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Hurrah!
This weekend I went home and found that Interweave Knits and Knitscene had been delivered to my parent's home by Angel Yarns.
I have decided on my next projects:
From Interweave Knits:
This is Bianca's Jacket from Interweave Knits. Not a top priority knit but I need more smartish cardigan-top things and
This is cute but I think I would have to make alterations. I'd make the body longer, for my comfort, and I'd leave out the pockets. Because they really look shite. Apart from that I think it would look really cute in a cotton-y yarn, Rowan's all seasons perhaps.
OK, so this I adore. I have to admit it has had to grow on me, but then most of the projects included here from Interweave have. I love the little patterns, the shape of the jumper, the colours.
This is a definate and one of the first things I will be making.
This is cute, and looks fun. I enjoy lace but don't do it nearly often enough. Again, I would make it longer in the body.
This is what I bought the magazine for, but there are a few factors that deter me from even buying the yarn for it. For starters, I would never wear it and I don't know anyone else who would either. Secondly, I think the lace might drive me bonkers. Thirdly, it looks far too small, but I'm sure this could be remedied.
This has totally grown on me. At first I thought it would be a fun to knit, but gay to wear think. Now I just don't care.
So loads there to keep me going huh?
On to Knitscene.
Yes, yes I know this looks utterly hideous now, but loose the bizare neck
line and it could be beautiful.
Two words: too cute.
Lose the flowers (seriously, wtf) and possibly change the colour, and you could have something delightful on your needles.
But seriously, what is up with those flowers?
Or the Baby Cashmere, even.
I'm making a bolero/shruggery type thing (like a shrubbery, but less offensive). I'm also, and this is the exciting part, making the design up. I think I've got it sorted.
As usual I have a vision in my head of me looking slender and gorgeous and the finished item fitting like a glove. I will probably be disappointed, but I'm still giving it a go. Woo!
I attempted to make an argyle head band but I don't think it's working. The headband is much too wide when you encompase enough argyle pattern to make it interesting.
I was thinking about making wrist warmers, but I'm not sure I can be bothered with colour-work in the round.
I think I long pixie type hat might be in order.
I had a bit of a yarn calamity last night. I had cast on half the stitches for Eunny's Deep V Argyle vest, when to my horror I realised that it wasn't enough to go round a quarter of me let alone a half. Now I know I've put on a bit of weight in recent months (why, yes, there is subtext there: I am now roughly the same size and weight as a baby elephant. I even have the trunk. No only kidding) but this is silly.
I guess baby cashmerino is not dk weight. Instead I am going to make a hat. In the same argyle pattern. I'm sure it's do able. And I do love hats.
I have some delightful yarn, haha, that may well be turned into the vest hiding in my stash. It's acrylic, and rather hideous shades of grey, and green.
I have done ZERO knitterly things this holiday. I didn't even take stuff home with me.
I have now got some needles to knit the Deep V Argyle Vest with though, which is exciting.
I really should get back on the old crafty horse, so here is a list of things I'd like to make.
The Deep V.
Sherwood (for an adult).
Serrano.
Some wrist warmers made from DB Maya to match my random hat.
A smart jacket. Preferably in an off white with thing egg-shell blue lines.
I've also planned to lose a couple of stone, because I have put on A Lot of weight recently.
I'm really fed up with my body shape. I'm just finishing up with the Fairly Easy Fair Isle cardigan from SnB Nation, and it feels awful on me. I just about fits around my boobs, but won't bit around my belly at all. Normally it's the other way round, which isn't so bad.
I'm the biggest I've ever been and it makes me miserable.
Despite my love for Vox (and knitting) I haven't update for a while. Soon I shall start unveiling all my lovely plans, but for now I have a job. The job is filing. Simple and dull, but it pays. I have an interview for a more involved post on Thursday, but I doubt I'll get it.
I haven't had time to do much knitting, I've ripped out the start of my shrug/shawl thing twice already. I'm contemplating starting the dragon gauntlets, I may or may not have mentioned earlier. It makes me sad that I have no time for knitting anymore, and I know that I will probably stop altogether if I carry on in office work.
Office work was never the plan, but it seems to have happened, now I need to chose money and stability, or career satisfaction. That's if I get accepted on to the costume diploma, which I won't :)
Or so the say. Another thing you don't have to be posh for is Posh Yarns.
I bought some delightful Cecilia in "Deep Water" that arrived on Saturday (The expected date of dispatch was not until Monday so it was a nice surprise).
Of course winding it up into a ball has been a never ending, not at all enjoyable experience.
I'm nearly at the end but it is all ridiculously entangled. *sigh*
I really want to make these armwarmer type things. They are quite cool and I have some black DK in my stash. Come to think of it I have silver and green too, which might work better.
I have nothing to show you, but I wanted to make a knitting related post and express my desire for these armwarmers (and my love for vox, it is great).
Wow. I am impressed. Vox is amazing. It's so easy to use after blogger. A couple of clicks and you have a CD in your side bar. Another couple and, wham, a book. With actual pictures.
It feels, so far, better than Livejournal.
It must have flaws, right? I'm sure I'll find them out in due course. Everything at the beginning of a relationship seems perfect.
I really must go to bed before the relationship analogy gets out of hand.
