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March 13, 2006

Knitting Break

instead of going somewhere exotic where clothing isnt entirely necessary for spring break, i went home. and instead of staying out at the bar all night and drinking myself silly (which i must say is a good time), i stayed up all night, many nights and did what? oh yes. i knitted. sometimes i only slept for three hours because knitting was so incredibly imperative for my very existence. my first project was a dog sweater, pictured here sans a model, so i dont really know if it fits. i did that monday. i had a hard time taking a picture that shows the colors well, but whatever. for that, i mostly followed the pattern from stitch n' bitch nation, but i kept the entire thing on a round instead of opting to sew a seam up the middle.

then! after i finished the dog sweater and did some spring break shopping (yay) the yarn i was anxiously awaiting from knit picks came (3 skeins of cream palette), and i was off and running on the argyle vest! this post would really be interesting, but instead its not because i decided i didnt need to take any pictures of people or places over break, so i didnt bring my camera. bad move! but anyways, i really thoguht this would take all of 2 days to do. thats not true! for everyone following in eunny's footsteps, this takes a long time!!! i really thought i was done on friday, but the entire top was hugely large, so i redid the edge ribs, and blocked the top flat because those steeks sure make the entire thing quite thick, and now the top is just like kinda loose. so i think i will redo the arm hole ribs tighter because the arm holes are kind of gapingly large, and i think thats what screws up the fit. i'll post a pic of me in it once i feel like it fits evenly, cause now thats not the case. although it is pretty! also, i ran out of green yarn, so the arm ribs are short, so i think i will buy more yarn *and* make the rib tighter. my goodness. this is the never ending project. and i get so impatient to finish a project once i get started, which is why i knit through the night, and this time i am continually redoing things. posh.

Posted by SQ at March 13, 2006 03:04 PM