The Isle of Sleeves

Posted on | February 27, 2007 | 10 Comments

This is a new place for me.  Having never knit a sweater before, I’m not entirely sure, but I suspect I’ve landed on Sleeve Island.  It feels vaguely familiar – the scenery is a lot like that at Second Sock Syndrome.  I find myself doing things that are in no way related to getting off this here island.

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This was my bits and pieces, empty out the squirt bottles experiment.  I think it turned out rather nicely.  Meanwhile, my cardi back, fronts and one lonely sleeve await rescue.

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LOVE these foam floor tiles!  They make perfect blocking boards. 

I’m pretty sure I’m going to run out of yarn.  I’m still working diligently sporadically on the second sleeve.  I’ve been daydreaming about my next project.  I have ten balls of SWTC’s Pure in Blue Depths (100% soysilk) and I’d love to make a three-quarter length sleeved cardi to wear this summer, with lots of cables and seed stitch and interesting, challenging things going on.  Any suggestions?  The Nantucket Jacket from the Winter IK has all the elements I’m looking for, but the gauge is way off for the yarn (20 stitches per 4″ on a US6).  You would THINK, since this is soysilk yarn, that the Spring IK, with its focus on bamboo, soysilk, and other alternative fibers, would have something suitable but nothing really strikes my fancy.  And the layout – gotta say – I don’t care for it.  I like all the information about a project in one spot.  I like the surprise of finding new projects as I get towards the back of the magazine.  This seems to be the consensus in blogland, maybe they’ll change it back.

If you have any ideas, I’d love to hear them.  I’m going to keep plugging away on my sleeve.  And occasionally pet the yarn.

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Category: spinning, sweaters

Comments

10 Responses to “The Isle of Sleeves”

  1. grace
    February 27th, 2007 @ 12:23 pm

    What a great idea of blocking boards! I imagine they’re a lot cheaper than buying multiple blocking boards, too. Hhmmm…..

  2. Lori
    February 27th, 2007 @ 12:44 pm

    The yarn looks great! I love the idea of the blocking boards, too! Home Depot?

  3. Crazy For Yarn In Alabama: Darlene
    February 27th, 2007 @ 1:28 pm

    Oh My….is this some of the yarn that you spun? Love the colors!!!!!!

  4. cyndy
    February 27th, 2007 @ 5:00 pm

    Love the yarn!! The colors are great, there is so much going on..so much to just look at and absorb!

  5. Sarah
    February 27th, 2007 @ 8:35 pm

    I love the “bits and pieces” yarn — it looks so happy! I can’t wait to see how your Rambling Rose turns out…I’m crossing my fingers that you won’t run out of yarn!

  6. handknit168
    February 28th, 2007 @ 1:52 am

    I like your cardi knitted in single colour, it is better than using 2 colours shown on the IK magazine. I agreed that using foam floor tiles are good at blocking. At HK, u can buy as cheap as USD 1.5 to get 10 small squares to combine them to build a large foam.

  7. Tonni
    February 28th, 2007 @ 6:49 am

    May have to go by the toy store and get some of those blocking boards :) You sweater is turning out lovely. I hope you have enough yarn!

  8. Emily
    February 28th, 2007 @ 9:20 am

    The bits and pieces turned out great – now get back to your cardi! That is way to pretty not to finish and wear right away.

  9. Janet
    February 28th, 2007 @ 10:48 am

    Your Rambling Rose is beautiful — love the foam tile idea too!

    The “Bits and Pieces” colors are wonderful — how much yardage in there?

  10. angelarae
    March 1st, 2007 @ 10:58 am

    That yarn is so pretty. What sweater pattern is that again?
    Ang