Progress?
Aren’t pictures of black yarn in st st exciting?! Here’s what’s consuming my knitting time at the moment:
The big black blob is my brother’s sweater body. All stockinette with a rolled hem. My fingers are craving something more interesting, but that’s the sweater he wants so I just have to keep chugging along. At inch 13 I can start the gray band, so that’s something to look forward to, I suppose.
The smaller black blob is my mom’s sweater body. Seed stitch hem and then stockinette. I need to figure out how to do a scoop neckline in the round, but I still have eight or so more inches before I have to worry about that. If you have any hints, please do share.
After these two sweaters, there’s that toddler sweater to finish. (If you don’t remember the fiasco that followed picking up neckline stitches and then ripping out when I didn’t need to rip out, perhaps it’s for the best. You can read all about it in the archives if you want to relive the horror, though.) Then another baby sweater and then…
…I will actually knit for myself! It’s been quite a while since I worked on something just for me. I don’t know what I want to do first. The corset pullover? The monster sweater? The Season kit? That fabulous Falkenberg kit I got for my birthday? Or maybe just finally start those Koigu socks? Ah…decisions.
Oh–and the house is now in contract. I still don’t have a buyer for the co-op, and don’t want to jinx things by talking too much about what isn’t yet mine, but here’s one picture of the house we’re buying. Just a tease. When we have a contract for the co-op I’ll show more.
Can’t you just see me knitting in front of that fireplace, dogs sleeping peacefully at my feet? Anyone who has met my dogs is now laughing at me. Go ahead. I don’t mind.
No, we won’t jinx it, but that fireplace IS gorgeous…. lucky girl! Perfect for knitting in the winter months…..
Posted by: Rachael
Zowie-I completely understand why you don’t want to jinx it. It’s almost enough for me to think about moving!
Posted by: Jennifer
Wow. Covet.
Posted by: Em
Wow. Awesome fireplace. It’s stuff like that that reminds me why I decided to slog it out in Taipei for an extra year: the thought of buying a house with a fireplace. Heck, the thought of needing a fireplace! Good luck.
Posted by: alison
Hi Cari! Happy Belated B-Day. 30….a good age, I remember it fondly!
Posted by: claudia
Way cool fireplace for the pups! We’ve got our fingers crossed here on the coming co-op deal…
Posted by: Lisa with Dachshunds
No, we won’t jinx it, but that fireplace IS gorgeous…. lucky girl! Perfect for knitting in the winter months…..
Posted by: Rachael
Zowie-I completely understand why you don’t want to jinx it. It’s almost enough for me to think about moving!
Posted by: Jennifer
Wow. Covet.
Posted by: Em
Wow. Awesome fireplace. It’s stuff like that that reminds me why I decided to slog it out in Taipei for an extra year: the thought of buying a house with a fireplace. Heck, the thought of needing a fireplace! Good luck.
Posted by: alison
Hi Cari! Happy Belated B-Day. 30….a good age, I remember it fondly!
Posted by: claudia
Way cool fireplace for the pups! We’ve got our fingers crossed here on the coming co-op deal…
Posted by: Lisa with Dachshunds