Funny, it doesn't remind me of Jamaica

This was a pretty fun knit. Size 10 needles and short rows made for some mindless knitting, which is what I needed. I really love the Cathay I used, it is nice and soft. I now have a single ball of red left, what to make? Hrm.

I am going to cast on for the Lemongrass Bolero tonight. I hope it is another nice knit. I'm into mindless knitting lately it seems. Or at least quick. Maybe I should just make an army of bulky scarves? I don't know. I do know I need to clean up my knitting area upstairs. It is getting to be a mess. And another bad thing is that my stash doesn't fit in my bins anymore. I gave up trying to get the lids to click. That is BAD. It isn't bad that I have a lot of yarn, but it means I'm just not knitting as quick as I used to.

I know. It isn't about speed. It is about having fun. But this means I really need to use up my stash a bit. I have an overflowing bin of COLORED yarn. Seriously. I understand the black bin overflowing, but seriously? Colored yarn. Too much. I need to make a ton of gifts!

Foliage

Too short! I got gauge for bulky, but should have added another repeat. Oh well, it only took 2 days. I do have way more than enough yarn to make another one or something else, so I'm not very worried.

Feb Lady Sweater

I really like the idea of this sweater, but I don't think I would use this elann cable cotton for it again. It just isn't super comfy. Then again, I haven't washed the heck out of it, so that could be it as well. It turned out nice, and I think it will look very cute over some summer dresses and it doesn't look too horrible with a long sleeved tee either.

I need a hat or something next. I'm glad I did this sweater, but it felt like a lot longer than 6 weeks to finish it believe it or not. I also have some scarves lined up as well. I guess the snow is getting to me!

2008 Finished Items

Here's a quicky on what I did in 2008!

January 2008

Jaywalker Scarf

3 Way Scarf

February 2008

Tree Jacket

Tudora

March 2008

Not Plaid Mittens

Best Blankie Sr.

May

Clapotis Part Deux

June

Goth Orangina

Mary Jane Pithy Hat

July

Liesl

Tardis

August

Juno Regina

September

Punk Rawk Baby Sweater

Vine

Batty Wristlets

November

Ribbed Baby Sweater

Preemie Hat

Purl Beret

December

Deep Breath

Robin's Dark Blue Hat

Oops

Oh hey! I didn't have to rip it out because as I was reading the instructions they are the same up until the point where I finished.

I read them as I was frogging, and now I don't know what row I was on.

Hahah. That totally blows.

Probably a bad time to be thinking about sizing.

So I'm knitting on the Feburary Lady Sweater. All of a sudden this morning in the car I think "hmm, I wonder if I'm knitting the right size?".

So I'm knitting the Small. The SMALL is a 41" bust. My chest (36") is smaller than the EXTRA SMALL size (37.5). Does this biotch need ease?

WHY am I not knitting the XS? Because for fucks sake people, I am NOT an XS. I KNOW I should have cast on by the measurements but that seems stupid.

Should I frog it?

Pros to being big:

1. It's cotton, I can put it in the washer and dryer and it will probably then fit. I think this was my original plan

2. I won't have weird gaping at the closure.

3. I won't have to rip it out. I'm over a ball into knitting it

Cons to being big:

1. It will fall off if it doesn't shrink in the wash

2. I will never wear it (but that is pretty likely anyway)

3. I'm gaining weight, so it would be depressing to have this be too small

I don't know. This cotton isn't a dream to work with. I'm thinking it might shrink up and wash really nice though. It is a top down, so technically I can edit or stop while it is fitting, just make sure I have the proper number for the lace.

What a pain in the ass pattern. Seriously people, I'm a 10-12, not an XS.

[edit] Why am I even contemplating this. I'll rip it out tonight *sigh* The XS is even "big". Jeeze.

Robin's Dark Blue Hat

I love this hat! Good thing I finished it on Sunday with a bunch of knitters since I was on a stockinette spree and read the directions wrong. Had to frog a few inches to make it normal size, but that's okay. I might have made it 5 inches instead of 5.5 but I really like it covering my ears currently with this horrible weather. This alpaca is so beautiful. I hate taking photos indoors since they always turn out fuzzy for me, but hey, I needed to show off my hat!

And then a pic with my husband, because he wanted to know what the hell I was doing in the bathroom ;)

Take a Deep Breath

Finally finished! This turned out fab. What a boring knit though. It has pretty cool construction where you knit the arms before the body, but it is all still top down and one piece. I used less than half of my cone, which means I have enough for the other sweater (Vintage Vest) that calls for this yarn. I didn't do any modifications which is weird. Maybe I would have made it an inch longer, but really, I'm pleased.

I can't believe it took me so long. Crazy.

I'm just sayin'

If a new Knitty is released, maybe it would be awesome to pre-populate Ravelry or something so at least a few people can see the damn photos that day.

In other news, I have been done with my sweater for days, I just need a photo. It was wet for one of those days and today I had to take pictures of my mini chocolate orange bundt cakes instead. The sacrifices I make in the morning are harsh.

So I'll probably have a pic up in a day or two ;)

No really, I'm still knitting the same sweater

I feel like such a bad blogger, but really nothing new is happening. However after just measuring it looks like I'm a few inches from finishing this damn sweater!

Good thing I swatched out my next 5 projects on Sunday!

Yep 5 (I think I have 8 that have the yarn pulled out of storage). I figured I might as well be organized so I can get ready for my trip. 2 international flights plus 5 hours on a train probably make for a bit of knitting time. And only one of them is a sweater, the others are all smaller projects. I'm pretty excited about smaller projects.

Not that I'm going to get to them all, but I was a boy scout when I was little. (No, really, I was a boy scout, I got badges and stuff, my mom was the leader, muahah!). Be prepared. What happens if I run out of things to knit? *gasp*. Okay, I could go shopping I guess, but that is the easy way out.