Ocean...
Today, this is my view:
Yes, that is snow (a little)
The Pomatomus sock enjoyed the trip too, making it officially my most well-traveled sock (San Diego to Tanzania is 10092 miles or 16242 km). It posed with all of the safari animals, and was missing wildlife, so it jumped at the chance for a photoshoot with some animals. Even if they completely ignored us.
Beach slugs. I mean, harbor seals
Actually, you can see the beach slugs in the first picture, too - all of those brown specks on the beach and rocks. And big news on the Pomatomus sock - it's done! OK, technically I need to graft the toe together, but the knitting is done. Now I just need to make the second one.
But now I'm back home in the snow and ice storm (yippee for early dismissal, though!). However, I've decided that that's OK, because now I can still justify knitting sweaters! Here's what's on the needles (great airplane knitting):
Loving it!
This is A Cardigan for Arwen from the winter 2006 Interweave Knits. I'm knitting it in Ming, a 50% wool 50% silk blend from Artfibers that I bought last summer in color 9 - a gorgeous blue-black that's perfect for Project Spectrum! I was so excited about this sweater (and yarn) that I actually swatched, washed the swatch, and blocked it! Good thing, too - it bloomed quite a bit and I went up a needle size from the pre-washed swatch. I think I'm going to modify it a bit - I am considering trying to knit it without a hood. I have some qualms wearing hooded cardigans to work on days that aren't "casual Friday" and I'd like to get more wear out of this sweater. I'm thinking about what I'm going to do at the neck, though. I could just end the cable and do a hem around the collar, similar to the bottom. I would really like to try something crazy, though, and figure out how to do a mitered corner in the cable pattern. Elsebeth Lavold teaches a 3-hour workshop on it, but I'm most likely not going to Sweden for it, so I think I'll just be figuring it out by myself. If anyone has any pointers, please let me know!!! Or impatience to have a finished sweater may just win out and I'll go with the hood. Time will tell.
Also cast on just today is a mindless knitting project.
Knitting in the round is good
This is going to grow up to be a vest loosely based on Gesta (Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton Book 2 - better known as the Klaralund book). In fact, it was going to be Gesta, but then I realized that the gauge was very different - about half in fact. So now I'm just going to wing it. OK, so maybe it's not that mindless, but I am excited about my ribbed scoop neck sweater vest. I'm making it out of Noro Big Bebe, which I got at Stitches East last fall. Gorgeous yarn, at a great discout (75% off), in a ridiculous put-up of 27.5 yards per skein. There's going to be a lot of ends to weave in on this baby!
There's other exciting craft news to share, but that can wait until my next post... for a preview you can check out my flickr account.
Posted by Sarah at February 13, 2007 08:26 PM | in: Works in Progress | PermalinkI love seals. I find it so amazing that we are in the same animal class as them, yet are so different. Evolution is crazy.
Ooh, looks like you got a special fiber treat for yourself...
Posted by: Jenna on February 13, 2007 11:46 PMEnjoy the snow & ice day - hope you don't have to go in to the office. Love the beginning of the Arwen sweater - I've been eyeballing that one as well. Wonderful beach slugs... uh, harbor seals... beautiful!
Posted by: natalie on February 14, 2007 07:27 AMOh, that cardigan is lovely, S! What a rich blue color! Yes, and perfect for PS :)
Love the well-traveled sock too - that Trekking colorway is a fave of mine.
Posted by: Lolly on February 14, 2007 09:40 AMMy wheel, my wheel. I get my wheel back!!
YYEEEAAAA!!!
Oh love the critters and the knitting!!
Love you too.
Mom
Well, when you are going to be gadding about the country (or even the world in your case) you might let the old parents know about it :-)
Nice to know you are home safe!
Albie can't figure out why we built him a white corral in the back yard. He has paths that just happen to be the same width as the snow shovel and in most places he can JUST barely see over the edge when he keeps all four feet on the ground.
Posted by: dad on February 14, 2007 12:17 PMI hope to knit the Arwen someday, so I'm really interested to see your progress on it! I love that blue color!
Posted by: Coleen on February 14, 2007 12:50 PMThanks for reminding me that I want to knit Gesta ~ and happy valentine's Day! I think that Arwen sweater is gonna be fab.
Posted by: maggi on February 14, 2007 01:01 PM