Wedge 10 is finished and 11 half done, and when the blanket is folded flat, it seems I will end up with a do-decagon (a 12 sided
polygon) after all. Wedge 11 and then some to be finished today, 12 and the
grafted seam for tomorrow.
Immediately after-- blanket
2.. A basket weave it is. Garter borders and giant squares of seed
stitch and stocking knit. It might end up being a rectangle rather
than a square... and blanket 3 will be a triangle.
Not to get ahead of myself, but when I have finished the blankets, I then
have 2 commissioned pieces. DD as for so little, it's a pleasure to
do what ever she asks.
First she'd like a matching sweater to
this one—knit by her grandmother for one of her cousins... I bought
the yarn yesterday, and we decided on the slightly darker oatmeal
color—since the cream didn't match perfectly. I looked for buttons too--but didn't find any I liked--and certainly nothing that match.
The original is wool, (and slightly
fulled from years of use)--and I will read the knitting like a chart
to make a duplicate--since I have no idea where the original pattern is. I might change it a bit, and knit it in one
piece to the underarms (and eliminate the side seams)--I started a
swatch last night (which is why wedge 11 is only half done)--I will
swatch the cable—and make sure my gauge is close enough. I might
make it a bit bigger.. (and allow for a bit of fulling) –besides,
twins (especially non identical ones) don't always grow at the same
rate.
The second request from DD was for a
set of boob hats for the babies.. I love the boob hat—and I am
happy to add this to queue. Even if I also still plan to knit
Valentine's day heart hats and St. Patrick shamrock hats!
I was at
Joanne's with DD yesterday and we decided on the colors.. the
selection was limited. We chose the wrong day to go. The aisles of
the yarn corner were filled with boxes—and a harried (but still
pleasant) clerk was busy checking invoices and trying to organize
things--and getting ready to unpack.. It was hard to walk in the aisles and see anything with all
the boxes.. But still, I am not unhappy with what we found... Maybe
if they had a paler pink (we are both very fair) but I don't think
there is a paler pink.
Which reminds me... I placed a large
($75+tax & shipping) order to Lion Brand last week—and it
didn't come packed with their new catalog! How annoying. Well maybe
I'll find one in my mailbox this week.
I love my Nook, and reading books on
it. (and my reading list is growing fast than even I can read!) but
I don't like reading zines on the Nook. I read books in strict
linear way—I rarely skip ahead, and only occasionally go back-- but
magazines articles are always broken up, and have pages of ads to
skip—I tend to flip through a magazine—and it's just not as
comfortable on the nook. I don't know if the Lion Brand catalog is
available on line.. but even if it is—I want a lovely hard copy to
read and salivate over.
