amethyst muse: chugging along

in rotation

Cathay Shrug
Pattern:Shrug from DB Cathay
Yarn: Patons Brilliant - brown
Started:16 March 06
25% -- back done

Quattro Shell
Pattern:Austermann Quattro Shell from Elann
Yarn: Austermann Quattro - red
Started:31 March 06
1% -- frogged & restarted

Rebecca 29 Wrap Cardi
Pattern:Wrap Cardi w/Eyelets from Rebecca 29
Yarn: Katia Ingenua - 23 Purple
Started:10 Mar 06
40% -- back, left front completed

Kitty Shell
Pattern:Cat's Meow Shell
Yarn: S.R. Kertzer Kitty
Started:Jan 06
85% -- back done, front up to armholes

Turtleneck Shrug
Pattern:Turtleneck Shrug from Loop-D-Loop
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft
Started:18 Nov 05
12% -- 9" done
ON HIATUS

Casual Cables Sweater
Pattern:Casual Cables - Pattern #12 from Textured Knits
Yarn: LB Woolease - Navy
Started:12 Nov 05
30% -- 1 sleeve done, front started
ON HIATUS

Baby Romper
Pattern: Lion Brand Baby Rugby Romper
Yarn: Lion Brand Babysoft - baby blue
Started:03 Nov 05
40% -- right side completed
ON HIATUS

Lipstick Cardi
Pattern: Sirdar #5043
Yarn: Sirdar Silky Look - lipstick
Started:22 Feb 05
75% -- back, fronts, 1 sleeve completed;
Not happy with it. Will be frogged and return again in another incarnation.

Onde Ribbed Pullover
Phildar Famille 04
Yarn: Phildar Onde - vulcan/capucine
Started:27 June 04
85% done - back, both sleeves completed, front started

2005.11.20

chugging along

Projects have been moving along. The Elegant Gauntlets are DONE! Babygirl has been bugging me for them, and didn't care that the 2nd one is slightly larger than the 1st. Gauge is slightly tighter, and by the time I noticed, I didn't want to frog and start all over.

I've started (again) Teva Durham's Turtleneck Shrug. I love this pattern. I don't know if it will be for me or babygirl, as she says she wants one too. I'm using Caron Simply Soft in blue. And using the combined knitting method, I have a nice crisp K3P3 thing going. It's funny, because when I first taught myself to knit years ago, I used combined knitting. Only when picked up the needles again, did I start knitting "properly". I can definitely see a difference when I knit any ribbing or cables. So, I will use both methods accordingly.

As for Nanowrimo progress....consider me a Nanowrimo dropout. My goals for this month has nothing to do with quantity, but consistency. I need to develop a daily writing habit. Once past that hurdle, I can work on daily quantity.

2005.11.20 at 07:17 PM in knitting | Permalink

Comments

That blasted Turtleneck Shrug. I have the yarn, but I never seem to get around to casting on. How much easier could a project be. Maybe one of will start and spur the other on -- to completion.

Posted by: Gina | 2005.11.22 at 08:11 PM

Hi Deb! I'm so excited to tell you that you won the contest on my blog! I can't wait to hear from you to see what it is you'd really like to have and then we'll work it out among the three winners. I really look forward to getting home and catching up on this new blogger friend that guessed 27 skeins! Have a great weekend!

Posted by: Lynne | 2005.11.25 at 09:14 AM

Looking forward to seeing your turtleneck shrug, Deb. I just started the second sleeve - must have my finished by next weekend, so am in a race against time!

Posted by: Tanya | 2005.11.29 at 05:21 PM

Thanks for visiting my blog. :)

Some bloggers do a knit-along day. I think I am going to have a write along day. A couple of my knitting/NaNoWriMo buddies are going to continue with our writing (after Christmas! Too much holiday knitting to catch up on!) Are you planning to continue with yours? I'm trying to make writing into a habit. It's a good idea to pick up some GOOD habits every now and then! :)

Posted by: stephanie | 2005.12.06 at 10:49 AM