Just call me 0-fer

(Okay, look, I keep meaning to take pictures of my knitting and it keeps just not happening. I promise that one day, maybe even one day soon, there will pictures of WIPs, FOs, SGBOs -- you name it. But that day is not today, and it ain't gonna be tomorrow, either.)

Grrrrr. I have now cast on the left front for the 3rd time. See, I did a couple rows last night while I was trying to find a source for this yarn to make this sweater -- one for my poppet and one for a friend's baby who's turning one in a few weeks (more about this in a minute)-- and I just totally forgot to cross the cable. Of course I did the WS row, too -- I like to finish so that next time I pick up the knitting I'm starting on the right side. Yes, I am aware that this serves absolutely no practical purpose. Still, not a big deal, right? It's only a 4 stitch cable -- just drop those four stitches down, get them in the right order, and ladder 'em back up. I've done this before. To this sweater, even (did I not mention that was another reason I didn't get as much done as I expected this weekend. Must've slipped my mind.). So I drop the stitches down, cross them, and get three of them pulled back up just fine. I spent 10 minutes fiddling with it, then said, "Oh *@&#^@ you!" and ripped everything out. Now I'm back to the row that needs the cable crossed. Anyone want to lay odds that I get distracted by something and forget again? Oh, yeah, I decided perhaps this was a sign from the knitting gods that I misread their sign last night, so I'm trying the in-line button band this time.

Now about that baby sweater: the party's the 9th of September. I can't justify making a sweater for someone else's baby before my baby has even one of her own. This means that I must finish the Sam sweater AND knit the first Mexicali sweater in...26 days. Uh-huh. We'll see. Babies like yarn in balls, right?

Finally, we get to the husband sweater. Two years ago, I gave Chris a tiny little sweater for his birthday, with the promise that he would have a big one just like it soon (there was a yarn mix-up or he'd've had it for his birthday, I swear). I had designed the sweater to his specifications (basically, "plain"). It's your basic raglan, 2x2 rib all over in a dark grey silk/merino blend. I have the body knitted to the arm hole split, and one of the sleeves started. I made a mistake on the sleeve measurement and it's going to be much too small, so I have to rip it out and start over. I have been putting this off now for over a year. To be fair, I was so sick while I was pregnant that I didn't knit much of anything (this helps explain the nekkid baby thing), but still. Frankly, I just don't think I can face that much 2x2 rib. So the other day I checked this book out of the library, and I'm going to make this sweater

out of it for him. It's less plain than he likes, but if he won't wear it, I will. If he wants it that plain, he can buy one (or wait for me to get the knitting machine going, which is a whole 'nother saga).

posted by Laura Y. @ 7:42 AM