i blame da packers
Before I show you my latest screw-up, allow me to share a couple of silly kid pictures. Here they are watching the TeeVee yesterday; evidently, Daniel finds Clifford more interesting upside down.
Here's Anya all bundled up on the way to the grocery store, wearing a smattering of handknits, including my stolen teal Ptarmigan, a black hat with kitty ears I made for Halloween two years ago and never blogged, and yellow mittens that match her bobbly hat:
And now, back to regularly scheduled knitting. I've been smitten with this cardigan since it was published as a free pattern on the Berroco website. Less than two weeks ago, with my Urban Aran fresh off the needles, I cast on. I think this may be just about the quickest sweater (adult-sized, anyway) I've ever made! Or so I thought...
You see, this afternoon during the Packers-Bears game (w00t!) I cast off the final piece, the left front (I knit in this order: back, sleeves, fronts). When I went to block everything a little while later, I noticed the fronts didn't exactly match, and to my frustration, I realized why:
Despite the lousy quality of this photo, you can see that I left a couple of rows out in one of the repeats of this particular pattern. It's the piece I just finished knitting, and while the mistake is probably a couple of days old, I'm going to blame the exciting football game for the fact that I didn't notice until I had everything all pinned down and dampened with water. Now, I normally don't watch football or even pay attention, but yo, it's the Packers against the Bears (age-old rivals!) in a playoff game...I couldn't help but see this one.
When my husband is done watching the Steelers/Jets game (I've seen enough football for today, I think) I'm going to settle down with my cup of tea in front of PBS and knit...what? Oddly enough, I've been knitting one project at a time, and since that sweater piece with the mistake has to dry before I can rip and reknit it, I'm a little at odds about what to do next. I could really use some socks. I really want to make these mittens for Daniel, not because he needs them, really, but because I really want to make them. There are a few new babies (friends near and far) I ought to knit something for, if only some squishy balls from Itty Bitty Toys.
In any case, I better decide soon, because Stuart tells me there is about 10 minutes left in the game before it's my turn in front of the television!
Here's Anya all bundled up on the way to the grocery store, wearing a smattering of handknits, including my stolen teal Ptarmigan, a black hat with kitty ears I made for Halloween two years ago and never blogged, and yellow mittens that match her bobbly hat:
And now, back to regularly scheduled knitting. I've been smitten with this cardigan since it was published as a free pattern on the Berroco website. Less than two weeks ago, with my Urban Aran fresh off the needles, I cast on. I think this may be just about the quickest sweater (adult-sized, anyway) I've ever made! Or so I thought...
You see, this afternoon during the Packers-Bears game (w00t!) I cast off the final piece, the left front (I knit in this order: back, sleeves, fronts). When I went to block everything a little while later, I noticed the fronts didn't exactly match, and to my frustration, I realized why:
Despite the lousy quality of this photo, you can see that I left a couple of rows out in one of the repeats of this particular pattern. It's the piece I just finished knitting, and while the mistake is probably a couple of days old, I'm going to blame the exciting football game for the fact that I didn't notice until I had everything all pinned down and dampened with water. Now, I normally don't watch football or even pay attention, but yo, it's the Packers against the Bears (age-old rivals!) in a playoff game...I couldn't help but see this one.
When my husband is done watching the Steelers/Jets game (I've seen enough football for today, I think) I'm going to settle down with my cup of tea in front of PBS and knit...what? Oddly enough, I've been knitting one project at a time, and since that sweater piece with the mistake has to dry before I can rip and reknit it, I'm a little at odds about what to do next. I could really use some socks. I really want to make these mittens for Daniel, not because he needs them, really, but because I really want to make them. There are a few new babies (friends near and far) I ought to knit something for, if only some squishy balls from Itty Bitty Toys.
In any case, I better decide soon, because Stuart tells me there is about 10 minutes left in the game before it's my turn in front of the television!
Comments
I can't wait to see the finished sweater.
Dee Anna
Way back when I was in college, my alma mater had a very sexist event called the buffalo barbeque, or something like that. Men only. About the time I was a senior they got Bart Starr to speak. He was pretty much at the height of his career. With the Packers. Quite an interesting talk, as I recall. Since then I have had a slight interest in the Packers, which is more then I can say for any other NFL team.
A mistake in your knitting? I will take your word for it. As you know, I don't know a knit from a purl. (Don't believe me? Ask your mother about me.)
-Chanterelle