Februrary FO's
Monday, February 25, 2008 Posted In Eskimo , Noro , scarf Edit This 0 Comments »Here is where I am on the Eskimo Sweater. I have it all sewn up, and was going to put buttons on, but I think it looks a little frumpy. Instead, I'm knitting a belt and turning it kind of into a kimono-style wrap. We'll see how it goes. I'm knitting the belt in a kind of i-cord way, to make it more sturdy and less stretchy. I've cast on 20 stitches, and will see how long it takes to finish it. I'm a little at the point with this sweater, though, where I just want to be done. So, here is the original way it was supposed to go. There should be buttons at the top of the sweater, and then it should hang loosely down at the waist.
However, I don't want to look like I'm wearing a box. So, here is how the wrap will go.
Here is my favorite pic of the progress of the sweater. Muggles tends to sit just anywhere where my knitting or crocheting is laying.
And, introducing....
the Noro scarf... it took me just about a year to finish! I started this scarf last year over my spring break. I used Noro's Kujako yarn. (4 skeins)
I started this scarf, and got through the 1st 2 skeins, and then I had to stop because I was out of yarn. This yarn, I bought a few years ago, and just loved the look of it, but didn't have a project for it. Then I found the pattern for the scarf, and had to do it. I think it was the perfect fit to highlight the variegated yarn. I'm really happy with it.
So, the reason for waiting a year to finish...I went back to the original yarn store, and they no longer sold the same yarn...bummer! I actually ended up findingthe exact same dye lot of yarn on the internet, and ordered a couple of skeins on ebay! YAY for EBAY! And, so I would't run out, I ordered 4 skeins, so, now have 2 skeins left...back to where I was. Maybe I'll go in and make a matching hat to the scarf somehow. We'll see.
When I finally picked up the scarf again, I think I had changed the tension in how I knit, because one end is a little wider than the other, but it's probably only noticable to me. I had to rip it out once, because I fought with the tension, but in the end, I decided, who cares, I'll fight it and then I ironed it, and it was fine. Ever have those wars? It's done! YAY!
