So guys remember this?
After several hours of knitting... it still looks like this. Why, you ask? Because I ripped it out after much knitterly denial. I cast on way too few for the neck line. I'm about at the same spot again... however... I think the neck may still be too small. x.x There goes about 8 hours of my life that I'll never get back... lol!
So in addition to uselessly knitting on my sweater I've been agonizing over what yarn I wanted to buy with my $50 yarn credit from Eat.Sleep.Knit. I knew that I wanted enough sock yarn to make the Honeybee Cardigan [Ravel it!]. I saw this in person at Rhinebeck, Jesh knit one of the samples and is featured in the pattern. I've had my eye on it for a while, but when Cosmicpluto put up that part of her pattern proceeds would go to Haiti I knew it was the right time to buy it.
I also knew 2 things about the yarn I wanted. Well, I really wanted STR Medium weight, but that's a little too expensive for a sweater in my size! Anyhow, I knew that I wanted a color that would show off the unique stitch pattern, and I wanted something that wasn't a color that I had a ton of already. After much deliberation (much... I made a spread sheet, people) I came to rest on Malabrigo Sock in Ravelry Red. What I really wanted was the Tiziano Red, but it wasn't in stock and I didn't want to wait for it.. hehe.
And, since they give free shipping if you spend $75 or more I of course had to get something else! That was only going to be another $20 or so! So I got some Lorna's Laces in Beverly.
Super exciting!
Happy Sunday everyone!
1 comment:
ooh that cardigan sounds like it'll be really pretty in rav red! can't wait to see it.
by the way, i'm probably only productive because i have too much time on my hands.
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