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So, I have found a new project for my Plymouth Homestead yarn I bought a month and a half ago...The Assymetrical Cabled Cardi (ravelry link)
Here's a pic from the author's blog if you don't feel like opening the link to the pattern.

And here's another, from Ravelry user CelticCastOn. I think it turned out really well:
The only thing is, I'm trying to decide if I want the bulk of it to be reverse stockinette, as written, or stockinette. I'm not usually a huge fan of the purl-side of things, as I think it usually makes garments and myself look bulkier. Any thoughts?? Maybe I'll knit up a swatch and see if it helps make up my mind.

I'm really proud of myself for finding a yarn I already have that I can use for this project instead of buying something new.

Even though I was tempted to buy something super nice like Blue Sky Suri Merino which I am still in love with after knitting the textured shawl with it... but I'd need like 5 skeins of it... x $16 = way too much when I'm at an unpaid internship and a low paying hourly grad assistantship for 5 more months. I'll have to wait til I get a real job...


In other news,
Here's the DROPS sweater, I bound off the bottom. Now for the sleeves.And I've done all but tack down the collar on my Somewhat Cowl:

My other projects

Here's my Drops turtleneck sweater in Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light, color is buckwheat. I'm nearly to the bottom of the sweater, I have a little over 3" of ribbing at the bottom, and plan to do about 4.
Here's the picture from the Drops Website, picture should be linked to the pattern on the Garnstudio website.
Instead of making it in separate pieces as the pattern called for, I'm doing top-down, seamless. I started with the turtleneck, then placed markers for the sleeves and did raglan shaping, eventually put the sleeve stitches on scrap yarn, then continued knitting the body. I'm not making it quite as long as shown in the picture. I'm trying to take decent notes as I knit it, maybe I will post them on here when I am finished if they are coherent enough.

I put my Somewhat Cowl aside to work on this - since the Somewhat Cowl will end up with short or 3/4 sleeves and will be a warmer-weather top. I want to get this Drops sweater done in time to wear it a few times this winter before it warms up.

My other recent project I've finished was the Textured Shawl courtsey of Ravelry user Orlane's Textured Shawl Recipe. I made this with 2 skeins of Blue Sky Alpacas Suri Merino in dusk. Which was a fantastic yarn to knit with. In the 328 yards I knit with, there were NO knots, no weird lumpy joins. It was such a soft yarn to knit with. I'd love to make something else with this yarn in the future, but the yarn is a bit on the pricey side (but worth it!) and that will have to wait until I am out of grad school and have a real job (and income). I plan to wear the shawl to my friend's March wedding. Here's a picture of it blocking, sort of. I've only steamed it so far. I need to do a better job with the blocking and maybe get myself a nice little spray bottle.

Drops Jacket

Ta Da! - Here it is. My Drops Jacket, finally finished. I sewed on the last four buttons tonight. I think if I were to do it again, I'd do a couple fewer button holes, but I'm very happy with it. It fits great, and it's so warm. I think I'll wear it tomorrow...

A Nice Bag featured in Etsy Treasury!

Check it out, my felted bowls were featured on this Etsy Knitters"Treasury" today.

Happy 2009!

It's been a couple weeks since I've posted.
A little belated, but Molly says: Merry Christmas!Here's my progress on a couple projects since the last post:
I finished my Marvel Cowl:
I finished Danica for my Dad for Christmas (modeled by not-my-Dad):
I made the Prismatic Scarf with Malabrigo (colorway: Hongos) for my Internship Supervisor:
And the Vegas Sands cowl with Silky Malabrigo for my aunt for Christmas:

Also, a couple days ago I made my second Etsy sale! :-) Very exciting. It's actually the fourth bag down in my last post that sold.

-Still haven't finished the Somewhat Cowl...
-Picked out buttons for my Malabrigo Drops Jacket, but haven't sewn them on yet.
-And because I couldn't help myself, I started another another Drops pattern - the name is too long, it's ridiculous, but it's a long sleeved, turtle neck sweater which I started in Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light in Buckwheat. I am in the process of converting it from a bottom-up pattern into a top-down seamless pattern. I'm 2 skeins in.
My goal is to sew on the buttons for the Drops Jacket before the end of the weekend.

I also need to get back to working on the Hemlock Ring Throw, which I started in September but had put on hold, for my friend's wedding (March is now quickly approaching).