Sweating the Sweater Details
You've been dying to know how my knitting's been going, right?
I actually got quite a lot done this weekend with Liz. For example, here are the front of my Celtic Icon. Yes, I know, it's almost impossible to see the cables, but you can see the size, huh? To know that I've been making progress?
I need to compare to the finished sweater back to make sure, but I THINK that I'm at the point where I can start shaping the armholes and all that fun stuff. So, yay, huh? Progress is good!
And then there's the Tatami. I finally have the back finished and have cast on for the sleeves, making the whole thing about twice as wide. Which means that the sleeves are going to take comparatively forever . . . (grin).
The sleeves gave me some trouble, though. I cast on the correct number of stitches, but . . . the stitch pattern didn't work out. I tried to figure out a way to fix it, but ultimately ended up tinking back across the cast on for one of the sleeves and laboriously counting out the pattern to make sure everything matched. It only took me an extra hour of thinking and an extra hour of thinking, plotting, counting . . . but now, we're on track. I've got about an inch of the sleeves done. So . . . again, Progress.
Oh, and my socks? The ones that are downstairs in my purse and I'm too tired to go photograph? I have about two inches left and they're done. I'll be switching over to ribbing any time now....
Now, according to the weather forecast, winter is due to finally, really, arrive tomorrow. We're supposed to get snow Tuesday night into Wednesday. Forecasts, of course, vary, but it's literally the first winter storm of the season . . . for us anyway! The bad part, though, is that this means it's going to be Valentine's Day . . . which matters to me only because that's my Mom's birthday. We had plans to go with my sister to see her new niece (daughter of my brother-in-law's brother and his wife--the baby I made sweaters for last Fall). But, with the weather on Wednesday? Yeah, well, that's just going to derail things. Mom's disappointed because she was looking forward to doing something fun with her birthday, and it certainly doesn't look likely now. Poor thing. I'm trying to think of something we can do if we get snowed in. I already have the day off from work, so my day is hers, either way.
Either way, at the moment, we're all pretty tired. Dad got home last night, after having played something like 7 rounds of golf in 4 days (including yesterday morning). Mom's tired because she not only went grocery shopping and got her pictures developed today, but she also did several hundred loads of laundry along with all her home-from-vacation chaos. So really, right now, I'm the only one in the house who's awake....
Hey, my neighbor Kim has started her own blog. We've never actually met, but we live about three miles apart from each other, so I'm thinking it's more or less inevitable. Actually, my favorite "small world" part? She knows Risa from the Modern Yarn S&B. She and I live so close to each other and don't know each other at all, but we both know Risa . . . funny, huh? In one of those coincidence kinds of ways?
Yeah, the weather thing sucks here too. It's going down to -20C here and then up to a whole -18C AND it's gonna snow. So much for the theory that it doesn't snow if it's really cold. Icky all around!
Posted by: Carol | February 12, 2007 at 11:13 PM
The sweaters are looking great! Looking forward to seeing those socks. Hope the weather cooperates for you on Wednesday. That was my dad's birthday, too. Would have been 75 this year. Give your mom a bone-squishing hug and happy birthday wishes from me, please. Hugs.
Posted by: Laura | February 12, 2007 at 11:54 PM
Looks like you've got a spammer here! Fun to have friends close by to knit with. A very Happy Birthday to your mom! I know you'll make a great day of it foe her!
Posted by: Carol | February 13, 2007 at 07:24 AM
Wow, I have never seen spam in person before. I love the colors you're using for Celtic Icon and Tatami. Very edible and yummy. Thanks so much for plugging my blog. You rock! One of these days, we'll actually meet in person, knit and have some tea (but not Russian Caravan!). Happy Birthday to your Mom!
Posted by: Kim | February 13, 2007 at 09:31 AM
See? Spam means you're getting bunches of hits and are very popular. I love the sweaters. I'm sorry about the weather and Mom's b'day, though. We're having snow here right now. A good wind out of the north. I hope it's not too bad when it comes your way. Whatever did you do to tucker out poor lil Chappy?
Posted by: CindyCindy | February 13, 2007 at 10:51 AM
Happy early birthday to your mom! Maybe you'll be making snow angels out in the yard with Chappy?? :)
Posted by: Chris | February 13, 2007 at 11:06 AM
The sweater is looking great so far! I'm sorry to hear about your Mom's birthday and the snow. I hear you're sending it up our way when you're finished with it. :) Good night for knitting and reading, at least! Hugs to Chappy from me please.
Posted by: Debby | February 13, 2007 at 12:26 PM
Love the sweaters!! The cables are going to be beautiful!!
Got to love comment spammers....
Posted by: Gracie | February 13, 2007 at 03:53 PM
Looks like Chappy is recovering from my visit! :)
The sweaters are looking wonderful. I'm glad you were able to get those sleeves sorted. It really didn't make sense!
Posted by: Lizzy B | February 14, 2007 at 10:55 AM