WIP Wednesday

The second snowman vest has been steeked:

Cutting your knitting the second time around isn't nearly as difficult. The Smirnoff wasn't even required. (You can see the process of the first vest steek here.) All I have left is sewing the shoulders and making the button and armhole bands. Oh, yeah, and all the fiddly embroidery. Do you notice that the vest has all the colors of this round of Project Spectrum - blue, white and gray? Not planned, but pretty neat.

And the current sock:

I was originally planning to make my usual heel flap, but I loved the way this was striping too much to break it up, so I did a forethought heel. That's why it has taken me this long to do the heel; I was putting it off. Forethought heels aren't my favorite, not that they are any harder than the sock toe, but I'm just not as familiar with them, so it took more concentration than I wanted to give. I couldn't quite get an accurate red this morning, but this red doesn't have a bluish cast at all; it's quite vibrant, but not blindingly so. The darker reds and grays really do tone it down a bit. I really do wish a picture would do it justice.

Now, I hope to finish the vest in the next couple of days and move onto the Forest Path Stole again.

WIP Wednesday

Since I finished two things last week, I've started one thing and picked up two UFOs to finish. The new project:

I had originally started this new sock intending a basketweave pattern from SKS, but I liked the 3X1 rib I started it out in so much that I decided to keep with it. The yarn is more of the yummy Cherry Tree Hill in colorway Foxy Lady.

Now, for my two UFOs (unfinished objects for any muggle readers). The first is the second snowman vest:

I'm to binding off the armholes. Not too much further now.

And the last project is the Forest Path Stole, saved from neglect by Agnes and Debi's Forest Path Stole Knit-Along.

I've wanted to do the FPS ever since I came across a picture of it a couple of years ago. I immediately ordered the Interweave issue it was in and I was actually planning on being completely insane and spinning the yarn for it. I spun a little on spindle and made my first swatch back in June 2005. I then decided although I like the color, it wasn't for my FPS, so I went back to looking. So, in July of last year, I came across this beautiful forest green alpaca silk from Webs. I feel in love and knew it was what I wanted for my stole. So I restarted last year. And she got put aside for other things. Now, I'm ready to pick her back up.

WIP Wednesday

I still haven't recovered full knitting mojo, but I have been working on a couple of things. First, I've begun the lovely Hidcote with my Sweet Georgia yarn.

I don't care how hard I try in Photoshop, I just can't seem to really capture the beauty or even approximate the color of this stuff. (My camera always makes everything too blue, so I usually have to color correct.)

Oddly enough, I didn't have to touch the picture of the Snowman Vest.

The first one is there just so you don't think I'm recycling old photos. I want to be done by Christmas, but I don't think it's going to happen, not with the mojo wavering like it is.

Something that has absolutely nothing to do with knitting: For those of you who watch House, I really wish Tritter would get hit by a bus. There I'm done. That's all I'll say.