FO: Tubey

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Stephanie Ivy

Pattern: Tubey
Yarn: Patons Classic Merino

I actually finished knitting this a while back, but the sheer number of ends to be woven in convinced me to set it aside. I finally finished them up last night, and so far I’m loving this sweater! It’s comfortable and flattering, and aside from the fine sheen of cat hair that I need to remove, I’m liking the way the colors look. I do need to find a better shirt to wear underneath, something with a lower neckline. I guess it’s time to go shopping. Sigh.

(Please ignore the blurriness of this early morning photo. Also, ignore the cat who thinks he should be in front. He’s a diva.)

Tarot Card of the Day: Two of Cups

Finishing Tubey

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Stephanie Ivy

It was cool enough last night to work on Tubey and to my surprise, I’m almost done! It’s been a fun knit, though I’m not sure I’ll have any desire to revisit 3×1 rib any time soon.

The colors look fantastic, and I can’t wait for a chance to wear it. (Which, given the rapidly changing weather in this area, could be in 2 months, 2 weeks, or 2 day. Maybe even 2 hours. Your guess is as good as mine.)

I have to admit–I’m never going to be a monogamous knitter, but it is really satisfying to get some of the projects off the needles once and for all. Plus, once I finish Tubey, and seam up Brilliant Retro and Butterfly, I’ll have at least three new sweaters for this fall without having to go shopping–and that’s even better!

Tarot Card of the Day: Eight of Pentacles

Just Keep Knitting (Project Update)

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Stephanie Ivy

Some days I feel like Dory–just keep knitting, just keep knitting.

I’ve been teased (slightly) for the sock which is always at the ready in my bag, but some days knitting on the commute is the only way I hang on to my sanity. It’s a very zen-like thing for me, and I could use that, especially with my parents getting into town on Friday, and my apartment not anything near what they consider habitable.

I finished the sleeves for Cherie Amour and blocked it, but completely forgot to take pictures. The next step is sewing the sleeves in–my least favorite part, though at least I’ve already woven in all my ends.

I also ordered the yarn for Butterfly online. The LYS I went to only has 10 balls of any color of Noro, and I need 11. Since I wasn’t interested in a substitution–I waited until I could afford Kureyon to make this sweater, damn it, I’m making it with Kureyon–and they didn’t seem interested in working with me to get the right number of skeins in one dyelot, I went online.

Tubey is inching along, but looks super cute so far.

The commuter sock is already past the gusset increases, and I’m working on the foot. Hooray!

Baudelaire has been woefully ignored since I cast on. I just haven’t had the time to really focus on it, and it’s my first toe-up sock, so I really need to focus.

I’m not casting on for anything else until these are finished. I swear.

I Have Sleeves!

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Stephanie Ivy

This weekend I also finished the sleeves for Tubey.

They seemed to go on forever, and I was half convinced they would be miles too long, but they weren’t.

I like the colors, and so far it fits well. Now on to 17″ of 3×1 ribbing!

(Yes, the 2nd shot is blurry. I have no idea why. It’s the only one I have of the sleeves from the side so…deal.)

Happy Socktoberfest!

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Stephanie Ivy

Lest you think my recent bout of startitis is causing me to abandon my previous project, let me assure you I am still working on the sleeves for Tubey.

All 5’3″ inches of them. (Thank God I’m short, that’s all I’m saying.)

But, I hit a snag. While I love all my projects–Cherie Amour, Tubey, Sizzle, the long-abandoned Rogue–none of them are very portable.

Especially since I just bought a new purse as part of the slightly disturbing girlification that has occurred since I moved here.

It’s a very cute purse,but there’s not whole lot of room in there. What I needed was something small. Something portable. Something that didn’t require a lot of complicated measuring or counting or switching of yarns.

What I needed was a commuter sock.

I cast on for this sock using Knitpicks Memories in Rocky Mountain Dusk (I think–it was stashed and they don’t seem to carry it any more). It’s a basic, plain sock that requires very little thinking on my part.

I used the Yarn Harlot‘s sock recipe from Knitting Rules as a guide and cast on 70 sts on US3s, and knit about an inch in 3×2 rib for the cuff, and now it’s just plain knitting for the leg. It couldn’t be simpler, which is just what I need on my commute.

Plus, it’s the perfect way to celebrate Socktoberfest!

Tubey Construction

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Stephanie Ivy

First of all, let me say, you never realize how long arms are until you knit Tubey. Intellectually, I may have recognized that wingspan is roughly equal to height, but it took being in the midst of 5’3″ of stockinette stitch to truly drive that point home for me.

I’m having a lot of fun with Tubey though–I really like the construction of the sweater. It’s so easy to get caught up in doing things the same way (Hmm, shall this sweater be a traditional bottom up sweater or a top down raglan?) all the time and never take a step back to look at things in a different way.

It’s very inspiring–I want to explore new ways of constructing things, seeing what I can come up with. Because if this rectangle:

Can turn into sleeves!

Well, a sleeve at this point.

What else is possible if you try something new?

Slow Progress

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Stephanie Ivy

Tubey is still a small swatch of black stockinette. I was going to take a picture, but it’s not very interesting right now.

I think I’m going to sign up for Netflix again. I am woefully deficient in my movie knowledge, and that needs to change. Starting with Bladerunner.

Also, I need to get caught up for Battlestar Galactica. (Or so I’ve been told.)

Don’t ask me when I’m going to have time to do this. I don’t know.

This weekend? Is going to be all about catching up on TV shows and crafting.

I Think I Have Startitis

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Stephanie Ivy

Sizzle? Is still on the needles, just inches, mere inches, away from being bound off. Then all I have to do is finish it.

Cherie Amour? Again, inches away from finishing the body, then I will only have sleeves and finishing.

So what do I do?

I cast on for Tubey, of course!

See the thing is–lest you think I am just a fickle knitter–the thing is that Sizzle and Cherie Amour are not, at this point, public transit friendly. They require charts, measuring, counting repeats.

Tubey? Is 19″ of stockinette on size US8s. No danger of running out of project. No danger of needing to measure (for a while) or count or remember how many repeats I’ve done.

Besides, it’s a really cute sweater.

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