…the button thing. Sorry to keep you all in suspense.
I had decided in favor of the ceramic buttons, swirly side up. I finished the second button band, seamed the top of the hood, wove in all the ends, tried it on and…well…the damn thing screams out for toggles. It really, really, really wants toggles. So I’ve ordered some toggles from here, same place I got the buttons for my beloved Sunrise Circle Jacket. Pictures as soon as the toggles arrive and are sewn on. I promise.
I had every intention of starting a cowl next, and did cast on for Abby, but then I was trawling Ravelry the other night when I should have been sleeping (as one does) and fell hard for the Shalom cardigan. (Well, I fell hard for the shape and stitch pattern. I did not fall hard for the bulky weight gauge. I’ve reworked it for worsted weight. Yes, I want to own this sweater enough that I actually did math.) I pawed through the stash and decided I needed to make it RIGHT AWAY in some blue Patons that’s been sitting around for about four years. I’ve started it and I’m already in love and may well knit another in some dark gray MF 1824 wool from the stash. And then maybe ANOTHER in that oatmeal Rowan Cork that I collected at a yarn swap ages ago. I never want to knit a pattern twice. Either this cardigan has hit a special wardrobe button in my head or I need to get out more. Dunno.
There are a million and three things I want to knit right now. You should see my Ravelry queue. It’s a bit out of hand. I keep shuffling and reshuffling… I haven’t felt this way in about two years. Of course, if I don’t knit all these cardigans and cowls before the next book really gets rolling, they won’t get knit until that book is done. Meaning two or three years down the road. I’m in that fleeting between-novels window. Anyone want to place bets on how much of this planned knitting I’ll actually do before I get lost in book world again?
Shalom is a fun knit. I really enjoyed making mine. I was disappointed when the finished product wasn’t very flattering on me so it quickly became a gift. It looks far better on the recipient. Gift knits are good too I suppose.
Shalom is a fun knit. I really enjoyed making mine. I was disappointed when the finished product wasn’t very flattering on me so it quickly became a gift. It looks far better on the recipient. Gift knits are good too I suppose.
Okay, you’ve just infected me with sweater knitting lust.
You’re right, that pattern is gorgeous. And I’d forgotten all about the Sunrise Circle Jacket, which I’ve been meaning to knit for years.
Of course, it being my preholiday rush knitting season (especially since this year I have no money for non-knitted gifts, and I’m hoping to make most of them from stash), I probably won’t have time to knit for myself until April. Which should just about coincide with my annual spring wane of interest in any knitting.
Okay, you’ve just infected me with sweater knitting lust.
You’re right, that pattern is gorgeous. And I’d forgotten all about the Sunrise Circle Jacket, which I’ve been meaning to knit for years.
Of course, it being my preholiday rush knitting season (especially since this year I have no money for non-knitted gifts, and I’m hoping to make most of them from stash), I probably won’t have time to knit for myself until April. Which should just about coincide with my annual spring wane of interest in any knitting.
ah, i LOVE the shalom cardigan. i’ve had my eye on it for a while to stashbust some alpaca silk i’ve had for ages. can’t wait to see how yours is going.
ah, i LOVE the shalom cardigan. i’ve had my eye on it for a while to stashbust some alpaca silk i’ve had for ages. can’t wait to see how yours is going.
As the mother of a toddler, 90 percent of my knitting life is my knitting fantasy life. I figure the very best of the best will sooner or later rise to the top and become finished objects. In the mean time, my fantasy alter-ego gets to have a lot of beautiful clothes. It’s a nice break from wiping up sticky messes and picking up toys.
As the mother of a toddler, 90 percent of my knitting life is my knitting fantasy life. I figure the very best of the best will sooner or later rise to the top and become finished objects. In the mean time, my fantasy alter-ego gets to have a lot of beautiful clothes. It’s a nice break from wiping up sticky messes and picking up toys.
WOAH! Your Ravelry queue REALLY IS a bit out of hand. It’s fantastic!! Can I just queue your queue?!?!
WOAH! Your Ravelry queue REALLY IS a bit out of hand. It’s fantastic!! Can I just queue your queue?!?!