Photos R Not Us Right Now

I still haven't got out my camera, so no photos for you. I'm making a pair of yoga socks for my new roommate. She's a dancer, so I figured these socks would work well for her. They're more like leg warmers. See, they're socks, but without heels or toes. They're like tubes with a hole for the heel. I've finished one, and I'm working on the second one. I haven't worked on anything else this week. Sigh. Curse my fickle knitting nature. Anyway, after callbacks(!!!) this weekend, I'm going to unpack the camera and take some pictures of my stash for Ravelry(!!!), and I'll take pics of my new things then too.

If anyone wants to friend me on Ravelry, my screen name is Sarelro. I'm very friendly and don't cyber-bite.

(I'm totally using this pic without permission, but it's just about the coolest swimsuit pic ever. I rather want to knit it. If I could remember where I found it, I'd link. I'm thinking neon purple or blue, with black accents...)

Tap, Tap...Testing, 1,2...April is the Cruelest Month...

So, er, anyway, hi!
I've been back at college for about half a week now, and I'm enjoying my classes so far. I started lots of stuff but don't have pics yet. What I've really been working on is my audition pieces. I'm going to audition for the fall plays (A Chorus Line, Jitters, and one other I can't remember) tomorrow! I can't dance, but want to be in A Chorus Line anyway. I'll audition with the song Let Me Entertain You and a monolog from Bull Durham about church and baseball. I'm a little worried. But just a little.

I'll get back to knitting. So, I got a present in the mail!!! I voted for Ryan on CBS.com on 93 computers, five times each computer, and he won! And Norma sent me yarn! Oh what a wonderful surprise! She also sent me a signed picture, also awesome! I don't have pictures, but trust me, neato. I've already started some socks with the yarn. It's Cherry Tree Hill yarn which is incredibly expensive, at least compared to what I've been knitting with. I'm making Pomatomus socks. I like the pattern too. Well, I have a class at noon, so I have to go get ready.

A Snag Indeed, At Least I Suppose It to be So

So, I'm to the pinky on my glove. There's just one problem. I can't seem to get the hang of the darn thing. I've ripped it out five times, and this is the latest installment. The previous gloves I've done started with the pointer, so it could be that, but to me this finger is pulling strangely. See how far over the hole goes? The chart swings way in toward the inside, and it just looks crooked to me.

Man, I didn't realize how bad this picture is. Oh well, anyway, the purple stripe that's supposed to go down the inside of the fingers is attached to the honeycomb-y pattern on the palm, and since I can't see a picture of the inside of the gloves to see if it's supposed to do that, I was really worried about it. I've finally given up and I'm just going to follow the directions as given and stop thinking about it. At least there aren't as many mistakes in the pattern this time. I only count one.
So now I need to decide whether I want to extend this finger the whole way the chart gives or stop it now. If I keep going, it'll be really long, but warm. Shorter would look more professional, I guess, but I don't really care about that. I suppose I'll keep it the way it's charted, just because I appreciate symmetry, and having all the fingers match will satisfy my delicate symmetry sensibilities.

I hope that after I start the ring finger it will reduce the pull at the edge of the hole there, in the top photo. When I made the other gloves, I don't remember them pulling like that, but I could have just forgotten. I have a bad habit of blocking out bad things, because I like being happy.

I hope that when I put on the thumb it'll fit, too, because if this thing is too tight after all this work, I'll be pretty mad. At least for a while. Oh, who am I kidding, I thrive on challenge. I have more of these colors, enough for another pair, so I'll probably make a pair of mittens after this. In hindsight, I should have started with the mittens, because then I wouldn't have had to worry about fingers, but hindsight's 20/20, I suppose. And I don't really mind the fingers, this will probably be the hardest one, since I'm still not too confident with the Fair Isle, and I'm not sure how to keep the gauge when there are so few stitches on the needles. I just need more practice, and I'll be sure to get that on the next three fingers and the thumb.

Well, hopefully tomorrow I'll have a picture of another finger finished, but I doubt it. I have a Spanish final tomorrow, and a Lighting project due Friday, then I go home Friday too, till the 27th. I have to pack, and study, and finish the project, vote for Ryan on InTune about 300 more times tomorrow, and remember to eat and sleep. I should probably go sleep now, too, since it's 2:30. Man, I talk alot when I'm tired. Not that this is talking, more like rambling really. Ok, I'm stopping.

By the way, my brother wants one of these:

He swears he'd wear it, but somehow I don't believe him...

Come On, Knit Happy!

This title brought to you by the Brady Bunch.
This, people of the world, is a Fair Isle Swatch.

It was for practice.

These are the Floats that are on the inside of the Swatch. Nice, no?

I've been using the idea that mor more than 2 stitches, you should twist the yarn.

These are the gloves that I decided to make. Selbuvotter #12. What really sold me was the author said the fingers were a little long for a woman, and I have rather long fingers (Mom used to says they're pianist fingers).

I've gotten this far in about 2 days. This is the back of the hand.

Oh, and also the purple isn't quite that bright.

This is the glove on my hand. I'm afraid it's turning out to be a little tight.

See, the pattern called for fingering weight yarn, and size 2 needles. I'm using those, and usually I knit too loose, so I wasn't worried about them being too small, but apparently when I Fair Isle I knit a little tighter, so the're pretty tight on my hand. Not uncomfortable, at least not yet, but not loose either. I should probably check my guage, but I don't want to know that I've messed them up, cause then I'd have to rip the whole thing out, and I like it. Plus, the next size needle I have is a four, and I think that'd be too big. So I'm going to make it, and if it doesn't fit, I'll find out after it's finished, and give it to someone then. Maybe H., she has tiny hands.

I'm also praying that it'll loosen up a little in the blocking. That'll work, right?

Don't Sweat It

Here's the body of the cabled sweater. I only need the sleeves and the neckband now.

Here's another pic, not as nice but it's easier to see the cables in this one I think.
I'm almost to the toe on Amanda's other sock. I haven't been working on anything else lately, so that's it for now.

Clessidra One: Finally Done!

Here it is, Clessidra, finished. Just the one, of course. Casting on the second eventually, but I want to get a handle on the other things I have on the needles right now.

Here's a closeup of the foot, which took so very long. See how the heel fits now?
Here's the yarn I started with:
And here's the yarn I had left over.
What's ironic is I bought an extra skein after the fact, because the pattern said I had about 50-100 yards too few. So I went on Ebay and bought a whole extra skein, which I didn't even need. I threw a huge fit when I thought I didn't have enough yarn, too. That'll teach me to count my eggs before my chickens lay them, or something.

Eventually, I want to swatch for a Fair Isle mitten. I'm going to use the extra yarn I have from projects to practice the Fair Isle, so the actual mittens won't look too horrible. I'll probably make a pair of wristwarmers, maybe 2 inches long. If they aren't too bad, I'll end up giving them to someone, probably Julie. But, of course, this is in the future. Till then, I'm going to work on Amanda's sock and the cabled baby sweater.

A bientôt!