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I got an other repeat done on the Cable O's Vest. It's going to be a beautiful vest when done. Matt's really excited about it. I think the cotton will make for a very practical vest for him.
I decided the Cromarty is going to be a very s-l-o-w project for me. I can't memorize the cable patterns, so I'm constantly checking the charts, which really slows me down. So not even one repeat is done yet.
I did start the Cafe' Cardigan (btw: if you would like to sneak a peak at it, pop over to Kristen's site). I'm using a peach cotton/alpaca yarn from stash (Cascade's Key Largo: a really really soft yarn). I'm still on the bottom border for the back. I think I have a dress cut out that the peach is going to go with (it's a georgette fabric that's white with peach colored flowers). I wonder if it would still fit me? Or if I can find it (or anything in my sewing room for that matter?)
I'm also still playing Half Life 2. Can I just say that this game is better than Halo 2? Excellent!
So I'm really busy... so much to work on.... must get back to it all!
Body Hugger Raglan
Spring Forward Cardigan
Marilyn
Cropped Cardigan Reduex
Cross Over Top
Denim Socks
Crowing Ram
for the button.
Kristi
Jacq
Lauren
Nicole
Rosie
sUsAn
Kristen and I have decided the Cafe' Cardigan from the latest Cast On, is a must knit... I've already swatched (a lovely peach Key Largo from stash), just need to finish up a project so I have the empty needles.
Not much else to report: still playing Half Life 2 (it went from gleefully fun to creepy and scary.. in a good way). Since they'll be globs of day baseball games on this afternoon, I'll probably spend the afternoon knitting (the reason I was so productive over the weekend? I actually watch the NFL draft. Both days...)
Tune in tomorrow to see what Cindy's Short Attention Span Knitting brings you for a new? project????
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I also finished up one of my birthday socks (I didn't get a good picture of it, so I'll wait until I get the other one done). I'm still working on making the "perfect fit" sock. My feet are short and a standard pattern doesn't work, so I've got to tweak a bit to get a nice fit. It's now a major quest... I'm close, and the sock is very wearable (more so than bought socks), but I want "perfect" and that's going to take some trial and error.
I received the new issue of Cast On on Saturday. Wow, some really lovely things. A bunch of designs by Kathy Zimmerman and a little summer cardigan (by Ann E. Smith) that I'm definitely going to make. Just too many projects... especially since Matt is living in his Cables 101 Vest, I really need to get an other vest made for him (he's wearing it practically every other day...). I do have a cotton vest started for him (the Cable O's Vest from the spring issue of Twists & Turns... something he can wear this summer). Did I mention too many projects??????
Speaking of yarn. I bought some of the Knitpicks sportsweight cotton yarn to make a summer cardigan. The Orchid color is much pinker in person (I thought it was going to be a smidgeon more purply... not that I dislike the color I received, but it was slightly different). I told the yarn what it was going to be, but it didn't agree. All night I could hear it whine... "please swatch me for Cromarty*... I'm so beautiful with great stitch definition. I'm so soft that you can wear me next to the skin. Please just try me for Cromarty... you won't be sorry" All freaking night. So to shut it up, I swatched it.
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*Cromarty is an Alice Starmore design that can be found in The Celtic Collection. This book is no longer in print, but some places still have copies available (The Needle Arts Bookshop, for example). Remember that I do not copy patterns, so don't ask me to email or send you a copy of the pattern.