So, I've got about two feet of my BUNO scarf done! Yipee, no scarfophobia! I did have a minor set back--I realized that the yarn I was using was way too think for a scarf. I have plenty of TLC Amore left over from my poncho so I cast on again and was off! I started out using #9 metal circs, don't ask me why. They're cold and my hands sweat and the acrylic yarn doesn't wick it away like wool would and after a few minutes of knitting the stitches don't move along the needles smoothly. So I switched to my wonderful Denise Needles and had no more trouble and was able to knit much faster. The scarf is a stockinette panel surrounded by a garter stitch edging. And guess what? The garter stitch keeps it from curling even though it's only three stitches on either side (the panel of stockinette is twenty-four stitches across).
SKP
In other knitting news, I am really leaning toward frogging my SKP (some people object to the use of the proper scientific term "Secret Knitting Project"). The reasons I haven't yet frogged it are:
- two feet of completed fabric comprised of two and a half balls of yarn
- I'll probably never make another one
- what am I going to do with seven (or is it eight?) balls of yarn in colors I don't love, love, love?
The reasons I should go ahead and frog it are:
- three more feet of fabric before I'm done
- I'll probably never finish it
- what am I going to do with it once I'm done and don't love, love, love the colors (yes, I know I could give it away, I'm ignoring that option for now)
- if I stop now maybe, just maybe, I would make another one in colors that I do love, love, love
Matilda's Bear
Friday night I cast on for Matilda's bear (Fiber Trends: Baby Bear and by Sunday morning had completed most of the front of the body (legs up to neck) but was dreading the idea of sewing the damn thing up and weaving in all the ends (I hate ends, hate, hate, hate 'em!) And I had really been looking for a toy that was knit in the round. So I frogged it all and began designing my own teddy bear. I knit nearly without pause yesterday and once again made it all the way to the neck, but this time front and back are done at the same time since it's all knit on my lovely Crystal Palace size 10 dpns. And due to the fact that I went against my better judgement (which said just attach the arms next to the body and knit on in the round decreasing for the shoulders/neck) I tried to do some creative wanna-be short row sholder shaping and decreases for the upper chest/back area to create room on either side to attach the arms. What I did worked and I got everything put together (looks a little funky, but hey, what is felting for if not to hide mistakes?!) and decreased for the neck. But, because of not-so-well-thought-out design I ended up with about twenty ends that needed to be woven. I thought about just knoting the hell out of them and leaving them inside the body but I just wasn't sure how good of an idea that was. I wove them in and now I just have the head left but am unsure just what kind of creative design mess to get myself into with that. Also, I haven't left an opening for stuffing after felting and don't think I want a gaping head wound to repair later and am considering stuffing it and hand-felting (an option given in the Fiber Trend's Bear pattern) Hmmmm. Any thoughts?
And finally, check out this sweet face...
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