Starsky is DONE!!!

Can you tell I am excited, I love to finish projects and love it even more when they are wearable but I love this sweater, finished project and all. It was a fun knit and I sort of miss knitting it. Even more now that someone else just started it in a beautiful color, pictures please?

I do wish the collar was a bit longer and folded over easier, but some steam blocking helped out with that some. I even think the Malabrigio gets softer after you block it.

Details: Starsky from Knitty

Needles: Size 7 addi natura's (that are now orange), 5's for the ribbing.

Yarn: Malabrigio in Rhodesian (8 balls)

Start: October 2006, finish January 2007

I have moved, and mostly moved in even. I was pretty excited for this move for one particular reason, I was finally going to have my yarn out, be able to see how much I have, what I have and all that. Not have it in bins, and wonder what I have that would fit this or that pattern. I have to admit once it was all mostly out, I thought I had more, so that is good right? I can buy more yarn guilt free, then I found more yarn hiding. It isn't all out yet, but here is a sneak peak.

To my surprise there really was not much yarn that I had to think "oh yeah I have that" so this all tells me I am ready to buy more yarn. I have been on a lag since getting back from Rhinebeck, and soon may be the time. I do have plenty of projects I want to start now that Starsky is done. I need to pair it down and go.

Should I start:

1. Hour Glass, with Noro Iroha in a navy blue

2. Wicked, out of something I might have or might buy.

3. Sunrise Circle jacket, out of some Katmandu orange.

4. Another longer car coat type thing, with blue donagal tweed.

I just don't know. Some quality time in the yarn shop should hopefully help me decide.

This too will be filled with books and yarn hopefully soon!!!

es, I know this is not 2006 anymore but I had all intentions of posting this before. But sadly I only post when at work, I won't interrupt valuable knitting time while at home to do it. Not even with a new fancy laptop, not even when I am snowed if for what seems like ever. Just how it is. The thought is to just throw a bunch of pictures out there since I have been busy and keep the words to a minimum. Yep Clapotis, and not even a damn Clapotis like some of my other attempts.

Yarn: Lorna's Lace, Lion and Lamb, colorway Black Purl, 3 full skeins and smidge of skein 4.

Needles: Size 4, addi's turbos

Surprisingly fast knit, considering my other Clapotis blunders.

Spiral Rib Hat.

Yarn: From Rhinebeck, I need to check the label on this. Not quite 1 skien, what to do with the rest of it?

Size 6 addi's. Quick one day knit here!!

This is the big accomplishment of the Blizzard Season, or so I think. Not quite done but getting oh so close, and maybe why I am starting all these smallish projects, so I don't have do do the finishing. I personally think my finishing sucks, and hopefully by the time I get a little closer on this one it will improve. That and some of the directions have me a bit baffled, pick up and knit , do I pick up then, knit, as in pick up all the stitches to be picked up then knit them all? Or knit them as I pick them up which I have never done. Maybe I can wear it like this with only the shoulders seemed and the sleeves set in but not seemed. I actually think I am going to lay it out and block it before I do any more seeming. I am working on an endless belt for this thing now though. Then I can worry about picking up for the collar right? After I get some expert advice and all.

One last thing to show you.

Fetching revised. The exact pattern just cabled all the way up. I really like how they turned out, I only only wish they were a bit taller for the fingers, I even extended the pattern a bit there. I also promise to not wear them with the Clapotis.