knitabit

Knitabit, with the emphasis on "bit"

I am making slow but steady progress on the baby sweater:

I've got the body done and have just started the first sleeve. The directions propose that the sleeves be knitting in the round, but I decided to knit them flat and seam them later. This sweater is more entertaining that I anticipated. I just realized a couple of days ago that you do some chain-stitch embroidery on top of the flower/star motifs so that will be something new and different. I need to start thinking about buttons and braid trim.

I had a meeting in downtown Denver yesterday, so I headed west on Colfax Avenue to check out what's new at the big yarn store. Got myself a book and some more sock yarn. I would have loved to browse some more, but I was in a hurry. I still want to get up to Loveland and get some more Mountain Colors "Bearfoot" yarn, but I bought the reddish sock yarn in case I never get around to it - my mom's birthday is coming up in less than six weeks.

DARCA is indeed going over to a management company as of March 1, so my stress level has already gone down considerably. Although moments of convention panic do seem to pop up from time to time.

Comments

The baby sweater is gorgeous! wow!

Posted by: Wendy at January 26, 2005 11:50 AM

It really is beautiful, like everything I've seen on your blog. I don't know if you noticed, but we do have a Mile High Knitters ring, if you want to join. Thanks so much for linking to me!

Posted by: Cathi at January 29, 2005 01:04 PM

Gorgeous sweater. (If I ever get grandchildren, how 'bout we sign you up as an honorary grand-aunt?!)

As for the panic, not having it would be "unconventional" ;-)

Posted by: Patricia Tryon at January 30, 2005 02:40 PM