New Stuff!
September 10th, 2004 at 3:23 pm (mosscable-sweater)
I’ve decided Katie is being neglected in the sweater department. I don’t want to start Bjerk for my mom until I’m done with Hardangervidda. It uses the same yarn and it’s the same basic type of sweater (fairisle, with LOTS of stockinette), and she lives in Arizona anyway so it doesn’t get cold until January. :)
I’m going to make Katie this sweater:
With this yarn, Handknit DK Cotton by Rowan. I think it’s the same color as shown in the picture, but the picture makes it look like a dark purple and it’s really a soft lilac color. I’ve had this yarn in my stash for quite a while - I bought it from a vendor on ebay specifically for this sweater. I figured I better make it before she outgrows the sizing. (Although given the sizing Debbie Bliss patterns use, she could probably still wear it when she’s 10). I have another set of this same kind of yarn in blue that I bought at the same time. You’d think I knew I was going to have a boy as my 2nd child.
But What about Alex?
I also took a trip to my LYS and picked up this gorgeous pile of yarn to make Alex a cow/pig sweater.
The Baby Ull feels so soft. I’m trying to not think about the fact that it’s fingering weight yarn. He has so many gorgeous sweaters from a baby shower my knitting friends gave me that he won’t need it until next year. I’ll make the 36 month size and hope he doesn’t outgrow it before then. (Alex officially weighs 17 lbs 4 oz as of Sept 7th, his 4 month-day)
Those of you who are paying attention can see the needles lurking in the corner of the above picture. I’m addicted to buying needles.
Really.
But I do use them.
Really!
New Knitty is out!
My favorite quote from this article:
“Quit spazzing, get some needles, and try it.”
