{"id":930,"date":"2009-06-12T21:53:23","date_gmt":"2009-06-12T11:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.randomknits.net\/?p=930"},"modified":"2009-06-12T21:53:23","modified_gmt":"2009-06-12T11:53:23","slug":"its-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/?p=930","title":{"rendered":"It’s back!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finally, after more than 3 weeks, my computer is back, with a new DVD drive and a new heatsink fan. I hope I didn’t rush them!
\nAnd now I don’t have to share Emily’s computer, with it’s super crappy colour settings!
\nFinished project alert.
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\nPicture cropped because of Mt Vesuvius on my chin!
\nIt;s my pink hoodie, finally finished. I started this one back on April 10, and finished it on May 30. I decided to do this, because I thought that the nice thick yarn (16sts – 10cm) would knit up nice and quick. Apparently not!
\nSpecs:
\nPattern: Knitting Pure and Simple #244<\/a>, Neck Down Hooded Tunic for Women<\/a>.
\nYarn: Cleckheaton Merino Supreme<\/a>, now discontinued.
\nNeedles: Knitpicks Options, 4mm & 5mm
\nMods: A few. First off, I put in a cable down the sides and down the sleeves so that the endless stocking stitch wouldn’t drive me insane.
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\nI found this cable in one of my Japanese stitch pattern books. The other mod I made was to put some shaping in at the waist, so the garment wasn’t shapeless. As it was a top down knit, I just kept trying it on to get the shaping right.
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\nI’m happy with it! I think I got the shaping just right. The yarn was purchased at the ACS mill in Wangaratta last year, on our way down to Bendigo. I love the colour, and the yarn is nice enough to work with, but I can see why it was in the seconds bin – it was full of knots! I don’t know what it’s like in balls, although the balls were only around 85m, but I felt like I just kept finding knots. The yarn is superwash, so it can’t be spit spliced, so there were a lot of ends to weave in.
\nIt’s a heavy jumper! It took two days to dry when I blocked it. I’ve already worn it, (my mum thought it was shop-bought!) and it’s been washed and is drying again. This may be the part of this one that I like least!!
\nBig weekend coming up, I’m off to the Inner City Guild meeting in the morning, then knitting in public with the Sydney Knitters (and a few imports!) for Knit In Public Day, and on Sunday afternoon, Ailsa<\/a> and I are manning the guild stand at the Craft Show – say hello if you’re nearby!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Finally, after more than 3 weeks, my computer is back, with a new DVD drive and a new heatsink fan. I hope I didn’t rush them! And now I don’t have to share Emily’s computer, with it’s super crappy colour settings! Finished project alert. Picture cropped because of Mt Vesuvius on my chin! It;s my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/930\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}