Hot, Hot, HOT! | home | Earth Girls are Eas—well you know
March 24, 2008
Whole Lotta Knitta
This is what happens when you don’t blog for a month.
I’m trying my best to get lots of long overdue projects finished already. Here’s what I’ve been able to keep my focus on.
project: DROPS Jacket (not) in Eskimo/Silke-Alpaca
source: free pattern
yarn: Cascade Eco Wool - 2 hanks
color: #8019 Antique
needles: #10.5 needles
I had a ton of gauge issues with this little number. The Eco wool I thought would work for the chunky version, really leaned more towards the Aran.
Being a child of ’70s, I was totally wary of the whole 3/4 sleeve thing at first (remember all those wide peasant sleeves? Ick.) But now, total modern love.
And from far back in my wip list, here is a completed Carpenter.
project: Carpenter by Kim Hargreaves
source: A Treasury of Rowan Knits
yarn: Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed - 8 hanks
color: Dove
needles: #8 & #7 needles
The delay was mostly due to turtleneck issues (I was getting an ultra wide neck, nothing like the book’s pic). I just didn’t feel like frogging and fixing, so it lounged—for 2 months. But after buckling down and reworking the decreases, I’m finally done, and after all, I really like this sweater for its super wear ability and simplicity.
Last but not least, the cabled mystery revealed! (Okay, a bit too much drama 
)
project: Gedifra Model 509
source: Gedifra Highlights 033 pattern book
yarn: RYC Cashsoft dk - 9 balls
color: Thunder
needles: #5 needles
I know another 3/4 sleeve. Well I followed the mods of this amazing knitter, but I did intend long sleeves, just totally ran out of yarn, of course.
It’s a little on the large side, my fault. But it’s warm and I’m content. Though I can totally see me redoing this as a more fitted longsleeve in like a cream, really get those cables to pop.
Whew! There are a couple more pics of most of the projects over on Rav. Oh yeah, and the Phildar sweater is going speedily too. Three cheers for chunkier yarn!! I’m on the sleeves, and I totally hope to finish it by the end of PS Fire (if all the end-weaving doesn’t kill me). And Twisted Tweed socks you say? Well, I do have 1 finished…you can’t have everything. 
35 comments
RSS feed for comments on this post.
At 8:09 am on March 24, 2008, missyecaj commented:
Look at you with three large FOs! I think my favorite is the Drops sweater, but they all look so cozy. Congrats!
At 8:16 am on March 24, 2008, Bertha commented:
Wow, what a great bunch of sweaters! I love all of them, but I think I like Carpenter best! That particular color of Silkroad Aran is so gorgeous!
At 9:56 am on March 24, 2008, Nubiancraftster commented:
Wow that WAS a whole lotta knitting!! I am really liking that Drops jacket….just in time for Spring and Summer of course :O) Will have to jump on that when the weather is going back to the cold side.
Those cables on the last sweater are great. Reminds me of the architecture of a Gothic cathedral. Lovely!
At 9:59 am on March 24, 2008, lisa commented:
OMG - that is alot that you finished in one month. You go girl!
They all look fantastic.
At 10:23 am on March 24, 2008, kim commented:
This post DELIVERS! I love each and every one of these sweaters, you did such a fantastic job! If I *had* to pick a favorite, that Carpenter sweater is to die for. Love it.
At 10:41 am on March 24, 2008, michelle commented:
Wow! Now I want to knit all 3 of those!
At 10:49 am on March 24, 2008, caitlyn commented:
Wow! Three finished sweaters in one post is amazing! They all look fabulous! My favorite is the Drops sweater.
At 11:52 am on March 24, 2008, Marnie commented:
everything is so beautiful!
At 12:15 pm on March 24, 2008, Octopus Knits commented:
They’re all beautiful! Great job : )
At 2:11 pm on March 24, 2008, lynette commented:
i’m so impressed. not one but 3 sweater FOs. they’re all fantastic.
At 2:24 pm on March 24, 2008, Punkin commented:
That is one of the prettiest Drops jackets I have seen. Nicely done.
At 3:01 pm on March 24, 2008, tiennie commented:
When you come back from an absence, you do it with style! Amazing and lovely sweaters! Really beautiful -each and every one.
At 4:01 pm on March 24, 2008, Zonda commented:
Just amazing sweaters!! Wow!
At 4:19 pm on March 24, 2008, Schrodinger commented:
WOW!! You have been very productive while not blogging. I love all your knits, but I have to say that the DROPS jacket is my favorite!
At 5:01 pm on March 24, 2008, Seanna Lea commented:
Wow! Those are some stunning sweaters. If I didn’t blog for a month I don’t think I’d have nearly as much booty to show for it.
I think I like Carpenter best, though it might just be that I love the color.
At 6:34 pm on March 24, 2008, sue commented:
They all look fantastic. I too need to knit that Drops sweater but need to finish a few items first. I looove that last sweater, cables are always great. I think it looks good with 3/4 sleeves too.
At 6:40 pm on March 24, 2008, Jeanne commented:
Wow - all of them are just gorgeous! I especially like the Drops sweater.
At 7:12 pm on March 24, 2008, Julia commented:
Your sweaters are great! The DROPS is my favorite, though i love the texture of the Carpenter and the style and cable of the last one. I really love cables and sweaters knit at a smaller gauge, they look so neat and professional. :o)
At 8:09 pm on March 24, 2008, whitney commented:
Wow, I love all three of them! Great work!
At 9:41 pm on March 24, 2008, sheepishone commented:
i am in love with the DROPS sweater. you did such an amazing job on all of these sweaters. such a great knitter you are, sam!!
At 3:37 pm on March 25, 2008, Vicki commented:
Wow, I’m totally impressed. Thanks to your inspiration I will most definitely pick up my UFO baby sweater this weekend. The seams may be a bit funky, and it may no longer fit the intended baby, but I can do it.
At 5:22 pm on March 25, 2008, Heather commented:
Good Lord, woman!! All are so lovely, I esp. love your Drops jacket, so impressive…
At 8:29 pm on March 25, 2008, lucy commented:
Unbelievable that you finished 3 gorgeous sweaters in a short time! Amazing! Indeed, being focussed is the key! Enjoy them all before the weather warms up!
At 10:31 pm on March 25, 2008, ali commented:
Wow! You totally rock at sweater completion!
Love the Carpenter, the simple wearability is the best!
Happy knitting-
ali
At 10:11 am on March 26, 2008, rockbridge commented:
holy cow - great job finishing 3 beautiful sweaters!! i am amazed by well they all turned out and how perfectly they fit - awesome work!!
At 5:36 pm on March 26, 2008, melissa commented:
those are all so beautiful! i love all those natural colors!
At 10:06 pm on March 26, 2008, femiknitter commented:
Wow, I’m totally impressed by your sweater knitting prowess! I really like your Carpenter sweater–it’s such a beautiful simple pattern.
At 3:24 pm on March 27, 2008, Knittypants commented:
Look at all these amazing sweaters!! I have to admit I’m a bit jealous
My knitting output this year has been rather sad. But I have the Drops Jacket on my needles now, and yours inspires me to get moving on it.
At 8:12 am on March 28, 2008, Lucette commented:
I am so inspired by your sweaters. Each one is striking and I especially like the Carpenter. What an elegant design.
At 7:27 pm on March 29, 2008, rachel commented:
such amazing work. simply inspiring.
At 12:56 am on March 31, 2008, Allegra commented:
as always, fab FOs. I especially love the jacket!
At 11:28 am on April 1, 2008, Michaela commented:
Holy canoli! That’s a lot of finished stuff. I love it all! Especially the Drops jacket.
At 5:24 am on April 5, 2008, Elinor commented:
I understand this completely. I always have a couple of projects going that all seem to finish at once. Your sweaters look wonderful! Very wearable too! I love how Silk Road knits up. I have a sweater’s worth of it in stash and I am saving it for THE perfect pattern/yarn match.
At 7:45 pm on May 12, 2008, mel commented:
How in the world did I miss all these? They’re all so different, and I love them all. That Carpenter looks great - I love the fit and the subtle waist shaping, so wearable. And that cable is awe inspiring - so awesome.
At 9:22 pm on July 8, 2008, 9crafty11 commented:
Love the drops cardigan..looks gorgeous! And the Carpenter looks pretty damn good too! So would you recommend the Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed for the Drops cardigan as I’m looking at doing this one myself? Thanks Julia