It’s been a busy week as usual here. I’ve finished and blocked one shawl and written up the pattern – it won’t be out for a little while yet, but still – I’m happy to be able to cross that off my list.
I’ve also just about finished my Capillary fingerless gloves – just a few stray ends to sew in, and then I have to get some nice pictures taken. If only the weather will cooperate, I should be able to have that done over the weekend. The pattern is written and tested, so as soon as I have pictures, it’s ready to go.
I’m also making a second pair of the Capillary gloves in a smaller size, and as you can see, I’m about halfway done with the first glove. It’s exactly the same yarn and stitch-count, but a much tighter gauge.
Aside from knitting gloves, I also had the chance to go to the Ottawa Knitting Guild on Monday evening. The topic of the evening was gauge, and how one can adjust sweater patterns to different sizes by playing with gauge, plus the pitfalls to watch out for (e.g. even though you may be larger around your body than the pattern suggests doesn’t mean that your arms are necessarily a lot longer). Laurie’s presentation was both educational and funny, sprinkled with anecdotes of failed sweaters, and the path to the perfect fit.
And on Thursday I spent the morning knitting in a coffee shop – both fun and relaxing. The knitting itself was a little frustrating though, because I was casting on for a new lace shawl, and needed 300+ stitches. It took forever. But at least that’s done now. It was actually more fun to look at what the others were knitting – a lovely lace sweater, and an entrelac-sample.
Since yesterday morning, I’ve gotten a few rows into the project, and it’s definitely more fun to knit than to cast on. Knitted/cable cast ons are so much slower for me than long-tail, but they look so much nicer as a lace edge, so I guess it’s worth it.
