Traveling Bandit

Since I got confirmation that the recipient got her gift in the mail, I can now share it on here.


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Traveling Bandit
Pattern: Springtime Bandit by Kate Gagnon Osborn
Needle: US 8 / 5.0 mm
Yarn: Berroco Ultra Alpaca / 1.75 skeins = 376.3 yards (344.0m)

I knit this shawl for a friend who is leaving on a world expedition at the end of this week. Since I can't "hug her goodbye" because she's 10 states away, I had to knit her a hug instead.


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This yarn, which is a FABULOUS match for the pattern, was purchased a couple years ago with this same friend in mind. Something about the color and warmth of it reminded me of her. I'm glad I was able to find the perfect thing to make out of it.

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All my attention is now turned to Terracota Ruffles:



I'm on the ruffle part with 550 stitches on the needle(s). Every stitch is the same regardless of the row, so why is it bugging me that each round takes so long to finish?!?

Finally, do you know how hard it is to photograph a dog that is in constant motion?



Hi Mommy!

8.7.09

When I headed to the coast this weekend, I took three projects with me: Traveling Bandit, Elemental Boatneck, and the mini-KAL socks.


My 7-year-old cousin was really proud of this 'sculpture' he came up with using my size 2 dpns and the ShiBui sock yarn

I woke up on August 1 and cast on the socks. I knit along happily outside watching the water.



I was obviously distracted by the water because 1) I knit the entire cuff in K1, P1 rib (should have been K1, P2 rib), and 2) I didn't notice the evil POOLING that was going on.

So I ripped it out, and after redoing the cuff I realized what Lisa had already figured out - we would not be happy with the pooling on these. Le sigh. So now this has been earmarked as "the Non-Pooling Sock Project". Upon Lisa's return from Sock Summit we are going to decide on something else (stranded or Mosaic?) that will eliminate that problem.

So I worked on the Elemental Boatneck most of the weekend instead.





Despite the fact that it's slow-going, I really like Linen Stitch. I'm about 50% finished - through 1/2 the body and 1 sleeve. I am concerned that this is going to be too short and that I am not going to have enough yarn - oh well. That means I'll have to buy more, and if I have to buy it at Webs, I'll have to buy enough to get the 25% discount, right?

Speaking of buying more yarn - I made it 10 weeks without purchasing more but I broke down because I needed another skein of Ultra Alpaca for Traveling Bandit (not posting photos here because I think the recipient may read this - see Ravelry), so I ended up getting:


Wisdom Yarns Poem Sock, for some knee-highs (I also really like the Ombre look) and...


Berroco Lustra in Rodin Bronze, and the Lustra Pattern Book. I am deciding between Lexical and Loope (going to eventually do both). Thoughts?

On to another cool, lovely, lazy vacation day. The difference today is that I slept until 915, so my morning productivity is out the door. Cest la vie!