call me crazy
Last weekend I decided to start a new sweater and participate in NaKniSweMo 2008 (ravelry link)… apparently I missed the memo about the month being half over already! So I knit up some swatches and washed and blocked them and cast on for Notre Dame de Grace last Monday - the 17th.
I doubt I’ll finish the whole sweater by the end of the month, but I’m going to try anyway. And this is on top of the currently hectic work schedule… crazy! This new sweater is probably also partially to avoid attaching the sleeves and sewing the buttons onto Demi. I really dislike attaching sleeves…
But anyway, this is how far I got Monday:
Not too bad, right? That’s about a quarter of the body before it splits for armholes (yes, I’ve adjusted yet another pattern to be knit in the round - who needs seams?). I have a feeling the sleeves will be my downfall; sleeves always take a lot longer than I think they will - and a lot more yarn. Maybe I should cast on a sleeve and alternate work between the body and the sleeve?
And this is a picture of the pirate girl playmobil keychain that the FAO Schwarz salesman gave me Wednesday in front of a mountain of reddish double seed stitch that night:
And I finished the back on Friday while watching Casino Royale. I’m glad this pattern is so simple; I would have been too busy watching the movie to work on something more complicated! I do believe he is my favorite Bond yet.
I’m just about halfway through the five skeins of the Ultra Alpaca I bought this summer from WEBS, so I’m a little worried that I will run out of yarn before finishing the sleeves, but hopefully it’ll be just right! I’ve been planning to knit this sweater since the pattern first came out - I bought the magazine right away strictly because of this sweater - and it seems the perfect time to be knitting it up ’cause it’s just now becoming cold enough here for a sweater under my coat.
And I will have lots of knitting time on the train this week as I have to go to Boston for work…
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:43 pm
I really hate attaching sleeves too. I’m always sure that they won’t fit right,a nd sometimes I”m right, which makes it worse.
your sweater looks great! I think I just bought the same yarn and color (though different weight) from Webs. You’re nearly done! I’m totally impressed. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 24th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Oooh, I love this sweater! I made one earlier this year. Watch out for the sleeves, mine came out really long and it seemed like a lot of people had this problem.
I can’t wait to see your sweater, I think you can totally finish it before November is over! Sleeves are excellent on-the-go knitting. I like to keep them in my bag instead of socks and work on them while I’m out and about. They are finished in no time!
November 24th, 2008 at 10:20 am
I really like the combination of the color and the textured stitch you have there.
I hate attaching sleeves too. That’s why my Nantucket Jacket lays dormant forever.
November 24th, 2008 at 11:52 am
You are really truckin’ on that sweater! I bet you finish it this month. I love that little pirate girl! She really rocks. So does the latest Bond.
November 27th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Great sweater. I can’t wait to see yours finished. I do hope you don’t run out of yarn (my secret fear with most sweaters).
November 29th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Wow! You got a lot accomplished in such a short time. Nice work!