peaches n creme no more?, project and itching updates
I just read a post on Mason-Dixon Knitting that said that the maker of Peaches n Creme is closing! So sad. I'm trying to resist the urge to go hoard that yarn, since I do love it. Resist the urge! (Okay, so I went back and read that article more closely. They are not closing completely, just their US plant. No need to panic or hoard yarn! Sorry about that.)
Instead of working on Aidez yesterday I started a Liesl.
I'm knitting it for a dear friend who is moving away. She has been asking me for years when I would knit her something and I kept thinking I should one of these days so now that she's going away, I'm doing it. I think it will go quickly because it's aran weight yarn on size 11 needles. I initially swatched on size 7s instead of 7mm needles and I couldn't figure out why my gauge was so off. Oops. If you look at the pattern pictures, I'm making one with a high neckline like the pink one but longer length and sleeves like the green one. That is my plan anyway, the sleeve length might be determined by the yarn. We'll see.
I wanted a picture of how Aidez is doing too. Both sleeves are done and the picture below shows about 8 inches knit of the body (all in one piece).
If I start working on it again, I think I could actually finish it by Stitches. I've pretty much decided that the yarn isn't causing my itching because I didn't touch that project yesterday and my itching got worse and spread to my arms. I think it's just that my skin is irritated and anything that touches it bothers me. My sweatshirt yesterday was driving me nuts and it's fleecey and soft on the inside. I have a theory about what it is so I'm eliminating that (a vitamin supplement that was recently added into my diet) and we'll see if the itching subsides. I feel like it's better today but that might be wishful thinking!
Instead of working on Aidez yesterday I started a Liesl.
I'm knitting it for a dear friend who is moving away. She has been asking me for years when I would knit her something and I kept thinking I should one of these days so now that she's going away, I'm doing it. I think it will go quickly because it's aran weight yarn on size 11 needles. I initially swatched on size 7s instead of 7mm needles and I couldn't figure out why my gauge was so off. Oops. If you look at the pattern pictures, I'm making one with a high neckline like the pink one but longer length and sleeves like the green one. That is my plan anyway, the sleeve length might be determined by the yarn. We'll see.
I wanted a picture of how Aidez is doing too. Both sleeves are done and the picture below shows about 8 inches knit of the body (all in one piece).
If I start working on it again, I think I could actually finish it by Stitches. I've pretty much decided that the yarn isn't causing my itching because I didn't touch that project yesterday and my itching got worse and spread to my arms. I think it's just that my skin is irritated and anything that touches it bothers me. My sweatshirt yesterday was driving me nuts and it's fleecey and soft on the inside. I have a theory about what it is so I'm eliminating that (a vitamin supplement that was recently added into my diet) and we'll see if the itching subsides. I feel like it's better today but that might be wishful thinking!