Rusted Root Completed

Started Re-knitting: April 28, 2007
Finished: July 14, 2007
Materials: A little over 4 skeins of Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece, Size 6 ciruclars for body, Size 4 circulars for finishing

I actually finished it weeks ago in June, but didn't weave in the ends until today. It's a bit fitted for my "curvy" body. When I block it I hope I can stretch out some parts where I need it. I've never worked with cotton before so I'm not sure if it will work.

I'm trying to figure out what to make to use up that last skein. I looked up some projects in Ravelry.com and I think I'm going to make a grocery tote bag...doing my part to help the environment.

Speaking of Ravelry.com, check it out. I was invited to the community a month ago and you can see other knitter's projects and get ideas on one site. Pretty neat.

Knitting Hiatus

I really don't have a good excuse for not updating lately but I do have a lot of excuses. :) The weather has been getting warm and last thing I want to do is knit. I lost the knitting bug when I left for Vegas last month. I've been working on my Rusted Root sweater on and off. More off than on though. I try to bring it wherever I go in case I have some time to work on it. It didn't really work. Last week I spent so much time on BART going to the ballgames and I brought it to 3 of the 4 games. I didn't touch it at all except when I pulled it out of my bag and threw it in the back seat of my car when I realized I was carrying too much in my bag. 2/3 of a sweater and a skein of yarn takes up a lot of room! My goal is to finish before July. That's not too bad, right?

I f*cked up!

I f*cked up!
Originally uploaded by Filipina Sakura.

This morning I woke up thinking about the progress I'm making and that this sweater hasn't given me any trouble. I wanted to do some more rounds before I have to get ready to go out.

A few minutes ago I came to the sad realization 45 rounds into the pattern that I missed the M1 stitch before the lace pattern. I frickin' effing f*cking messed up sooooooo bad. It's not so bad just looking at it but knowing me it'll bug me forever if I keep going.

I'm trying to not go running through the house screaming. Instead I want to cry.

Back to the start...

*Update*

I DID go run through the house screaming. Then I flopped on my bed and had a temper tantrum like a teenaged girl who had her cell phone taken away. The cotton fleece is all ripped out. Bah.

*Update No. 2*

After reading the SKC blog, I found out I was wrong about where that M1 stitch is supposed to go. It actually goes somewhere else. I'm such a knitting rookie and so thankful for the tips I've found in KALs.

Rusted Root Beginnings

Knitting with cotton takes a little getting used to. Don't get me wrong, it is soft and it helps that there's a bit of merino wool blended in. Still, it's a bit rope-ish. Other than that I'm not screwing this sweater up too much. The lace in the pattern can be a little challenging. Last time I tried knitting a lace scarf was months ago and I gave up. It's my only UFO waiting to be finished.

I had one mistake so far, but I'm hoping my quick fix worked or it may haunt me later. So far so good. The color is growing on me.

Rusted Root

I'm attempting my second sweater, Rusted Root. I'm using Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece in Dusty Sage. I've had this yarn for weeks and have been wanting to get started but needed to wait for my new interchangeable needle set in the mail.
I thought that this would be a nice warm season color. I didn't really have many color choices at the LYS that carried this yarn.

I'm a good litle knitter and made a swatch. To my surprise I actually got gauge with the needle size that the pattern calls for. WOO! I'm all ready to go.