My little foray into Birch aside, I've been such a good knitter this week. Anyway, Birch was an existing project, so that's acceptable. No new projects started. No new yarn purchased. No sir-ee, I've been just knitting along in that mid-project zone. The place where you know the pattern, you know the yarn, you're not sick of it yet, but you've passed that first phase of young love and the end is not in sight. Still, I'm determined to stay the course and knit on to the finish.This is Clapotis beginning repeat 7/12 of the straight section.
This is now my public knitting project. Between the dropped rows, the gorgeous yarn and the stitch markers I always get some sort of comment. Met another fiber person at Emily's first dance class today when I pulled it out in the waiting area - she came across the room to see it.
Rogue is still lovely too, but I'm a little worried. I should know by now to knit the medium since I always seem to grow my gauge between swatching and knitting. Transferred half of it to another set of circs today to try and get an accurate measurement and my fears were legit - it's running more than 6" over. 54" instead of 48" is too big, even for me who likes em loose. Considering not widening back to the original CO width (it has hourglass shaping up to the armholes), but taking it down to the medium size stitch count, then shaping everything from that point up as a medium. Other thought is to knit the sleeves in the round then join at the armpit and convert it to a raglan from there. Haven't thought it through yet or done any math, but I must do something about this width or my shoulders will be swimming in it. Watch this space for tears and drama.
Nancy - sad news about Rogue. Don't put it in the stash closet! It is too pretty to be given up on. :) I like your idea about not widening - it will give it sort of a bell-shape, right? That would be original, pretty and you can call it your design element. Oh, and why oh why did you remind me of Birch? Mine's languishing in a basket high on a kitchen shelf...poor Birch.
Posted by: Jackie | January 22, 2005 at 04:48 AM
i cannot tell you how much i enjoyed dropping those stitches!
Posted by: amanda | January 22, 2005 at 02:34 PM
hey there. i'm sorry about rogue. it looks gorgeous, though. you're such a smart knitter, i know you'll come up with something to fix up the size issue. (me? i'd consider it an excuse to eat more :D ) hang in there - i'll cheerlead for ya! go n! go n!
clapotis looks lovely! that kinda rhymes :) no wonder people walk across the room to check it out!
Posted by: michelle | January 23, 2005 at 02:54 PM