I am going through a bit of a knitting slump. I want to knit but I don't want to knit. I finished up two sweaters last week and now I am kind of floundering as to what to work on. I want to work on my shawl, if not to just knock down some of those 40 hours I calculated out. :) But I don't have the concentration to work on it. And I found out that I don't have that concentration the hard way. I have been working slowly on the Michael Kors sweater. I was on row 12 (I know, only row 12 but let me tell you somethin': this is not an easy, quick knit!) and I thought I was working the bobble section in the center wrong. And it was really bothering me so I ripped out the 12 rows. Turns out? Yeah, I wasn't doing it wrong in the first place. Which is why you see very little knitting and a big pile of curly yarn in the picture. So, instead I am working a new Clapotis. I am not really thrilled about doing another Clapotis but I am really thrilled to be working this yarn. It's Lorna Laces Lion & Lamb (I don't know the colorway) from Summers. I am literally clapping my hands in happiness at this very moment (I can be such the dork sometimes). She opened up her stash to Chaun and I. I can't tell you how thrilled I was that she did this. I am paying her for the yarn, of course! I will tell you this, Chaun and I almost came to blows over some of this yarn (okay, not really but wouldn't that have been funny if we had!!) This pattern was originally made with this yarn. It is ... wonderful. It's so soft and silky (without smelling of silk), I just can't put it down. And that's basically it. Just some basic knitting. Following this are some pictures of what I knit over the weekend.
THE Clapotis :)) It's a happy Clapotis! Or I am just happy working with it... whatever.
The second sweater I finished over the weekend. Oh Fine!!! It's not finished. I still need to sew up the pits and one side seam. But it's cute just like this, dontcha think???
This is going to be the cutest pair of slippers Ever. Made of Noro Kureyon. They will be felted this weekend.
I completely forgot to talk about this. It's the beginning of a glovelette that I knit for Julie and Knit & Pearl. It's made from Cash Soft. Shoot, I think that's the yarn. It turned out to be a quick knit, I think maybe 3-4 hours total? You should go and check it out. It's on display in her store. :))
It's the Michael Kors I ripped out for no reason. Chaun made a brillant observation on this sweater. Why do the back in pattern? Just do it in stockinette and call it quits.
So there you go. That's just about everything I've been up to. :)
7 comments:
Holy crap, Batman! That's lots of updating, with pics for all! Love the crack yarn colours. (Nice stash, Summers!)
Thanks for the update. Nice to have pics to see of the stuff you've been talking about for the past week.
Beautiful sweater! Wow, you have been busy!
I know how you feel...I've been in a bit of a crocheting slump. I'm just trying to keep plugging away at the "never-ending" projects I've got going on.
But it sure looks like you've been busy for being in a slump!
You are so right we could have easily come to blows over the yarns. But you got some crack yarn & I didn't. I did not get one ball of merino. You took all the colors that had more than one ball. Therefore you are spoiled. ;o)
And don't talk to me about it, I am grumpy.
Wow. For someone in a knitting slump, you've been doing a lot of knitting --- and it's all beautiful.
This is for you :)
Thirteen ways of looking at Clapotis:
http://dogsstealyarn.com/archives/000291.html
Clapotis cravings:
http://www.gusset.net/kip/archives/000509.html
And finally, Team Clapotis:
http://teamclapotis.blogspot.com/
I so want to make one now...
Ripping out when you don't need to?
I have done that so many times it's sad. Generally at js!
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