The Kochoran called
February 3rd, 2005
I couldn’t stand it anymore. I had that Noro Kochoran in my stash basket and every now and then I would take it out and fondle it. I decided that it needed to be knitted up. I was, originally, going to use it for Gesta from CTH II. But the more I thought about it I thought, “nah.” When have I ever worn a vest? Never! Why on earth would I use this wonderful yarn to knit something I would probably never ever wear? “so what are you going knit with that beautiful yarn, Monica?” I’m glad you asked…I’ve decided to knit Sundby from CTH I. I had to order two more skiens of Kochoran in order to have enough for this sweater. I feel kind of guilty and bad for doing it but what the hell. You only live once! And this yarn deserves to knitted up into something that can be worn against the skin. It is really soft. I love it. I’ve got to admit, knitting BBBB after knitting Sundby feels like, well, acrylic. I guess, deep down inside, I’m a yarn snob.
Here is my progress, so far, on my opera-length fingerless gloves. A fun project! I’m back to liking cables. We’re friends now. Perhaps Shedir was a little too much for a virgin cable knitter. This pattern is nice and low-key. Unfortunately, spring is upon the Bay Area (it’s been in the seventies..Wait a minute, did I just say “unfortunately”?!?) so I probably won’t wear these until next winter. Unless we get a freak winter storm, which could happen.
I’ve been working on my site the past few days and I’d like to draw your attention to my new and improved project gallery. I really like the way Theresa (from the Keyboard Biologist Knits) has gallerized (I like making up words) her projects, so I kind of did my gallery similarly. Now, mind you, my projects can’t even begin to compare with the ever-talented Theresa. Actually, if you want a good laugh go through and see some of the awful projects I did this past year. In fact, there are some that I chose to leave out because of thier sheer awfulness. I’ve had a good laugh putting the gallery together. I think my knitting ability has really grown in the last year since I started this blog. At leaast I hope so 
One more thing…I just discovered a Bay Area Knitblogs ring and decided to join it. I’ve been having fun surfing through the ring and seeing blogs from my fellow Bay Area peeps! So if you happen upon my site from the ring, Hello! welcome to Black Sheep!
Entry Filed under: Sundby, Opera length fingerless gloves
4 Comments
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Lauren | February 3rd, 2005 at 8:23 pm
I love the sweater you’re knitting. I just had to check for kochoran on ebay! I’ve felt it before and it is so soft. I don’t blame you for heading its call.
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Lolly | February 4th, 2005 at 11:08 am
Oh, that Sundby is just your style! I can picture you wearing it already
Your new gallery looks great. Good idea!
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Jenn | February 4th, 2005 at 3:55 pm
Hi and welcome to the Bay Area Ring! Great site and your project gallery came out well. I like how it’s so organized.
And thanks for the Noro post a few days ago. I didn’t know about that site - awesome pricing! 
Jenn
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Heather Van Wormer | February 27th, 2005 at 11:37 am
Hi.
I also have some Noro yarn, and was considering the Sundby pattern, but I couldn’t get the seeded rib stitch to work. The pattern in the book I bought would make row 1 have an odd number of stitches, while row 2 would need an even number of stitches (Row 1: k1 *k3, p1 repeat from *, end with k1; Row 2 k2, p1 *k3, p1 repeat from *, end with k1). Were you able to solve this problem somehow?
Thanks,
Heather