Rambling Shadows
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I'm just about done with the body of the Rambling Shadows Jacket. The last square might be a bit of a mish mash of leftovers. It's taking 5 skeins of the Caron Simply Shadows, and as I said, I didn't try to do any color repeat match ups. Just didn't have enough yarn. The colors in the above photo aren't that accurate. This one is better:
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That's a close up with the solid Autumn Red that I'll use for the sleeves and the button band. Not an exact match, which is a wee bit disappointing, but I think the overall effect will be fine. Again, this project isn't for "public" wearing. I want this for around the house to cook, clean and do laundry in. So that if I splatter food or get something on it, I can just toss it in the laundry.
All in all, it's going to take me about a week of knitting to do this project start to finish. With other stuff mixed in. Fits the bill for what I wanted. Quick, cheap and comfy. (I'm guessing I'll spend more on buttons for it than I did on the yarn).
To balance the quick and mindless knitting of the Rambling Rows pattern, Darlene at Olde Peddler Wools and I have been exchanging emails about upcoming classes. The fall schedule is set (and her website will be updated soon), but we're already discussing the winter classes. Looks like we're going to be doing the Vest of Many Stitches from the Best of Knitters: Arans & Celtics. I've started this project (back when the book came out) and due to it's "high concentration" factor, tossed it aside to work on something else. Now I've got a reason to finish it! I'm about 80 rows into the back:
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That's on top of the other projects I want/need to finish up...
1 Comments:
Hey, I'm in a band called Rambling Shadows! Funny coincidence. I like to think of it as sort of a mental condition ("he had a bad case of rambling shadows").
I like the jacket.
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