Catching up...
I done been doing some knitting. And some sewing up…
First of all – thank you for voting on the buttons. It’s funny – my first choice came out with the most votes, and John’s came out with the least… So I went with the majority:
Pattern: Kate Gilbert’s Peapod Baby Jacket
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cotton Cashmere
Needles: Denises
Modifications: I misread the pattern, but rather than frogging back simply carried on – so the buttons are not as offset as in the original. I think it looks OK though. Maybe as a result of that I did find that I needed to pick up a lot more stitches round the neck than the pattern called for.
Comments: I’m still not sure about knitting with Cotton Cashmere. I love the feel of the finished jacket, and I can live with the splittiness (yes, that is a word – you know perfectly well what it means), but I found it very difficult to get my tension even – there is some very obvious rowing out. Nona had something to say on that very topic.
That wasn’t even completed (well, I had to wait for the results of the voting didn’t I? – Although Baby S has now been born – it needs hastening on its way… ) when I started on this:
I’ve tried to get the colours right, but since they look very different depending on the light (much more colourful in natural light than artificial, when some of the purples become grey), this is the best I could do. It’s the Noro I picked up when I Skipped North in March. (And then I was coy about the price – now I’ll just say (cough) penny a gram (cough)!!!!!!! Bargain or what!!! I’m making Bettna, except that instead of making one wide panel across the back, I’ve opted for more seaming (!?) and made two narrower panels, so that the stripes are the same width as the front panels. It’s so lovely to knit that it’s almost knitting itself. Real instant gratification stuff!
And you’re not chasing me about that running are you?! Well I’ve had to stop for now. My last run was about 10 days ago – my shins were sore and hurty enough that I took them to my doctor. She wasn’t totally helpful – “Your circulation is fine. You’ve probably just done too much. Why don’t you go for a walk instead of running?” We..ell… I didn’t just barge straight into it, I had been following a fairly sensible plan and walking ain’t gonna get my BMI down like running does. (For the record my BMI is fine – 24.5, but it’s at the very top end of fine, and it was creeping up – I want to get it under control sooner rather than later. So I’ve cut out snacks, and reduced my portion size. It’s working.) So when a friend told me about a drop-in physio session that’s held every Wednesday early evening on the other side of town, I jumped on my bike and went. (Which gave me a grand cycling distance of 11 miles for that day – that’ll do!) The physio I saw was excellent – made me take my shoes and socks off and roll my trousers up while I walked backwards and forwards. She was somewhat bemused that my right leg is more painful as my left foot looks more problematic. But basically I have flat feet and need to rest for 3 weeks, then get new running shoes with proper orthotic support. Oh, and she gave me some better stretching exercises. So we’ll see – I have the nasty feeling that in 3 weeks time I’ll be totally out of the habit…
six comments:
The baby jacket is adorable!! Arch support makes ALL the difference.Chris () (link) - 10 September '07 - 17:27
Peapod looks adorable! Some of us are still green with envy over that Noro purchase…Glad to hear that portion control, etc, are helping (diets don’t work for me, I nearly got my money back from a certain diet club after one month, except that on the last week I saw red, scoffed pizza, chips and other naughty things and finally lost an entire ounce). Don’t give up the running!
rosie () (link) - 10 September '07 - 19:45
Jacket is so lovely! You are clever. I never diet, but I do do portion control. I’ve just lost half a stone doing the very same (I_will_get into those black trousers by the end of the month!)and I’m sure you’ll go back to the running. You might even find it easier when you’re carrying one or two less pounds. That’s my master plan, but I’m not convinced…Louise () (link) - 10 September '07 - 20:21
The jacket is so cute!Can you walk during the 3 weeks? Just to keep the time occupied by exercise?
Carrie K () (link) - 11 September '07 - 23:27
Penny an ounce!? Is your house now full of that stuff? Holy moley!Mary deB () (link) - 12 September '07 - 14:22
what a beautiful jacket…... with your permission i might make it in larger size for myself!roba () - 21 September '07 - 12:51
