Progress!

Last time I posted I mentioned how I signed up for Homespun Podcast‘s shawl KAL for the month of January.

Well I am happy to say that I am making some progress on my Color Craving shawl, I have just finished knitting the first section, and later tonight I will be picking up the stitches in order to start the second part.

My Color Craving Shawl today after I finished the first section!

The first section has a hairpin turn in the middle that was difficult because I had to push all the stitches around the turn close to the end of my needles making them tighter then my usual tension. This made my hands and wrists sore and slowed me down. As the rows got longer the easier the turn was to make, but was still outside my comfort zone.

I am a little nervous about finishing it up before January 30 and wish that it didn’t require me to think so much. Not being able to knit on when the kids are up really limits the amount of time I can actually work on it. I am hoping that the second section requires a little less concentration. 😛

 

I am happy to say that I went out and bought a new charger to my real camera! However after taking a bunch of great pictures I sat down to upload them to the blog and I realized that I don;t have the USB cord to connect it!! Ugh!! 😦  So I am sorry I am still using iPhone pictures…maybe next week. sigh

Some Knitting and a lot of Waiting!

It seems like forever since my last post! The past week has been filled with some knitting and a lot of waiting!

First I’d like to talk about the Baby Sophisticate sweater I was knitting. This  is knit from top down, so that it is seamless. I think this is the first time I have ever knit a seamless sweater, and I have to say that I love it! It is amazing that when the knitting of the sweater is finished you actually have a sweater, not just pieces of a sweater!

The knitting part of the sweater is done!

I did make some adjustments to the pattern. I picked up 4 stitches in the armpit of each sleeve to avoid the hole the would need to be sewn (can you tell I hate seaming knitted items).  Then to avoid the wrist opening from being to large I decided I would decrease the 4 extra stitches out just before the cuff.

I have found the grosgrain ribbon that I am going to use on the button band, but the search for the perfect buttons is still on. :-\ While on a button hunt this weekend I thought I came across the perfect buttons, only to be disappointed to find out they only had 2 of the buttons in stock and I needed 4! Also I am planning on adding a sheep applique to the front of the sweater.

I had placed an order from Knit Picks and have been waiting for what seems like forever for it to arrive. Today after sending 2 people to the post office to check the mail it finally arrived!

My first yarn order from Knit Picks ever! 🙂

I am not sure if you can tell, but I am super excited! I have never ordered yarn from Knit Picks before and I can say that I have thoroughly enjoyed fondling all the yarn this evening! The colors are amazing and the textures are great! Definitely worth the wait. 😀