Very very HAPPY!!!

Finally I cast-on my Mom's Christmas present on the 7th and have made significant progress towards its completion.

In less than a week I have 10 rows left on the body, and today I am just finishing the body. Why does that always happen? Once again I blame the sleeves!!!! :(

So after tonight I have two sleeves and a hood left to knit...no seaming...YAY!

I still have 2 pairs of Dashing, a pair of Fetching, and the Debbie Bliss seed stich baby shoes. I think I will be able to finish all this as long as I hammer down and get it off the needles.

Making progress...

So far this is what I have done on my ballet sweater
<---- The back to the sweater. This was the first section of the sweater that I knit. My gauge was off due to the fact that I have never worked with any yarn of this kind (the fluffy, fuzzy, tangly stuff). It is supposed to have that kind of airy, light feeling; hence the loose gauge.

Then I worked on the ties, 42 friggin' inches later I was done...well with the first one. :(

On to the boobie sections! The left and right front of the sweater, which as you can probably guess is more like a wrap than a sweater.

Now that doesn't look like much but that right there my friend is a sleeve. A beautiful sleeve, not mis-shaped or baggy like my other sweaters. If you have looked at my pictures on flickr you'll know that I am not the best person at making sleeves.

Yes, I can produce a sleeve. But it is never really what it should be or at least how I think a sleeve should look/fit.

I should be done with the actual knitting on this sweater by tomorrow then it is on to the fun part...blocking. And then the really fun part, sewing it all together (did you pick up the sarcasm?).

Sewing a garment together is something that I have never done. I have sewn stuff on a sewing machine, and a little quilting but is putting knitted pieces together the same? I worry the finishing of this sweater will make the entire thing look like cat yak. I'll try reading a little of a book I borrowed from the library written entirely on finishing techniques and how to make your knitting look professional.

Other than wrapping up the ballet sweater I've been working on cataloging my yarn stash to put up on Ravelry. That was quite a job! I quickly realized that I thought I had more than I actually do. :(

Hopefully the next time I come on here the ballet sweater will be finished and sewn together.

Until then,

Sara

Newbie to knit blogging

Hello all!

I have been a blogger for quite some time but now since I have a newfound love for knitting I decided to start a blog dedicated to my knitting progress, woes, joys, and uncommon love for Rowan yarn.


Right now I am in crunch time for my holiday knitting. I decided to avoid most all store bought items for gifts and instead make each of my loved ones something handmade by me with care.

I do not have a digital camera at the moment but am planning on buying one in the very near future to record my knitting and small stash.

Hopefully in the next few weeks I will be able to show everyone my finished garments and other cool stuff.

Wish me luck in the next weeks, I'll definitely need it!

- Sara