Saturday, April 01, 2006

sneezy me

i am having a case of the sneezes right now. i think it was from visiting a friend's house this morning who has a bunny. he's very cute and sweet but i am very allergic to him. and i said i would give you all a finished knit almost a week ago and i am just getting around to it. it's been a very long and busy week at work so pardon my tardy post.

jackfo

pattern: jack from rowan junior
size: made for 4-5 year old
yarn: 3 1/2 balls of plymouth encore worsted in 3335, a light lime green(more green than the picture shows)
needles: bryspun circs in 5US. i knit it flat but on circular needles because it was just easier that way.
gauge: can't remember but it was pretty much what the pattern called for
notes: i substituted a worsted weight acrylic/wool yarn in for the rowan handknit dk cotton. i wanted the recipient's parents to be able to wash it and i just think cotton can get heavy on a small child. the plymouth encore was pretty nice to work with, even with the high acrylic content, and i didn't really have any problems with it. i did the cables without a cable needle and that sped things up a bit. i had a problem with the arms at first because they were not the same length and both were too long. i think i was just measuring poorly, though. actually the ribbed cuff of one sleeve is about 2 rows shorter than the other (for some reason i thought the ribbing went on for 4 rows instead of 6) but i didn't want to do the whole sleeve over again, and i don't think anyone but me can tell. another mistake: i didn't read the sleeve directions properly and missed the part where you were supposed to mirror the cables on each sleeve so it would look cool when put together. instead my sleeve cables all twist the same way. again, i don't think anyone would really notice. i also did a lot of seaming on this one, and, while i can't say i love seaming now, i definitely think this project helped me get over some of my seaming apprehension. here are a few more shots for you to look at....

jackinsideout
oooh the same thing but inside out!

jackseams
close-up of my seaming job. it's ok.

it's already been sent home to my mom and given to the recipient. i've had this thing in my wip list for months now and it feels good to be done with it. to reward myself, i bought a new book by some awesome people today and ordered a bunch of phildar mags last night. and it's been kind of rainy and cold in la this past week so i've gotten a bit of reading and knitting done. i am working on the shawl collar part of the debbie bliss astrakhan sweater. the construction seems a bit odd to me and i am not sure how it's going to fit at the moment, but i am trusting in ms. bliss to get me through this. that's all for today. have a fun fun weekend!

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Saturday, April 01, 2006

sneezy me

i am having a case of the sneezes right now. i think it was from visiting a friend's house this morning who has a bunny. he's very cute and sweet but i am very allergic to him. and i said i would give you all a finished knit almost a week ago and i am just getting around to it. it's been a very long and busy week at work so pardon my tardy post.

jackfo

pattern: jack from rowan junior
size: made for 4-5 year old
yarn: 3 1/2 balls of plymouth encore worsted in 3335, a light lime green(more green than the picture shows)
needles: bryspun circs in 5US. i knit it flat but on circular needles because it was just easier that way.
gauge: can't remember but it was pretty much what the pattern called for
notes: i substituted a worsted weight acrylic/wool yarn in for the rowan handknit dk cotton. i wanted the recipient's parents to be able to wash it and i just think cotton can get heavy on a small child. the plymouth encore was pretty nice to work with, even with the high acrylic content, and i didn't really have any problems with it. i did the cables without a cable needle and that sped things up a bit. i had a problem with the arms at first because they were not the same length and both were too long. i think i was just measuring poorly, though. actually the ribbed cuff of one sleeve is about 2 rows shorter than the other (for some reason i thought the ribbing went on for 4 rows instead of 6) but i didn't want to do the whole sleeve over again, and i don't think anyone but me can tell. another mistake: i didn't read the sleeve directions properly and missed the part where you were supposed to mirror the cables on each sleeve so it would look cool when put together. instead my sleeve cables all twist the same way. again, i don't think anyone would really notice. i also did a lot of seaming on this one, and, while i can't say i love seaming now, i definitely think this project helped me get over some of my seaming apprehension. here are a few more shots for you to look at....

jackinsideout
oooh the same thing but inside out!

jackseams
close-up of my seaming job. it's ok.

it's already been sent home to my mom and given to the recipient. i've had this thing in my wip list for months now and it feels good to be done with it. to reward myself, i bought a new book by some awesome people today and ordered a bunch of phildar mags last night. and it's been kind of rainy and cold in la this past week so i've gotten a bit of reading and knitting done. i am working on the shawl collar part of the debbie bliss astrakhan sweater. the construction seems a bit odd to me and i am not sure how it's going to fit at the moment, but i am trusting in ms. bliss to get me through this. that's all for today. have a fun fun weekend!


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