit so it looks like I'll be seaming it together this weekend. Fingers crossed.

Slow progress

I'm still working on Flétta; I've finished one sleeve and 95% completed the other. I would have finished Flétta already but I've just started a new job (bank teller) - one that I think will work out very well for me. This is my second week of training and it's going very well so far. I did make some progress on the double eyelet socks, however (not that you can tell from my 5 am photo session). I have to wake up before my sweet little monster, okay? Here's his photo, for no particular reason.

I don't know why, but lately I keep thinking about trying my hand at spinning again. I still have my spindle and 2 rovings, and it bothers me that I couldn't get the hang of it last time I tried.

1 week = 1 month

Right?
I have been faithfully plugging away at the sleeves for flétta; I'm using magic loop to do both of them at the same time. Sleeves always seem to take forever.
Today, I used turkish cast-on for the first time, and it was a success right off the bat! I was a little surprised at myself - I don't quickly pick up new techniques. I still have to focus to stop myself from making my yfwds (yos) backwards. I frogged my hederas - I didn't like the way the patt was turning out; I'm making Wendy's double eyelet toe-up socks with the same yarn instead.
I did start the tangled yoke cardigan - I couldn't keep myself from the felted tweed.
I have to cut down on new projects - and my stash!!!

I've been knitting ...

So I've been neglecting my little blog; I want to begin posting more regularly.
Maybe once a week, if I'm lucky. I finished Aftur on 5 January for my sister's birthday. She really loves it. I made an album for Aftur - it's on the side bar. Since then, I've been plugging away on Flétta 2.0. I'm nearly finished the body, which only leaves the sleeves and collar to do. My coworker commissioned a hat last week - the Tweedy Beret (sans i-cord) from the A Cardigan For Arwen issue of Interweave Knits. I am using black Jaeger Extra Fine Merino Aran. It's going well since I gave up on the dpns and just started over with a pair of circs (magic loop, I love ya).
Bye for now!

arwen finally done!

More photos on ravelry!
Arwen on Ravelry

2/3 done!

I've finally completed the left front!!! It took me forever (I had plenty of distractions).
Even after all this time, the o-wool still smells all clean and soapy.  I love it!  People with keen eyesight may notice the tea stain on the left front - one that didn't notice until this photo shoot.  I haven't washed the pieces yet, so I am hoping it will come out then.  I sould know better than to have a mug of tea in the same room as my knitting and a toddler.  Such is life. 
Something else I've noticed from trying on the pieces - this might be my first sweater that actually fits me well! I am very excited to see the final result.

A cardigan for Arwen 2/3 complete

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Winter mitts

I've completed the matching mittens for the Húfa hat!
Knitting for small children gives me an enormous sense of accomplishment; I am actually finishing projects left and right.  A satisfying, but strange, feeling for a notorious process knitter such as myself.

Húfa mittens

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winter preparations

Finally, my 3 month-long extremely complicated zipper installation is over.  [Lappi didn't sit on my to-do pile for 2 months and 29 days]  I also made him a hat (the Húfa patt from Lopi 25) using  leftover yarn from Lappi.  I am making him mittens to match the hat; I'm using the Kríli patt from the same book as a guide.

Lappi jacket and Húfa hat

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