Almost there
Being that I had Friday and Saturday off (I was planning on going to Stitches in Santa Clara this weekend but couldn’t afford it, after all) and that it was -15 degrees farenheit on Friday, with the windchill factor, I pretty much finished Bay. The only thing left to do is knit the icord for the neck, and then block. I tried it on after I put it all together and, again, I was disappointed in the finished product, as I tend to be. Yeah, the horizontal stripes aren’t super flattering on me at the moment… Maybe blocking it will make me feel better about it. The sweater is nice, despite my current lack of self confidence. Fits really well and has a nice shape to it. It fits without feeling overly tight. I will post an official final shot after it’s blocked and the icord is finished.
I also managed to finish knitting the sides of Boo this weekend, as well. This knit is my offical sports-events knit. I knitted the first side while watching the Superbowl and the second side was knit while watching my niece’s basketball game on Saturday. I hope I didn’t embarrass her by knitting at her game, but, I tell you, knitting stockinette while watching sports is the way to go. The nervous energy produced while watching a game is perfect for knitting stockinette! Incidentally, she did really well! She’s a kick-ass basketball player. My big brother has brainwashed her from infancy to play basketball, fanatic that he is. And it has paid off.
So guess what all of this “almost done” stuff means? It means that I can start Butterfly soon! I may even cast on today! Yay! I have been dying to start this project since I bought the yarn. I can’t wait!
2 comments February 20th, 2006