knit asunder

Posted on | February 2, 2009 | 16 Comments

My February sweater is growing at a terrific pace.

The body has reached 14″ and I’ve started the sleeves, begining with a 6″ cuff that is folded back on itself.  I’m knitting the cuffs from Wensleydale that I dyed and spun ages ago.  I’m not sure it’ll work, but it could add a little interest to an otherwise simple sweater.   Or it could be a really bad idea. 

Am I the only one who coordinates stitch markers with knitting?  (What can I say - simple things please me.)

SB informed me yesterday that the “lentil rose” is blooming, so I went out and cut off all the buds before the forecasted hard frost arrives.  The rest of the country is covered in snow – our flowers think it’s spring.

What has happened to my January sweater, you may ask?  Cassidy remains in pieces, which is where the title for this post comes into play.

I knew this would happen, I knew I’d flake when it came time for the finishing.  I’ll get to it eventually.  Perhaps sooner rather than later now that I’ve confessed my laziness.  I’m a little worried that it won’t fit and I have a fear of seaming in general (arm scythes in particular) so I’ve put off what I anticipate to be an unpleasant task.  Plus, I can’t decide if I want to knit the hood or attempt a collar.  Of course, if I just block the dang thing, I’d be a whole lot closer to getting it finished!

That’s all I have now.  Much like Punxsutawney Phil, Id like to hunker down and sleep for the next six weeks!

Category: February, NaKniSweMoDo

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16 Responses to “knit asunder”

  1. Laurie
    February 2nd, 2009 @ 4:10 pm

    Cassidy looks SO good. Do everything except the sleeves to body, and then it will MAKE you do it.

  2. kmkat
    February 2nd, 2009 @ 4:16 pm

    Ah, finishing. Seaming. That’s why I tend to knit things in the round. Both your sweaters are looking good. Warm, too — winter is not completely over, you know.

  3. Tonni
    February 2nd, 2009 @ 4:23 pm

    I have faith that you will finish cassidy soon :) What pattern is the february sweater? The handspun looks great!

  4. Tami
    February 2nd, 2009 @ 4:40 pm

    I too coordinate my stitch markers with the project I’m working. If nothing else it allows me to create new ones if I don’t have any that appropriately match. ;^)

    The only sweaters I’ve done are little mini-raglans and a couple for teddy bears out of leftovers. You’re way ahead of my sweater game! No seaming with mine either.

  5. grace
    February 2nd, 2009 @ 5:08 pm

    I prefer contrasting stitch markers so I’ll pay better attention to them. :)

  6. Bubblesknits
    February 2nd, 2009 @ 8:22 pm

    I hate finishing, too. I think that’s what made me drag my feet so much with my CPH.

  7. cyndy
    February 2nd, 2009 @ 8:27 pm

    That is a beautiful flower!!! You knitting is lovely too, of course…but that flower is a sight for my snow blind eyes ;-)

  8. Manise
    February 2nd, 2009 @ 8:27 pm

    Love your Lenten Rose. Beautiful color. Your WIPS are coming along nicely. I hate finishing too.

  9. Carrie
    February 2nd, 2009 @ 8:37 pm

    Oh, Cassidy is beautiful! How can you wear it if you don’t finish it! Thanks for posting the flowers, too!

  10. Paula
    February 2nd, 2009 @ 9:52 pm

    Hmm, I like to have coordinating stitch markers. Have not woven in ends in Amused, not to mention blocking.

  11. Tina M.
    February 3rd, 2009 @ 5:48 am

    Keep it up, you can do it! Just imagine how much you’ll enjoy wearing the finished sweater.

  12. margene
    February 3rd, 2009 @ 6:24 am

    Cassidy looks so beautiful! Don’t leave her. Get together with some friends and have their support to get you through the worst of the finishing. You’ll love wearing her!

  13. Emily
    February 3rd, 2009 @ 9:33 am

    I’ve never minded finishing. Unless it’s lace (I have an unblocked shawl languishing in a dresser drawer).

    Think about seaming as a sort of meditation in completion.

  14. Cheryl S.
    February 3rd, 2009 @ 9:41 am

    Both sweaters look lovely. Just take your time with the seaming. I hated it at first, but now I don’t mind it at all, and I always get a rush of satisfaction when it’s done.

  15. Anne
    February 3rd, 2009 @ 9:45 am

    Your Amanda looks WONDERFUL! What a great yarn choice for that. It’s a fun and quick knit, isn’t it?

  16. Judy
    February 9th, 2009 @ 9:36 pm

    It is hard to imagine that spring flowers are blooming anywhere.