Cardigan Continues! And the Big Project.

So, it's been a while. Not a great while, but enough time. I've been working steadily on two projects - my Lana Grossa Mood Cardigan and the Memory Scarf. I'm really excited over the Cardigan in particular because I've never knitted a big project for myself before. And I'm even more excited about the final dyeing (whee!) but let's not get ahead of ourselves...

Today I finished one of the sleeves for the Cardigan, and there's a photo of it laid out with the rest of the completed pieces. I have one last sleeve to do (which I started today, as well) and the front bands to go before I get to sew everything together, adjust for shoulder/arm differences that arise (since Europeans are so much smaller than I am). Then it'll be time to think about dyeing in more detail!

The Cardigan so far.

My secondary project is a bigger scope one, that should take me a looooong time to complete. I have this bin with yarn in it (some yarn, at least) and a few pairs of completed socks. But the thing is, I want to fill this bin up completely with finished knitted projects for next year's College Craft Fair.

So far, the tally stands at... Two completed pairs of socks. That's all I have to offer, folks! Both made in Florida over training trip, so I've got some serious work to put in. I've considered putting the Memory Scarf into this, but I'm not sure that would work out with what I had planned. And the bikini top isn't exactly high enough quality to warrant going into The Bin.

But...here is The Bin.

The Bin.

Don't be fooled. It only looks not intimidating. It really is huge, and angry, and will eat your soul. So fear The Bin, and wish me luck in satiating its hunger!

Morgan Memory Scarf

So, a little less than a year back (last April, as a matter of fact), I had a falling out with a fellow knitter. Bunches of slipped stitches, uncrossed cables--whatever analogy you wanna use.

After last semester, though, (wherein I knitted a sweater with the idea that by the time I was done, I would get to see the recipient face-to-face) I decided to knit a scarf in lace (a medium I suck at, big time) in the hopes that by the time I finish it, I'll be on speaking terms with this girl again.

I guess it's sorta working already, because last week I went to a joint birthday party for a friend of mine and her boyfriend, and she ended up talking to me about the Mood Cardigan.

What I've got so far.

One close up.

Second close up.

I need to get better about incorporating details in a good, organized way. Okay...I'm doing this project on US 8 needles (the same ones I used for the Anna bikini top!) and using KnitPicks Shadow Lace yarn.

The pattern is available for free if you Google it. It's called "Fishtail Lace Scarf" and there's a bunch of PDF versions of the pattern with pictures of finished projects that look SO much nicer than mine. :)

Lana Grossa Mood Cardigan WIP

I've been working on and off on this piece since I started it in late January (and now it's early February! How time doth fly.) but I really got a chance the other day to sit down and really do some serious knitting, thanks to a huge burst of snow fall and slippery slide-y ice. With school out for the day, I had plenty of time to sit, relax and of course, knit.

So this pattern I decided I was going to do as my semester project suddenly took off. I'm really intrigued by the texturing pattern that is used to make the rib-ish look. It doesn't quite lay flat, but I don't think that will matter much once it's all pieced together. I'm intending to dye this a deep grey-to-purple, if I can get the logistics of that transition figured out. For now, though, it's just Bare.

Wool of the Andes Bare, that is! (I'm like a shameless plug for KnitPicks...)

I found this pattern, and really liked it:

My progress so far...



For those who are interested, I'm knitting this on size 9 US needles.

Also, the pattern can be found for free here: Lana Grossa Model of the Month 2007.