Well it was quite a busy weekend, the Mr and I did a bit of gardening on Saturday, cleaning out the flower beds of weeds & waging war on a GIANT Bird Of Paradise in the front yard. Mowing & watering was also done. It was a lot of work for such a small patch but the result is like night & day. I think that every time I looked up from tilling the garden I saw a new neighbor standing in their yard/driveway watching us. To say that nothing has been done to this house in 10 years would be an understatement. It was a little embarrassing to live in the ugliest house on the block. Thankfully the front yard was subject to the community guidelines and wasn’t as bad as the back yard is. The back yard will probably take us 2 months worth of weekends just to clear out. But it will all be worth it in the end when we can oh, I don’t know, actually USE it!
This weekend I must have had a bug up my butt or something because I have three FO’s to show you. I thought about spacing them out, but decided not to. First up the oldest.
Pattern: Lace Ribbon Scarf
Yarn: Henry’s Attic Prime Alpaca
Needles: US 3 circs
Verdict: LOVE. It took me forever to finish this and forever again to finally just block it! But I know that this will be a favorite as soon as fall comes around, the yarn is deliciously soft and perfectly fuzzy & worth every last penny. I still have roughly 200 yards left which might become a cowl later on.
Someone please tell me a better way to show off a scarf. I wouldn’t wear it this way but was having problems showing off the lace the way I would wear it.
NEXT!
Yarn: Zitron Trekking (XXL)
Needles: US 1 DPN’s
Pattern: Gentleman’s Sock in Railway Stitch by Nancy Bush from Vintage Socks
Verdict. Love the bursts of orange on the grey blue background. These were not very interesting to knit, but they are very functional. For some reason they languished for a month because I didn’t think I had enough yarn to finish the 2 rows of the second toe. This weekend I realized that 2 yards was more than enough to finish it up & I did.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST!
Pattern: CPH
Yarn: Lambs Pride Worsted in Kiwi 6.25 skeins
Needles: US 8 & 7.
Mods: I had quite a few actually. I made the body 17 inches from the arm holes to the hem. I mean to do 16 inches but obviously I can’t count. And honestly, the length is perfect for a nice California style coat. I knit the arm holes longer for the 52″ bust not the 48 inch which the rest of the sweater was knit at, and I CO the arms for the 48″ bust but increased them to the amount of stitches for the 52″ bust so they would fit. Honestly, this was the BEST mod I made. I have big guns and always forget that the arms for my size never fit me the way I like. These fit me perfectly. Not snug, but not baggy either. I also added about 2 inches onto the sleeve length. As this is a huge requirement for me. I don’t have long arms but I like my cuff to come down to my knuckles with out being stretched. This really helps with keeping my hands warm when I’m out shooting at the beach. A lot of what I wear revolves around if it’s camera friendly. Also as you can see, I opted for no hood. I wouldn’t wear it and I like the crew collar better.
From the back. God I need a hair cut! I still need to put on buttons but we are good to go & I’m wearing it at work right now as it was chilly in Ventura this morning. This is definitely going to be a favorite sweater. I may have to do another!
In other knitting news I am making good progress on my February Lady Sweater. I’m past the arm holes and am working on the lace of the body. I noticed that a lot of other people have choosen a less rustic yarn for their sweaters. I’m a little worried that the Beaverslide won’t show off the lace pattern very well, but I couldn’t resist the garter stitch with the beaverslide. It won’t be delicate in any way shape or form. Which I guess works well for me, as I’m the least delicate woman you could probably find.
