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January 31, 2008
Where did you go?
Good question. Seems I somehow got lost way back around early Dec. So, let’s play a little catch up shall we?
In the rush and bustle of Christmas and the new year, I managed to finally get the Linden sleeve debacle sorted out.
project: Linden
source: RYC Classic Alpaca
yarn: RYC Cashsoft dk - every last bit of 9 balls
color: mirage
needles: #3 & #6 circs &dpns
It actually wasn’t that the sleeves grew so much, but the whole sweater did. You can see that the shoulder seams stretched way wider, and that makes the sleeves droop. I re-knit them and shortened them just enough.
On top of all that trouble, I didn’t even get to mention last time, that before I even finished the sleeves, I RAN OUT OF YARN! I ended up ripping half of the bottom ribbing just to have enough yarn to complete it. In the end, the sweater is really nothing like the one in the pattern book. But I still love to wear it, roomy, comfy and super soft.
Right before the holidays amidst all this sleeve hoopla, I whipped up a little more Noro goodness to cheer myself up…
…well, they WERE for me, but all I had to say was they were a tad big, and some certain boyfriend snatched them right up. Guess I’ll be knitting up a new pair for myself.
But who could get angry when he springs these amazing presents on me for Christmas.
These are Ewe and Me figures from Toni Goffe . I had never heard of them before, but I have started a bit of a sheepy collection, and just look at that stitch definition!
Also, a shirt by my favorite person, on the best show ever.
And lastly, a present for myself, beacause I’m greedy like that.
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! I’ve got tons of blogs to catch up on, to find out what all of you have been up to. Now back to your usual Project Spectrum Eve programming.
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At 11:02 am on January 31, 2008, Allegra commented:
Welcome back! I too fell of the face of the earth and am scrambling to make a comeback. Love the t-shirt, I am bummed that Project Runway was a rerun last night. So who made the shirt? Nice prezzies! And nice Linden!
At 1:14 pm on January 31, 2008, Shannon commented:
GREAT sweater. Arent the little sheeps great? I’ve been collecting them for awhile now and I think their little faces are just adorable!
At 2:05 pm on January 31, 2008, Zonda commented:
Love the sweater! Cutest little sheeps!
At 4:01 pm on January 31, 2008, Heather commented:
Linden was worth the hassle, it looks fantastic! And those lil figurines are terribly cute…
At 4:03 pm on January 31, 2008, Annie commented:
I’m kind of a big deal….in my head! Best line ever. Great to see you and your yarn back in the blogosphere.
At 6:47 pm on January 31, 2008, Knittypants commented:
It’s nice to hear from you again. Linden looks super cozy, and pretty, too.
Love the sheep, what a great gift.
At 9:45 pm on January 31, 2008, tiennie commented:
Yay for a post! Great gifts, great knits, great post!
At 11:27 pm on January 31, 2008, Julia commented:
Hi…new reader of your blog here. :o) I love your cabled sweater! It’s so detailed. What colorway of Silk Garden is that? I’ve been looking for the perfect shade for a scarf and I love that one.
At 11:42 pm on January 31, 2008, Nubiancraftster commented:
wow such great presents. I love the sheep and the shirt.
At 9:02 am on February 1, 2008, Hege commented:
Beautiful sweater!
And those sheeps are adorble!!!
At 3:44 pm on February 1, 2008, Lolly commented:
Lovely to see you and all of your creations! Linden is on my list, so all of your notes will definitely come in handy. I really like the way yours turned out! it is so pretty with that cable/lace.
I hope you are well~
At 10:17 pm on February 1, 2008, KnitPastis commented:
Incredible sweater and love this color you knitted it in! I bet it’s comfortable.
You are going to have so much fun with your new iPod! Wonderful things you got here. Try not to stay away so long, ok:)
At 10:20 pm on February 1, 2008, cactusneedles commented:
Glad you’re back! I like your sheep collection.
At 11:03 am on February 2, 2008, schrodinger commented:
Welcome back! LOVE. THOSE. SHEEP.
At 9:19 pm on February 2, 2008, Jodi commented:
Oh, the Noro mitts are fabulous. They look softer and fluffier than most Noro — I’m think that’s neither Kureyon nor Silk Garden?
At 8:49 am on February 3, 2008, Jen Sirois commented:
Beautiful sweater! It must be wonderful to have it finished and off the needles after all that trouble. And the sheep are wonderful! I know exactly what I want for my birthday this year!! Thanks for having such a beautiful blog! I’ve been a lurker for about 6 months and I’ve decided to come out of the shadows and show some commenter love!
At 7:34 am on February 4, 2008, britt commented:
Great to hear from you again. I had a similar problem with a sweater recently. I was doing the Drops jacket and ran out of yarn with half of one sleeve to go. Ordered more. Wrong dye lot. Ripped Sleeve. Alternated to skeins. Sleeves to tight. Ripped both sleeves. Picked up stitches around armhole. Alternated skeins. Finally finish. Try on. WAY to tight through the chest. Couldn’t put buttons in at the top. So attached buttons to bottom. Cool sweater. Absolutel nothing like the original.