DH’s sweater is done! Well, the knitting is. I’ve blocked it, and sewn in one sleeve. Hopefully, I will get it done tonight. Unfortunately, finishing is my least favourite part.
Apart from swatching, that is.
I have swatched for Em’s Lime and Pink sweater. The recommended needle size is 4mm. 3.75mm swatched too small, 4mm Addi Turbos swatched too small. 4mm anodised circ did the job on the swatch.
So I cast on my 400 or so stitches, and started the ruffle. I completed the ruffle and did a few rows, measured and realised that it was coming out too big, so I’m back to 3.75mm needles. My row gauge is off, though (well, duh!)
Here is where I was up to this afternoon.

This isn’t a very accurate depiction of the colour, I’m afraid. I am doing stripes in the lime and hotpink that Bliss sent me. 🙂 I have since started on the first pink stripe.
I also swatched for Butterfly. What a pain. The recommended needle is 5mm. I got stitch gauge on 4mm needles. My row gauge is short, again.
I detest gauge!
Now I just have to decide what size to make. I don’t want it to be too big if I lose more weight, but I don’t want it to be too small, either.
I also think that the sweater in the picture looks to have less ease than is recommended in the pattern. Decisions, decisions!
Have a good weekend all!

I got RAOK’d!! And what a gorgeous RAOK, too!
Wendy from Catknits sent me this lovely DPN case 🙂

Here it is opened.

And here it is with my DPN’s already in there 🙂

I didn’t waste any time getting them in there! There is a gap for my 2mm Bamboos which currently have my Fluted Bannister sock on them. My 2.25mm Clovers are 7″ long and don’t fit! But that’s okay, I just roll them up in the middle. How lucky am I? 🙂
Guess what else came today?
My Kureyon!!!

The first nine balls that I ordered from the UK. I’m still waiting on the 5 balls from eBay.
Shade 90, here it is up close.

What a great mail day 🙂
It was 38C again today, but because my Kureyon arrived, I came home and persisted with the sleeves from DH’s sweater. I reallly need to finish this so I can start my Butterfly! So in the heat I sat with two heavy wool sleeves in my lap. But I finished them 🙂
So now I have to seam it, do the collar, block it, and I can start Butterfly!
Yay!

I would like to point out that the Weather Pixie is a cow who has no right to stand in the sun smiling happily while telling us that it is currently 38C (100F).
I’m melting. It is the hottest Sydney day ever for October.
I am not knitting. In fact, I think I may haul Em down to the shopping centre, where they have airconditioning.

Not alot to say today. I didn’t knit. “Why on earth not??” I hear you all exclaim.
Because today the temperature in Sydney reached 35C, or 95F is you are so inclined.
And it’s only October. And I don’t have an airconditioner.
Frankly, it was too hot today to do anything. Even Twinky flopped onto the linoleum and refused to move. It’s still warm here, however I am going to try to do a few rows of the neverending sleeves.
Under the fan 🙂

Look what I got!!

Jill sent me Polar Bears! A keychain with a tiny dangly polar bear and a cute fridge magnet! Aren’t they gorgeous?? 🙂
She also sent magazines again. I think her reviews a few days ago were pretty accurate!

I went on a bus shopping trip yesterday with Em’s dance studio. Everyone jumps on a bus, and you get taken around to bunches of Outlet stores and stuff. I didn’t buy much, however we went to a place called the “Christmas Cave“. They have everything you need to decorate your house inside and out for christmas. They had a metre long paper mache Polar Bear. I was sorely tempted, let me tell you. But it was $70, and we aren’t even going to be home for Christmas this year, so I left him there.
I think I regret it.
School went back today, can you hear me yelling out “Yay!”? 😉
So I got no knitting or anything done today. Instead I caught up on some housework, shopped, ran errands and got all those things done that get neglected when the kids are about.
I did manage to add to my stash. I saw Norma’s Plain Vanilla, and knew that I had to have it. So off I went to Elann. I put the pattern in my cart, and then decided that it’s not really worth it to pay all that postage just for a pattern is it? If you’re going to order something from overseas, you really should make it worth your while. (Justification should be my middle name!)
So I ordered some Plymouth Cottrica in Crushed Raspberry. At $1.48 per skein, I could hardly pass it up, could I?
Must make room for more yarn.
Now I’m off to watch the second half of The 4400. And knit. 🙂