I joined a knit-along for a really cute sweater called Mrs. Darcy by the clever designer. Decided to use some very old (20+ years) chenille-like stuff in my stash. Needed to be wound. Now, I inherited a knitting machine, very old, and with all the stuff that was included there was a winder - a real serendipitous WOW! So I decided to use it for the first time. No problems with the first three skeins. The third ... somehow, it was all twisted and I spent four hours trying to get it unscrambled before finally giving up and cutting it - twice. But I didn't give up!
Now most of that yarn is in a beautiful emerald green sweater - just the sleeves left to do. I did the sweater in one piece and now I'm dithering over doing the sleeves from the top down or separately and then *ugh* sew them in...
Got a co-worker to try it on for a picture - I just wish the color came out green instead of blue!
**Home project: started a new lap robe for a dear friend - using yarn brought over by another dear friend! How wonderful is that! It is a variegated pink.
**Bus/boat project: Started another Moebius yesterday, this one with a pattern and in a lighter colored yarn (again from my VERY large stash) so the pattern can be seen better. Interesting work, to say the least!
Now for the weekend ... and so much busyness that I doubt I'll get much knitting done!
2 comments:
Beautiful yarn.
so in this picture, is that the mrs. darcy cardigan without the sleeves? or is it a different pattern? because it makes a really cute vest and i really want a really cute vest :)
mickey
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