Ravelry is keeping me entertained! I started to try to catalogue my books but got frustrated as a lot of them are not yet on their database. So I then started browsing patterns and before I knew it the queue had over a dozen patterns listed. I then started on the stash and began to frighten myself with how much yarn there might be in this place! To calm myself down I went back to knitting... or should I say frogging!
A few weeks ago I started knitting Ilga Leja's Queen of the Waves shawl . I was enjoying the process, the yarn (an unlabelled gift from a friend in Australia) was great to work with but the shells in my pattern didn't look the same as those in the pattern photo. Last week I saw that Ilga has posted errata on her site and have decided that it's time for this one to visit the frog pond!
The second item to visit the pond was a summer top knitted in Summer Tweed. Knitted in the round to my own pattern, I'd obviously had a mental aberation and had increased insted of decreased at the waist which caused the sides to pouch out - definitely not the look I was aiming for and not noticed until I started to seperate for the sleeves!
The third item that might be heading that way is the shawl I'd started knitting for the Rowanette Exchange - I say might as it will depend on how well I can either buy 2 more skeins of yarn from the same dyelot or wash the coffee I spilt out of the 2 balls I was due to work with!
That accounts for most of the knitting I've attempted in the past two weeks so yesterday, in a fit of pique, I cast on for a new project Green Gable using one of my favourite yarns Jaeger EFM DK in Cupid.
That last one is really pretty. I've never used that yarn before but you make me want to!
Posted by: Jessica at September 11, 2007 08:14 PMSorry to hear about your knitting disasters, but best of luck with the Green Gable, it is beautiful. I think that patten is going to have to find its way into my files one day soon.
Posted by: Louise at July 3, 2007 10:34 PMI'm slowly cataloguing my stash - let's say the packs are gradually becoming public, and being put on ravelry! The individual balls (sock, lace) probably won't make it unless I can find several hours extra per day. I can't believe some people are talking about partial balls - these don't count as stash to me! It's rather tempting, seeing all of these patterns, isn't it?
Posted by: dawn at July 3, 2007 09:18 AMI daren't cataloge my stash, like you it's frightening!
Posted by: blueadt at July 2, 2007 05:50 PM