Valentine update
Well, first of all the knitting:
Not a lot got done on the stripey jumper yesterday, but the salmon (OK then, pink – so sue me) one is fairly flying off the needles:
(The colours are a bit dodgy, but when I used the flash the bobbles of the flower didn’t show up so well.)
And a massive THANK YOU to the lovely John for my Valentine’s Day present:
Yes, my very own mp3 player, and a Jamie Cullum CD. I’m pretty much blown away by this – I had absolutely no idea – and still have no idea what to get for him. Somehow I feel that simply making sure that the laundry is folded isn’t quite in the same league (and with both the munchkins at home today, and me feeling ill/trying to knit, I can’t even guarantee that… )
I’m beginning to think that perhaps I haven’t really set myself a challenge that fits the Olympic idea – there are some new things involved – I converted the stripey jumper to be knitted in the round – the first time I’ve done that. I made bobbles for the pink salmon one – again, a first time. And of course I’m not letting myself get sidetracked onto knitting other things – now that’s a big deal, but I can’t say that anything is really stretching me. So… when I finish these, what should I do with the rest of the time (and the way things are going, there will be more time). I’m thinking maybe entrelac. I’m not going to commit to finishing a project, just to mastering the technique. Or maybe I should have another go at cables… but I loathe and detest cables, and they could well kill my current passion for knitting… hmm – any thoughts?
two comments:
If you don’t like cables because of the cable needle, there are a couple of links in my sidebar to tutorials on how to do cables with using a cable needle under the heading “Resources”. Your Olympic Knitting jumpers are looking good. I particularly like the one with the textured flower!
Hazel () (link) - 14 February '06 - 18:35
Anne, your projects are looking great. I have a question: You are finding success with bobbles but loathe cables??? LOL, I love cableing, but loathe with a passion bobbles. Seriously tho, if you don’t enjoy cables, don’t go there. Nobody says you have to knit cables to be a successful knitter.if you decide to try entrelac use the directions for Lady Eleanor from scarf style as opposed to those found free on Knitty.com in the form of Danica. The Eleanor is written so much better. You can always make it as wide or narrow as you choose.
Marji () (link) - 15 February '06 - 15:31
