Decided to do the bind off on the vest, for the 2nd time, today. The first time I bound off, seamed and knitted the left armhole rib. It was way to deep. So I had to frog back quite a way, besides taking out the shoulder seams and related burried ends. Now the bind offs are re-done and the shoulder seams re-done. Now I tried it on and it is perfect. I enlarged the neck opening, as Sharon wanted it a little larger. Now to rib the armholes and neck opening. Picking up the stitches is the only part that will take awhile. This vest is one I designed, using Sweater Wizard. I had already done 2 using this pattern but using a different lace design. The first 2 were identical, except for the color. One for me and one for Sharon in Idaho. She told m how elegant the vest would be, done in white! Meaning, make me a white one! This lace design stretches lengthwise more than the first one, that is why I had the sizing problem in the armhole area. The lace pattern, Harebell Lace, is from Barbara Walker's Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns. For the first 2 vests I used a lace pattern from that book also, but I tweeked it a bit. That is the beauty of having books with stitch patterns as you can always change the patterns a bit to suit your own need.
Did a few more rows on the orange/pink/rose varigated Plymouth yarn vest/shrug. Just enought to finish ball #1. It should take 7 balls, so I need to work on it a bit each day. Looks better without the eyelash yarn. It is on size 7 needles and they are a bit hard on my hands, that is why I'm not making fast progress on it.
My take-along project hasn't been getting any attention this last week. I am using Baby Star, 100% Merino Linea Baby, white with size 0 dp's. I haven't decided it this project will be socks, mittens or fingerless gloves, so I did a knitted cast on of 64 sts and am doing a k2, p2 rib for about 1 1/2" or 2". If I haven't decided what this project will be, by the time I get the 1st one to the rib length I want, I will just grab ball #2 and start on the 2nd one. I do have more than one set of size 0 dp's.
When Richard, my husband, was alive I would knit in the afternoons. Now I have become an evening knitter. Actually, the light reflecting on the screen would bother him when watching TV in the evenings, so I adjusted my knitting time to afternoons. Now I watch TV and knit but I have the TV set up so that the light doesn't glare on the screen. This only presents one problem, getting involved in a show! I find myself leaning forward, entirely focused on the show, with knitting on pause.
29* with a light wind, just after 10:00 p.m.. Saw a few snow flakes when filling the gas tank tonight. $48.97!! Ouch!
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