Kimono Top

Someday, I'll get back to posting regularly and checking other people's blogs as well. For now, I've actually finished a project or two. I've finally finished the Kimono Top:

I'm extremely happy with the finished product, not so much with the finished pictures. (You may recognize the pin. It's from Designs by Romi. Her stuff is so beautiful.)
The specs:
Pattern: Kimono Top from Knit so Fine
Yarn: Madil Eden 100% bamboo in blue
Needles: size 4
Notes: I had to adjust the pattern a bit for one of the fronts. If you do the pattern for the left front for the 36" bust as written (not sure about the other sizes), it will sag too much on the edge to be sewn to the back. It starts out with a knit 5. Since the butterfly stitch relies on slip stitches which draws the rest of the pattern up, the knit 5 at the beginning of the pattern is just too much and allows it to sag. Instead knit 1, then start the butterfly stitch patterns. I also went up one size for the sleeves to give myself more room in the shoulder/underarm area. Since it was a drop shoulder, it was an easy adjustment. One more adjustment I made after the picture was made was to add ties on the inside (made with my handy lucet) so that the inside flap won't sag below the top flap.


I also finally finished a little knitted bag:

(Technically, it had been done for a while except for the little drawstrings which I knocked out rather quickly on my lucet.)

And my new project is Delpine (Ravel It) from French Girl Knits:


I've been having issues with pictures and my new computer recently which is part of the reason I've been slack about blogging. That and I have no free time anymore. Very little anyway. I'll try to be better.

WIP

The back of the Kimono Top is pretty much finished. Since it's a three-needle bind-off, it's still on a cord with the yarn still attached, so I have the option of adding a little more to the length if needed. I'm casting on for the fronts and plan to work on them simultaneously.

(I know it's a pretty lousy picture, but you try getting a decent picture with a very exuberant 20-pound puppy who likes to chew anything and everything!) I'm hoping to finish the top soon as I really want to wear it to the Maryland Sheep and Wool (is it really only less than a month away!?)

Pretty much the same with this picture:

I've made it to the heel. The pattern calls for a short-row heel, but I much prefer the way heel flaps fit my foot, so that's what I've done. I love everything else about the pattern though.

And here's a rare picture, Sammy actually asleep:

WIP Thursday

I've made a little progress on the Kimono Top:


And as if I didn't already have enough stuff in the works, I got a project that had been on backorder since October when I ordered my loom:

This is for two scarves. The middle variegated is the warp (goes longways) and the pink and blue are for the weft in two different scarves (the pattern). You can click on the picture for a closer view. Of course, I have to finish the scarf that's currently half-warped. I'll find the time to do that someday!

New project

Greta is finished. Unfortunately, no pictures yet. I did try, but the pictures just wouldn't turn out well on the blocking board. Not enough light in the library right now, so I'll try again this afternoon when the lighting is better or maybe I'll wait until it's off the board. It is very pretty and blocking really pops out those nupps.

Since Greta is done, I don't feel all that guilty about having started a new project. What was that? What happened to Sahara? What did you say? La, la, la, I can't hear you! Okay, seriously folks, it's nearly March. Forget the fact that it was 19 degrees when I got up this morning, I still have two rather long sleeves to finish. By the time I finish, I'm not going to be able to wear an angora/merino blend (at least I'm hoping it warms up soon!). Whereas, this new project is in bamboo and will be perfect for spring.

Anyway, the new project is the Kimono Top from Knit So Fine (if you're on ravelry. Here's the beginning of mine:

This blue has a hint of aqua in a sky blue. I know, two projects in a row that are not pink and/or purple. Shocking, huh?