starskyless in seattle
so, starsky was begun and finished during my time on The Project. i refuse to wear it until i am living and working in dc again. i'm pretty happy with how it came out, though i wish the shawl collar was a bit bigger. i doubled the width recommended by the pattern, but i still think it's too small. i caught on a bit late to how the short rows were actually supposed to be done, too, so a peak underneath shows a bit of messiness. eh. pictures when i stop carrying my camera in my suitcase.
also, apparently i didn't have to go and buy those extra 2 skeins of yarn. it ended up using exactly as much as i had originally bought, plus about one yard of the new yarn for seaming. oh well.
next knits
hmmm. i have enough merino style in a pale grey for a long sleeve sweater. i originally intended to make it into a raglan, but now i realize that since i have no knitting circle in seattle, i will be bored out of my mind if i do that. so... i'm thinking a raglan with a panel (yeah, no original ideas left) à la the sleeves on this sweater. i would only do one vine. otherwise, a simple cardigan with seed stitch border, because i like seed stitch. i sort of think that sweaters with decorative panels will become my cartoon character repetitive wardrobe if i'm not careful, but at the same time, i think the color and texture of the yarn will look good. the cardigan is a viable option, but i'm nervous that something simple will be too boring in such a bland color. i had sort of hoped there would be more grey in the yarn, but no such luck. hmm.
oh. and i like neimann in the latest knitty. why, oh why, do people actually have to use nice yarns to make things? it is because the knitting overlords hate me and want to make me miserable, cold, and sweaterless. i'll have to look into cheap substitutions. somehow i just cannot justify spending upwards of $90 on yarn for a sweater that i am going to knit myself.
...on the other hand, this could be a chance to actually work on school searches, which i intended to start weeks ago. unfortunately, looking at patterns and pictures is so much more fun than being intimidated by program descriptions and current student CV's.
also, apparently i didn't have to go and buy those extra 2 skeins of yarn. it ended up using exactly as much as i had originally bought, plus about one yard of the new yarn for seaming. oh well.
next knits
hmmm. i have enough merino style in a pale grey for a long sleeve sweater. i originally intended to make it into a raglan, but now i realize that since i have no knitting circle in seattle, i will be bored out of my mind if i do that. so... i'm thinking a raglan with a panel (yeah, no original ideas left) à la the sleeves on this sweater. i would only do one vine. otherwise, a simple cardigan with seed stitch border, because i like seed stitch. i sort of think that sweaters with decorative panels will become my cartoon character repetitive wardrobe if i'm not careful, but at the same time, i think the color and texture of the yarn will look good. the cardigan is a viable option, but i'm nervous that something simple will be too boring in such a bland color. i had sort of hoped there would be more grey in the yarn, but no such luck. hmm.
oh. and i like neimann in the latest knitty. why, oh why, do people actually have to use nice yarns to make things? it is because the knitting overlords hate me and want to make me miserable, cold, and sweaterless. i'll have to look into cheap substitutions. somehow i just cannot justify spending upwards of $90 on yarn for a sweater that i am going to knit myself.
...on the other hand, this could be a chance to actually work on school searches, which i intended to start weeks ago. unfortunately, looking at patterns and pictures is so much more fun than being intimidated by program descriptions and current student CV's.