First things first. I have FOs to show off. The first has been a long time coming. In fact, it’s been over a year. It all started last Christmas when I decided that I should express my love and holiday good tidings for my husband by knitting him a complicated Aran sweater. Knowing that there was no way I’d be able to keep such a large project a secret, I decided to let him pick out his own pattern and yarn. After much cajoling, I took him down to my local yarn shop at the time and had him pick out a pattern and yarn. Unfortunately, this didn’t take place until December 18th and since I was in the middle of the Summer in Kansas Shawl, I decided that it wouldn’t be a Christmas present. But, Tyler was about to head out to sea for a deployment so I thought, surely I’ll have time to finish it by the time he gets back. Hmmm. Perhaps not. And then, well, it got hot and we were driving cross country, and…
Well, at least it’s done now.
Not quite in time for Christmas, but at least it is well in time for the sweater season this year. It is the Gilead Pullover with Shawl Collar from this Jamieson’s book. I used Tahki Donegal Tweed in navy blue. The cables in this pattern are quite simple, and it wound up being the knit, purl pattern that was rather fiddly. He loves it, and I’m quite pleased with the result.
One of the projects I was working on in the mean time, was a long vest for me. In fact, the yarn and pattern were a gift from my mom for St. Nicholas Day.
It’s sort of a goofy picture of me, but at least you can see the sweater. It’s the Wide Collared Vest from Jo Sharp Knit Issue 3 in Silkroad DK Tweed. The colorway is called asparagus, which sort of makes me giggle. It was a great, quick knit. The only part that took a while is the collar, which is truly quite wide and quite long.
So, there’s some proof that I really do knit, and even finish things occassionally. I have several really cool things in the works that I’ll tell you about soon. I did make it to the LYS in town. It is called Mocha’s Fiber Connection, and is a complete treasure trove of gorgeous local products. They also have spinning classes, so I’ll probably sign up for one of those since Tyler finally finished putting together the beautiful spinning wheel my mom got me for Christmas.
And, I even found a local knitting group, wahoo!
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February 10, 2008 at 7:02 am
Finally, Tyler gets his sweater! It looks great and I am sure worth the wait. And boy how St. Nick knows just the color to buy. Those elves at the Churchmouse are incredible. I still think we should plan a trip to Bainbridge Island, especially right after Christmas or in late July. I can just feel the excitement and taste the “downtowner” waiting for the shop to open. And how about some lunch at the Harbor Public House for that wonderful sandwich. When are we going? I want to make sure that my stash is low enough and I have a very large empty suitcase to carry all that yarn I will buy. I can dream can’t I? Seriously, Megan the sweaters look great. Can’t wait to see them in person. Keep knitting! I am proud of you.