Many people are big fans of summer, however, I am not. I absolutely detest hot weather, and it is only June and the highs are already in the upper 80's. Add on top of that the insane humidity that comes with and I would take the cold of Wisconsin winters, with 30 below windchills over this any day.
To combat the rash of crankiness I experience during the summer, husband and I decided to go out tonight and get a little portable air conditioner. It has been running for a little over an hour and already it is feeling better in here.
The heat is also hampering my progress on my knitting. The last thing I want to do is to think about sweaters, socks, and wool when it is this warm. I'm hoping that the air conditioner helps to further my progress on my projects.
I've finished the sleeves of the Lily cardigan and am now working on the waist decreases. I'm beginning to worry that I will run out of yarn, but I still have five balls left. I thought that I ordered at least one extra ball when I ordered the yarn, but I'm still concerned. Also, I have an official timeline. The date for Silas's baptism has been set for September 19. I'd like to have the cardigan finished to wear over my dress on that day. (besides having the extra time, not having the baptism until September also makes it more likely that the weather will allow me to wear the sweater.
I'm still working on the mad color weave socks. I have a couple more pattern repeats before the heel flap of the first sock to go. Without school and traveling, my progress on socks, which I deem my 'travel projects,' has slowed. It will become my breakroom knitting for days I work a shift that gives me a real break.
I'd like to make progress on these projects however, I am positively itching to cast on "Shawl that Jazz" in a cotton and silk blend from Misti Alpaca. The yarn I have is a hand-dyed colorway aptly (for me) named Wisconsin. Actually the name is pretty fitting, the yarn is a combination of hues of brown and green, all which are present in the Wisconsin country side, with a little bit a red mixed in, which reminds me of cranberries. The yarn should produce a shawl that would also look great with the brown dress I have for Silas's baptism, so maybe that is reason enough to cast on.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Avatar Knitting.
After a brief trip to Seattle and a four day intensive summer class, I am just know beginning to feel like summer has actually started. And how am I celebrating the first day of true summer? Drinking coffee and watching Avatar, a cartoon. My oldest niece, Sophie is a big fan of Avatar, and I'm searching for inspiration for a knitting project for her birthday at the end of August.
Currently, I'm leaning toward a grey hooded cardigan with arrows down the sleeves and on the hood, and the symbol of the air nation on the chest. (The arrows will match Ang's markings on his head and arms.) Now, I've just got to figure out how to engineer the whole thing. I'm not even sure where to start, but calling my sister to get Sophie's size sounds like a good start. I also might try to make a flying six legged bison stuffie for Sophie as well, but I'm not sure about that.
I also searched ravelry and found a blanket design with the four element symbols. The main problem is that it is crocheted, but I think I can use the photos to create a knit chart for it. For that process, I'm thinking of modifying some double knit patterns similar to Petra's baby blanket. But I'm leaning toward the hoodie right now.
Progress on my Lily cardigan is slow going. I'm almost done with the sleeve decreases, which hopefully means that I'm almost done with the sleeves. My original goal was to have the project finished in time to wear to Silas's baptism. The date hasn't been set for the baptism has not been set, but I'm still not entirely confident that the cardigan will be done on time. (Especially if I get distracted by a project for Sophia.
Thankfully, I have managed to finally finish my clover lace socks. Knitting black socks is so boring! I'm not sure if I would have ever finished them if I hadn't had the plan ride to and from Seattle to work on them. I'm now casted on a pair of mad color weave socks (rav. link), using Three Irish Girls Adorn sock yarn in Maureen. Those are going much more quickly than the black socks.
Currently, I'm leaning toward a grey hooded cardigan with arrows down the sleeves and on the hood, and the symbol of the air nation on the chest. (The arrows will match Ang's markings on his head and arms.) Now, I've just got to figure out how to engineer the whole thing. I'm not even sure where to start, but calling my sister to get Sophie's size sounds like a good start. I also might try to make a flying six legged bison stuffie for Sophie as well, but I'm not sure about that.
I also searched ravelry and found a blanket design with the four element symbols. The main problem is that it is crocheted, but I think I can use the photos to create a knit chart for it. For that process, I'm thinking of modifying some double knit patterns similar to Petra's baby blanket. But I'm leaning toward the hoodie right now.
Progress on my Lily cardigan is slow going. I'm almost done with the sleeve decreases, which hopefully means that I'm almost done with the sleeves. My original goal was to have the project finished in time to wear to Silas's baptism. The date hasn't been set for the baptism has not been set, but I'm still not entirely confident that the cardigan will be done on time. (Especially if I get distracted by a project for Sophia.
Thankfully, I have managed to finally finish my clover lace socks. Knitting black socks is so boring! I'm not sure if I would have ever finished them if I hadn't had the plan ride to and from Seattle to work on them. I'm now casted on a pair of mad color weave socks (rav. link), using Three Irish Girls Adorn sock yarn in Maureen. Those are going much more quickly than the black socks.
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