Been knitting

Girasole

Here's the blanket as of lunchtime today. I'm on row 2 of repeat 2 of Chart F (that means I only have a few rounds until I start the knitted-on edging!).

I bought an extra skein of yarn so I wouldn't have to worry about running out but still got nervous when I had to begin my 3rd-to-last skein a few rows ago.

The blanket is GIGANTIC now and I didn't check my gauge so I was worried the border would eat up a ton of yarn. I asked in the Brooklyn Tweed group and another Raveler assured me that she knitted a larger version of the Girasole blanket and her border still took less than one skein of Cascade 220. That means I should be fine! ::phew::


Baby Sweater
(See previous post)

I swatched yesterday for my Maile Sweater, but think the needles may have been in the wrong slot of my case.

I used #2 needles (gauge = 6.75 sts/inch) and #4 needles (gauge = 7 sts/inch) and washed the swatch before I measured. This seems wrong, doesn't it?

The suggested gauge for my yarn (Ella Rae Lace Merino) is 6.5 sts/inch and the pattern, which only comes in one size, calls for 6 sts/inch. Even if the needles really were #2 and #4, I'll have to do some math to make sure I'll have enough yarn for the sweater.

ETA: Decided to knit the Sunnyside Cardigan with this yarn.

Hello, strangers!

I am still alive. I'm fighting with my Leyburn socks (they're in time-out) and plugging away on my never-ending Girasole (which I still love). I'm knitting Chart F now, the last chart before the knitted-on border, and plan to get through its two repeats as fast as possible. The blanket is an enormous ~700 sts of worsted weight yarn and turning out beautifully. My goal is to finish it by July because....

....I'm having a baby girl in a few months! Yay!! That's what's been keeping me away from knitting and blogging, but now I'm getting down to the wire and really have to get moving on baby knitting. I've decided to make a purple Maile Sweater but my CO has been delayed by the fact that I can't find my needles. Um, yeah. We're rearranging our house in preparation for the little one's arrival and my knitting stuff is now in two rooms. I'll have to look again tonight.