fly in my soup - skull_v-neck

DONE and DONE

noreply@blogspirit.com (kt) — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:46:18 -0400

Pattern: Eunny Jang's Deep V-neck vest
Yarn: Knitpicks Merino Style; CC nutmeg (4 skiens), MC moss (5 skiens)
Needles: 3.5 mm addis
Start/Finish: 1 sept/ 10 sept 2006
Notes: i added a skull motif to the pattern. i'm wearing the vest in the picture--one with the b-day girl to be added--mostly, i just hate when people post a FO that's just flat and not worn as it's intend to be. makes it hard to visualize it for me. any who, my measurements are different from the intended wearer--i have a bigger rack, and i'm a good 6" shorter than she is, so i think it's going to look alright on her. if i make myself a vest, i have to figure out something different with the shoulder/arm area. the shoulders are so wide and so arm holes are a bit floppy. the vest is also a titch longer than i'd like it to be (i did some finagling to get it to look alright in the picture)
truth be told, meg (the recipiant) and i did a fitting yesterday. i gave her the choice of trying it on in front of many people or just me and G. i was a bit worried about the fit at the waist and hips as i'm a bit smaller than her in those areas and couldn't get an accurate idea of if it would fit her or not. i'm going to block a bit more ease into the waist/hip region, and it's going to be fine. incidently, she really really liked it--she gave me the best compliment ever "Kate, this looks better than store bought!" i was tickled.

in other news, g and i ended up buy a new car yesterday! we went to the dealer to check it out in person, and ended up taking it home! (his name is clive--i name everything) he's really really red, and the nicest car that either of us has ever owned!

in closing, for you freaky check-out-the-innards-of-fair-isle people, a gratuitous, inside out shot of the vest!

scissors + knitting= good times

noreply@blogspirit.com (kt) — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 11:12:18 -0400

this is how the v-neck looked at about 5:30 in the morning on saturday. i had a touch of insomnia plus that whole "i'm so freakin' close to being done" so, i knit on into the wee hours of the morning. and then i decided, since i was up and all, i should just do the steeks. i used some spare Rowan Kid Classic that was in my odds-n-ends stash (left over from the scarf that G knit himself), whipped out the crochett hook and got all the crochetting done for the steeks. and then, i did perhaps the most insane thing of my knitting carreer: at 7:30 in the morning, nearing my 24 hour of wakefulness, i whipped out the tiny sharp scissors and cut the steeks on this bad boy. and......SUCCESS!!!! lovely and all cut up and no mishaps! whooot!! i've started the neck edging, but i had the damnedest time picking up stitches evenly yesterday (i had a bad case of the wah wahs brought on about by the wonky sleep schedule). after 5 (FIVE) attempts i finally got it right. so, had i not been retarded, this would be done by now. i'm feeling sharper today however, so i have faith it'll be done and blocking very very soon.

if i used bamboo....

noreply@blogspirit.com (kt) — Sat, 9 Sep 2006 01:23:19 -0400

i'm certain that my needles would be smokin'. i have 15 rows of the chart to complete before i can start a-steekin' the Skull v-neck. and it is looking good, let me tell you! it's not huge at all! in fact, after blocking, it's actually going to be the size that i intended it to be!!!!! i've been knitting on this like a crazy thing all week, cause of the dead line and the fact that i still haven't started the easier b-day gifts that are in the line up. i entirely plan on having this bad boy completly done tomorrow (sunday at the latest) and you better believe a picture-heavy post will be soon to follow! after a couple of inquiries, i decide to give posting the chart a go (check the sidebar). any questions about the chart, drop me a line!
in non-knitting news, g and i are looking into buying a new car. the one we have now--a mercury tracer wagon (shut up!) has put up with quite a lot from us in the past almost 3 years (at one point, g was commuting at least 120 miles a day for a couple of months), but i think that its rapidly approaching that fateful time of "holy shit everything is falling off/breaking down/what's that freakin' noise?" we are looking at pontiac vibes (cause i love a hatchback like no body's business), and we have an appointment at a dealer's on monday. i'm jazzed.