On the Needles
I'm still working on the sweater for Anne. Despite it being half-brioche, It's actually knitting up a lot faster than I had feared. I'm almost done with the front and then need another 10'ish cm for the back. I hope to finish the body by the 14th when I see her next, so she can try it on, and then on to the sleeves and neckband. I HOPE I have enough yarn - it's taking up more than I expected, but I did buy a buffer-skein as per usual, so fingers crossed. Otherwise it's commercial yarn, so should be possible to get more.
I've been wanting to make another Happypotamus pretty much ever since I finished the first one, and since I want it to be a birthday present for Liz, I figured I should get started on it. All pieces have been made - now I'm just crocheting them all together. I'm about 1/3 of the way and have another month and a half to finish, so no sweat there.
Last weekend I was feeling decidedly under the weather, so I picked up the cozy memories blanket again, as it makes for perfect comfort knitting - I can snuggle up under it and knit it at the same time! I've done a bit of maths, and calculated that I need approx. 512 squares. I currently have 350 squares done, so I'm getting there!
However, none of the projects mentioned above are portable - and I needed something portable for Connect group last week, so I decided to cast on "Knit Your Love" by Martina Behm. I've already knit this once before, but loved the result so much that I left it on a train last year!!! Way past due to get another one started!
Off the Needles
It's gotten COLD here recently, and I couldn't find any of my bulky socks. As any other knitting addict, rather than go looking for the three pairs I knew I had, I just cast on a pair :-P Bulky socks knit up FAST (not as fast as finding pairs I own though...) and a few days later I had warm toes again :-D I'm very obviously not used to working with bulky yarn though - it kinda hurt my hands to knit with. Part of that might also be because it had to be at a very tight gauge though. Either way, I'm pleased with the result.
