Just a quick post today…. yesterday, I forgot to include a photo of my progress on the Breast Cancer Ribbin’ Scarf. As you can see, like many of the projects I vowed to finish by the end of “stitch or cut floss” March, I don’t have much left to do. All that needs to be done now is to Kitchener stitch the two halves together–a little trickier than regular Kitchener stitching (as if that weren’t tricky enough) because of the 2 X 2 ribbing–and to add the beaded edging. I’m sure that somewhere among my many knitting books and magazines, or somewhere on the internet, there’s someone who has already figured out how to do Kitchener stitch on ribbing. I just have to find this information. I love research (really).
This project is rather special to me since I lost my mother to breast cancer eleven years ago. I think about her every time I look at this scarf.
1. “Everything Bag” from Suss Cousins, Hollywood Knits Style (k)
2. “Breast Cancer Ribbin’ Scarf,” my design (k) 3. “Granny Square Scarf” by Suss Cousins, navy (k & c) 4. “Granny Square Scarf” by Suss Cousins, claret (k & c) 5. “Cardigan for Arwen” by Kate Gilbert in Interweave Knits, Winter 2006 (k) 6. Aran Sweater for SIL, from Ann Budd’s amazing Knitter’s Handy Book of Patterns (k)
7. “Ewe & Eye Needlecase” by Heart’s Content (xs) 8. “Corinthian Ribbed Blanket,” my “design” (a simple ribbed blanket) (k) 9. “Drizzle” by Anna Tillman for Rowan 38 (k)
10. “Ballerina Top” from Zoe Mellor, Adorable Knits for Tots (k) 11. “Aran Wrap,” my design (k)
12. “Felted Sashiko Chessboard Cover,” my design (k) 13. Jord (that’s the name of the yarn) handbag, my design (k) 14. Chair cushion cover, from Suss Home Knits (k)
15. Blue Basketweave scarf from Vogue Scarves book (k)
Only one finish this week, although I have made considerable progress on the Everything Bag (#1) and I anticipate finishing it by the end of the month. The Ewe and Eye Needlecase, as Anna of Stitch Bitch so wisely predicted, is more than a one-month project, even with the bit of a head-start I had going into the month.
But let’s concentrate on the small victory for now–here, making it’s professional debut, give a Lyf So Short welcome to the Jord handbag:
In terms of actually being able to cross things off my list, I haven’t made as much progress this week as last, although I have made significant progress on several projects and I’ve managed to finish the Drizzle Scarf at least (pictured to the right). Mmmmm… so soft and purple….
Because I like longer scarves than most designers seem to think appropriate, I doubled the called-for length of each of the light purple and beige stripes on the ends of the scarf and lengthened the solid purple middle section too. The fuzzy effect is created by mixing Rowan Yorkshire Tweed (sadly discontinued now) with one strand of Rowan Kidsilk Haze (fast becoming one of my favorite yarns) in the “dewberry” color. Here’s a detailed close-up of the striped section:
The pattern, in Rowan 38, calls for a bunch of shell buttons to be sewn on the ends of the scarf, but in the interest of getting all of this done for “stitch or cut floss” March, and, more importantly, because I really didn’t think they would add much, I decided not to go with the buttons. However, I do want to go on the record as saying that my administration has always had a firm pro-shell button agenda.
Here’s how I stand with the list so far:
1. “Everything Bag” from Suss Cousins, Hollywood Knits Style (k)
2. “Breast Cancer Ribbin’ Scarf,” my design (k) 3. “Granny Square Scarf” by Suss Cousins, navy (k & c) 4. “Granny Square Scarf” by Suss Cousins, claret (k & c) 5. “Cardigan for Arwen” by Kate Gilbert in Interweave Knits, Winter 2006 (k)
6. Aran Sweater for SIL, from Ann Budd’s amazing Knitter’s Handy Book of Patterns (k)
7. “Ewe & Eye Needlecase” by Heart’s Content (xs) 8. “Corinthian Ribbed Blanket,” my “design” (a simple ribbed blanket) (k) 9. “Drizzle” by Anna Tillman for Rowan 38 (k)
10. “Ballerina Top” from Zoe Mellor, Adorable Knits for Tots (k) 11. “Aran Wrap,” my design (k)
12. “Felted Sashiko Chessboard Cover,” my design (k)
13. Jord (that’s the name of the yarn) handbag, my design (k)
14. Chair cushion cover, from Suss Home Knits (k)
15. Blue Basketweave scarf from Vogue Scarves book (k)
As soon as my roommate’s midterms are over and she sets up the sewing machine for me, I should be able to finish nos. 1, 10, and 13. #1 needs a lining, #10 needs the pieces sewn together, and #13 needs both.
Here are some pictures of the current state of #6, Aran sweater for SIL (the book that the pattern is taken from, by the way, is the amazingly useful Knitter’s Handy Book of Sweater Patterns by Ann Budd, and the pattern is titled “Cable Panel Pullover”). The yarn here is also the late, lamented Rowan Yorkshire Tweed:
Pre-Assembly
And here’s a close-up of the sleeve opening and funnel neck (inside-out, of course):
Close-up with sleeves pinned, inside-out
And here’s a close-up of the sleeve seams (baskstitched):
Sweater Sleeve, seamed
And the wrist:
Sweater Sleeve, Close-up
I’m planning on finishing this up in the next couple days, so that should be one more in the “finished” column. Yay! Stay tuned. Same stitch time, same stitch channel.
Just a quick post today…. yesterday, I forgot to include a photo of my progress on the Breast Cancer Ribbin’ Scarf. As you can see, like many of the projects I vowed to finish by the end of “stitch or cut floss” March, I don’t have much left to do. All that needs to be done now is to Kitchener stitch the two halves together–a little trickier than regular Kitchener stitching (as if that weren’t tricky enough) because of the 2 X 2 ribbing–and to add the beaded edging. I’m sure that somewhere among my many knitting books and magazines, or somewhere on the internet, there’s someone who has already figured out how to do Kitchener stitch on ribbing. I just have to find this information. I love research (really).
The Lyf So Short 