But I thought I'd at least stop by and leave a post.
I'd say I'm still working on the baby vest, but that would imply that I have picked up the needles in the last week. I have spent quite a bit of time browsing the knitting blog-o-sphere and pining over beautiful garments that make no sense to knit for myself because I don't even know what size I'll be in 6 months to a year.
For now, I knit things for others. Like the baby.
I do however have to offer a shout out to the customer service staff at Knitpicks. I had sent them an email about a week ago letting them know about a small bug I found in their website which affected an order of mine. I didn't ask for anything, I just wanted to bring the problem to their attention. A few days ago, I got an email not only acknowledging my suggestion and thanking me for pointing out the problem, but they gave me a $10 credit to my account to say thanks *and* offered to send me replacement yarn for the misordered yarn for free. I have to say I have yet to be dissappointed in the service or quality of items from Knitpicks. While they may be a 'big box' equivalent to the independent yarn stores, they make knitting anything other than acrylic affordable for me, and they do it without losing anything in the way of service.
Ok, enough shameless doting on a company just because they gave me free yarn.
This week is looking super busy too, but I am going to make a concerted effort to pick up the needles this week and get the back of that baby vest done. I want to see it all done. (Who am I kidding, I want to start another project and I promised myself that I couldn't until I finished at least one that was on the needles.)
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
On Tension.
Having a baby on the way is an excellent motivator for knitting, I must say. Eeensy Weensy baby knits are such instant gratification objects, and it makes me happy to sit and knit for the little boy to be in my universe.
To that end, as soon as I knew it was a boy, I started planning projects and making knitting purchases accordingly.
My first project for the little one will be (or is) the baby vest from Debbie Bliss' Essential Baby, in KnitPicks shine sport (willow). I have been slightly delayed in posting about these arrivals in my mailbox mostly because I have been knitting them instead. I finished the back last Saturday.
And started the front on Sunday. Here is where I am now.
Now last Sunday was nearly the perfect day for knitting, as it was SUPER BOWL SUNDAY. For those that aren't enormous (American) football fans, this is a day which means a lot of sitting around in front of the TV watching the talking heads banter about the histories and glories and challenges of each team. All of this, of course, can be knit through since you don't really have to be looking at the talking heads.
Later in day it means sitting in front of the TV watching the game, and knitting during the (copious) commercial breaks (While much of this country may give a rat's left whisker about Justin Timberlake shilling for Pepsi, I'd rather be watching the football, thank you very much.)
Problem is, I'm a Pats fan. So I cared. A. LOT. About who won the game. So, despite the fact that I had carefully swatched (exact gauge, YAY!) and counted the number of rows on the back carefully to make sure when I knit the front with the distraction of the game it would come out exactly the same, the sides don't match. See?
Can we say TENSION? A quarter of an inch almost, because the game was so darned close.
I was so tense during the game, I managed to imperceptibly change my gauge just the slightest bit. After twenty-some-odd rows, it changes the dimensions.
Argh.
Let this be a lesson to me. No knitting during ballgames I care about. and ESPECIALLY no knitting during the Superbowl if my team's in it. (Talking heads are still good knitting time either way.) Should anyone ever say, 'tension doesn't matter' send them straight to me, I'll set them straight...
In any event, it's a small enough difference that blocking should fix it, and the stitches should line up nicely when I seam the sides together, so for the time being I am hoping for the best. But it is an amusing reminder to try and relax while knitting, at least if the size matters. At least, *I* laughed pretty hard when I realized this morning what had happened.
To that end, as soon as I knew it was a boy, I started planning projects and making knitting purchases accordingly. My first project for the little one will be (or is) the baby vest from Debbie Bliss' Essential Baby, in KnitPicks shine sport (willow). I have been slightly delayed in posting about these arrivals in my mailbox mostly because I have been knitting them instead. I finished the back last Saturday.
And started the front on Sunday. Here is where I am now.
Now last Sunday was nearly the perfect day for knitting, as it was SUPER BOWL SUNDAY. For those that aren't enormous (American) football fans, this is a day which means a lot of sitting around in front of the TV watching the talking heads banter about the histories and glories and challenges of each team. All of this, of course, can be knit through since you don't really have to be looking at the talking heads.
Later in day it means sitting in front of the TV watching the game, and knitting during the (copious) commercial breaks (While much of this country may give a rat's left whisker about Justin Timberlake shilling for Pepsi, I'd rather be watching the football, thank you very much.)
Problem is, I'm a Pats fan. So I cared. A. LOT. About who won the game. So, despite the fact that I had carefully swatched (exact gauge, YAY!) and counted the number of rows on the back carefully to make sure when I knit the front with the distraction of the game it would come out exactly the same, the sides don't match. See?
Can we say TENSION? A quarter of an inch almost, because the game was so darned close.
I was so tense during the game, I managed to imperceptibly change my gauge just the slightest bit. After twenty-some-odd rows, it changes the dimensions.
Argh.
Let this be a lesson to me. No knitting during ballgames I care about. and ESPECIALLY no knitting during the Superbowl if my team's in it. (Talking heads are still good knitting time either way.) Should anyone ever say, 'tension doesn't matter' send them straight to me, I'll set them straight...
In any event, it's a small enough difference that blocking should fix it, and the stitches should line up nicely when I seam the sides together, so for the time being I am hoping for the best. But it is an amusing reminder to try and relax while knitting, at least if the size matters. At least, *I* laughed pretty hard when I realized this morning what had happened.
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