Something new and something not as new
April 13th, 2004 at 5:27 am (ingeborg)
I felt bad for just whining and complaining on Monday, so I thought I’d post some pictures today! I started color-swatching for Ingeborg today. I don’t have much done, but I’m not wowed by the first color combo I picked out:
Maybe as the pattern gets more defined, it will look more striking. I’m planning on trying a few different combos, so we’ll see as it grows. It kind of looks like a sock right now - since I’m doing the swatch in the round. I will probably do a practice steek to cut it apart and let it lay flat later. You can also see my magnetic board and part of the chart for this in the picture. I’m really really really glad I’m using the magnets on this one. The chart is pretty intricate (did I mention somewhere I’d be able to memorize it? Uh, yeah, right) so keeping my place marked is going to be essential. I only have this one metal board, I’ll have to see if they make them in smaller sizes to fit my knitting bag better.
My critter blanket is my current purse project, so I don’t work on it too often. Soon it’ll get too big to be shoved in there. I thought I’d share a picture of the blanket with an actual kitty:
This is our oldest Kitty - Thumper. I got him way back when I was in college. He’s got quite an attitude, but doesn’t usually mind sleeping under blankets or clean laundry. There are a few other people in my knitting group doing critter blankets. Judy has already managed to finish 2 of them! Hers are much smaller and more reasonable sized. I should have taken pictures of them on Saturday, but I spaced it!
