Christmas knitting is fast approaching. I have nearly finished one sweater “My Brother the Hero” aka “The Hero Pullover” by Ann Budd from the Fall 2007 Knitscene. It has taken me a while to knit, which is fine, I just wanted it done before October at which point, the Christmas Knitting commences officially. Revenons a nos moutons (returning to our flock) I blocked the sweater yesterday, and today it is lovely and flat. I didn’t stretch the life out of the ribbing, but I did make it so that it was all the right shape.
Today I will seam it and tomorrow I will buy the zipper and install it. Wahoo! done by October!
Also on the needles is Gail or Nightsongs (Ravlery link) by MaweLucky/Jane Araujo, on Ravelry for FREE! I haven’t progressed very far on it since we got back from Ontario, maybe one repeat? The sweater has been the focus.
Then there is the Milkweed (Ravelry link) Sigh… the poor thing has been sitting in my basket since before we left from Ontario. It will be a gift for someone special and will be done by christmas.
Finally, I got the yarn for Justin’s Legwarmers. Beautiful Malibrigo Sock Yarn - Camophlage (actually 851 Turner) I think I am going to do something fun celtic knots to keep things interesting.
There you have it folks, September’s projects! Stay tuned for Christmas Knitting!
Wow. Its been a crazy week. I can’t believe it is already Saturday, All Hallows Eve has passed, and November is here. What the heck have we been doing?
- We got back home from Linnaea Farm two days late (Monday) because the install of our veggie oil kit took a little longer than expected. Our poor veggie guy (Bjorn) fell of some scaffolding and seriously hurt his back. The silver lining in the clouds for us was an extra day at OUR Ecovillage and then just the right amount of time at Linnaea. (where we submitted our applications for the Ecological Farm Program! Weeee!!!)
- I didn’t get as much knitting done as I thought. Justin didn’t get as much homework done as he had hoped. I truly thought I would be done the socks, and maybe even more, but no, boarding the Quadra Island Ferry, they looked like this. You see, I had to rip them back, because I didnt’ put in the sole increases. For some reason, I don’t know why, I thought that the socks would stretch. No. They did not stretch. Rip back, put in increases. Even now, I’m not sure that I did enough.
- I finished the socks on the ferry, and then sewed the top when I went to dinner with Beth on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, Justin worked furiously on his case studies for school.Then I started the toe of the other side (A great way to prevent second sock phobia is to make them for someone else, then you will have to finish them). Here is the progress so far.
- After we got back, I spent some time doing actual work, and then Justin and I applied for Bullocks Homestead. That’s right, we have applied to two places. Bullocks was lucky, because I found the application online THE DAY BEFORE IT WAS DUE. Holy cow. Luck they didn’t need written references like Linnaea. The difference between the programs is that at Bullocks it is almost completely self directed. Either program will benefit us greatly, I can’t wait to know whether we have been accepted.
- Justin left for school the morning after the application scramble, and I finished the back of my brothers Retrofit Sweater. You remember I frogged it, well after much debate (because it is handspun and not entirely consistent) I have decided to knit the front and back, fit him with them and if it doesn’t fit, then add side pannels in ribbing. After that, I will gracefully knit up to the collar, make the sleeves to fit the boy and then WHAM, I will have a slightly customized Retrofit ready for christmas. I have drafted more fleece, which I will spin today.
- THEN, as if that is not enough to make my fingers numb, last night I started the ribbing on MY sweater, the Nubby Cardigan by Deborah Newton (Knitscene Fall 2008). The Small size length is 16″ from armpit to hem, and I plan to make it 2-3 inches longer. Therefore, I have increased the ribbing by 2 inches. I also plan to put cables in the sleeves… I think all women’s cable sweaters should have cables in the sleeves. Have you checked out Ravelry yet? Lots of great info and photos there.
