wet socks

wow, it's really raining hard right now. that's pretty unusual down here in southern california. it's so nice to snuggle up at home when it's pouring rain outside. it's supposed to continue for several days - yippee! since i was stuck inside tonight, i decided to buckle down and do a bit of seaming. over the weekend, i finished all of the parts of the rowan juniors sweater i am working on. i've never seamed a sweater so i was a bit apprehensive. i was able to join the shoulder seams using what i think was mattress stitch. then i picked up stitches for the collar. after picking up the stitches i realized that the pattern wanted me to just join one shoulder seam, pick up stitches and then knit the collar back and forth. since i had connected both shoulder seams, i would up picking up stitches in the round. it was a bit fiddly but i don't think there was a huge difference in the outcome.


my first shoulder seam. looks ok to me.


ooh a collar!

so tonight i decided to put at least one sleeve on. i lined it up with the armhole shaping and i was off! but then, something looked odd. after seaming one sleeve it looked like the arm was much longer than the body. i know kids are gangly, but this wasn't right. a look at the pattern tells me that the sleeve should measure 11 inches. how long was mine? how 'bout 15 inches? i thought about just leaving it and hoping the kid had long arms. but then i took the other sleeve out to measure only to find that this one was only 13 1/2 inches long. counting on the kid having long arms was one thing, but long AND uneven? so i ripped out all my pretty seaming and put the sleeves away to be ripped out and made shorter (and the same length). :(


something is fishy here...

and i was so excited to find out that michaels is starting to carry patons merino yarn. i scored two balls of "natural mix" this weekend and am not sure what i will do with it, but i do love me some real wool yarn at the craft store.



and i got the new rowan mag in and was pretty disappointed. i just didn't think there were very many cute knits in there. however, the new kim hargreaves collection is up and i think it's lovely. how i wish she were still at rowan. well i am off to knit and watch 24 now. happy mondays.