Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Yarn Along, October 15



This week I am continuing to work on a few little Poppy hats that I think are really cute.  The style makes me smile.  
I'm {still} reading North! or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson a little at a time.  We just finished North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell over at CraftLit and I recommend you go listen to it now that it's finished and in the library!  I'm deep in the throes of The Woman in White in the CraftLit library, and I'm puzzling over why it isn't a better known book.  I'd never even heard of it and while I'm not the most literary person in the world, classic literature isn't an area in which I'm a complete dummy!  It's excellent. 

I finished my Shalom cardigan and it's so cozy now that the weather has just finally turned to fall!  For some reason the right front is longer than the left which is inconceivable since there should be no difference whatsoever and I was very careful in lining up the buttons but maybe not careful enough.  I'm blocking it now and seeing if that makes any kind of difference.  If not, I'll try realigning the buttons because you can see that the front isn't quite even in spite of my best attempt.  At any rate, I love it in this heavy bulky (repurposed) cotton yarn!





And just for fun... here's what my guest bed looks like most of the fall and winter.  With many handknits come many hours of drying flat!  Many of these knits are from my mom and I love seeing all the variety all spread out together!


 Joining up with the Yarn Along gals over at Ginny's blog!


13 comments:

  1. I'd reposition the buttons, I think that is what is making one side longer than the other and then block it again and pin the front together buttoned and all should be well.

    You look fabulous in red!! lovely sweater and I do like the style of cardigan :) Well done!!

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  2. I agree with Karen's solution. The blocking will work wonders as well. It looks lovely! And it looks great on you. I love your guest bed full of knitted items :-)

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  3. Thanks ladies!! That is what I will do!!

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  4. I am so excited to get to this advanced level of knitting I can hardly wait! I am glad that there are friends out there that will give great advice on how to fix things too.
    I love the style of hat your are working on. Kind of has a 1920ish look about it. Thanks for sharing your projects!

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  5. I love the Shalom, and have had it in my Ravelry queue for years. Still haven't had the courage to cast on. Yours is beautiful!

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  6. oh, I love the sweater! great job! The color is perfect for you and I have to agree with Karen and Donna, adjust buttons, pin and reblock.

    I am so going to put this sweater next in the list (it's a long list!)

    blessings
    Karen

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  7. Love the pattern!!! Just keep pulling the short side ( that would be my advice ), but seriously the blocking should make a big difference!

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  8. You look lovely in red! Love the guest bed! :)

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  9. it just looks to me like the button alignment is slightly off....an easy fix! great color....great pattern!!!! good for you (and for all your careful handwashing!!! you are definitely knit-worthy!)

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  10. The sweater looks beautiful on you! The color is so bright and perfect for fall. :) Also the hats look adorable!

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  11. yay! sounds like some great advice here, love the red and those hats are so very cute!

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  12. Hooray you got the sweater done! It looks wonderful on you-you do look good in red. It does my heart good to see all those knits I have made for my little loves being washed and dried so carefully, because it means they wear them! See you tomorrow, I can't wait!
    xoxoxox

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  13. I love the red cardigan! I might get brave and try to knit one for myself. I'm generally better with small/fast-ish projects as I'm not a patient knitter haha but I really really want a red cardigan :3
    Hugs!

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