Who cares, on to the knitting.
I did a craft swap with a fellow anthropology major named Lanna. I knitted her this scarf:
Special thanks to Sylvia for her modeling skills.
And got, in return, awesome hand crafted earrings. Sorry there is no pic, but I will post some soon, I hope.
I think it was a good swap, because this scarf was so nice to knit that I enjoyed it more than any other scarf I have ever knit. And it took less than a week.
I really like this yarn, and was actually thinking about knitting in up into a "Moderne Log Cabin-esque" type blanket. It is super soft, and quick to knit up and nice. However, when I washed Lanna's scarf, I discovered that it is a bit linty. In a few more washings, I think it may start to get a bit "hazy". Oh well, it is still nice and soft, and she absolutely loves it. The pattern was taken from Eunny Jang's Spectrum Scarf, which I got as part of a free download from Knitting Daily. Super simple, and I loved it. This was one project that I knit on even as I walked from class to class on campus.
On to even more knitterly news, look what I got in the mail:
I cannot even begin to express the love I have for KnitPicks. I have cast on a sweater, a real sweater, at last. I received my package in the mail on Friday around 11:30 a.m. I had to be at work at 1 p.m., but by the time I left for work I had already wound up one ball of the wool and started a swatch. I finished the swatch later that night. I got PERFECT gauge, and even knit a swatch of the lace pattern for practice. Although I did not have the size 8 circulars I needed to cast on for this project, I cast on to some aluminum straights that night. The next day I bought some new circulars for the project and I am currently happily plugging away whenever I have a spare moment. This is what I have so far:
I wish I was further, but I have had difficulty finding time to knit these days. I worked all weekend, and will work 5 days this week (!!). I also have all manners of projects and other work for school, so I am probably lucky to be as far as I am on this thing.
The pattern I am using, as it is probably not terribly obvious at this point, is February Lady. I am using KnitPicks Wool of the Andes Worsted Weight in Claret Heather. I love knitting with it, and it is beautiful. I originally wanted Sapphire, but I wanted a very heathered look and the projects with Sapphire that I saw on Ravelry didn't look very heathered. Claret looks like a reddish brown, with true red (and a few black) strands every so often. Its beautiful and I love it.
Hopefully I will find enough time to work on the sweater, it makes me pretty happy. I am planning to update more regularly (I know I always say that) because I want to keep track of the knitting of this, my first sweater. I feel like a real knitter somehow! I can't wait to see how it turns out.
