(lace is everywhere; third in a series. guest toilet, 9 am sunday)
well, it got cold alright. the poor furnace turns on every 15 minutes it seems. i’m seeing frost everywhere but no snow.
stet that—i think i see some now
after a hiatus of a couple of days to take care of the server migration, some deadlines at the job, and some other technological developments (see below), i am back to work on the snow shawl.
and so far, so good. man—this yarn is soft (i thank michelle every few minutes for it).
that’s about the last you’ll see of a flat piece; i put it on circular needles soon afterward and from here on out, none of us will know what the heck it really looks like til it’s done (how’s that for livin’ on the edge??).
which is one of the reasons i swatched so extensively and got most of my charting done before beginning—so as to plan things (like the length) out before i find myself measuring around a pumpkin-shaped blob of knitted wool.
it is really fun to knit, i have to say. the stitches are simple, simple, simple—knits, YOs, and simple decreases. every other row is plain knit all around . . . a TRUE “rest” row. at least 90 percent of the shawl will be constructed this way. it’s possible i will use a stitch at the border that has YOs on every row, but i’m not positive.
and of course, the border itself, though not tricky and easily memorized, has a little more going on. but let’s face it, by then, we will be SO ready for a little challenge.
so i made that little hiatus sound totally innocent, didn’t i??
in truth, i was sort-of being very bad. because instead of buckling down to what i was supposed to be doing (snow shawl, my main project), i decided that it wouldn’t hurt a bit to cast on for the new little nothing. i would get the stitches on the needle and then it would be all set to take along to classes during the week.
yes, that’s what i’d do—just cast on, and ok, maybe knit a few rows, and then i would put it in a little carrier in my knitting bag.
ooops, that might be more than a few rows.
in fact, i wiled away my saturday evening on it.
but i had to write the pattern up to, and for that i needed research. i swear—when i swatched i totally forgot to measure the swatches before soaking, so i needed to knit a few repeats to figure out how long one should knit before stopping.
(this might not be a good place to brag about the fact that i estimated the number, and was going to be happy with that, then found out i had guessed right after all. hehe. but still, it’s good to be sure, right??)
i really love this scarf, you guys.
and the yarn—the pairing is just right for me. this stitch is a lot like like the one in hypoteneuse—a simple change to that pattern produces this much airier and more tilted texture.
and i love knitting this scarf the same way i love knitting hypoteneuse.
so much so, that i believe i’m going to take anne’s (not me, the other anne) suggestion, and do a stole pattern as well. i’ll enlarge the motif for that so as to keep it proportionate, but i think it will be crazy-beautiful in a sheer, floaty stole . . just a whisper of a thing. can’t you just see it?
(i made up for the day off BTW; i spent ALL of sunday on the snow shawl, and enjoyed it with equal relish.)
oooh, before i forget, i also wrote up the pattern for the baby socks and put it in the shop. it has two heel options, two toe closures, and includes seven sizes.
and you know how i have been chipping slowly away at that cabled sweater? it has been my late-night knitting for a couple of weeks now and each night i put in some work on it (unless i’m knitting on the scarf or the baby socks). well i am in the finishing stretch now
i finished the body up on friday evening and last night i picked up the stitches for the mock turtleneck. i couldn’t quite get it all done because it got late and i had classes this morning, but tonight is definitely the night.
it needs a good soaking to even out some of the shapes and open the cables a bit, but it should dry pretty quickly with the furnace running so often, and then i’ll put it on and take some pictures.
i am so pumped about getting this off the needles, that i am going to move the other sweater that’s been languishing (also for two years) right into that time slot and see if i can get it off the needles and into my drawer as well (whew, that was a mouthful).
so with all that knitting going on, why haven’t i posted in a few days?
well, we purchased a new computer for me, one that i will be able to take along when traveling and so forth, that is also powerful enough to handle all the software i need for work.
so tell me, if one buys a laptop, and this is what one needs to run it (according to the resident techno-geek)
is it still considered portable??
and forget about getting near my desk or my old computer—ha!
(see the weather station in the background . . . is it me, or is that thing jeering? yes, i definitely get the feeling that thing is enjoying my discomfort.)
i have every confidence that this situation is temporary, but sometimes, ya gotta wonder.
hopefully i will be all hooked up very VERY soon and we won’t miss any more opportunities to post because of all the wonderful technology we have now.
speaking of which, apparently bloglines is not picking up the feed for the new dns for this site . . i don’t really know if there is anything i can do about it, but if you DO know, and would share with me, i’d be grateful.
ok, it’s almost time for class; i’ll try to be back tomorrow.
31 thoughts on “frosted”
Every time you don’t post, we have about three new things we need to drool over and buy! The yarn for the Snow Shawl is really pretty. I took a glimpse on the shop’s site. I’m excited to see the new Little Nothing! You always have the best stuff to offer us! Hey, I like the weather station! Living in Ohio, you can’t be without it in the spring. Thanks for the baby socks too. I want a sweater patter for us! No rush. HA!
Your sweater is looking wonderful — and it’s going to be perfect weather to just put it on and never take it off 🙂 The new little nothing is looking absolutely gorgeous, and it’s definitely going to take the edge off not starting the bigger snow shawl (I need to get this semester under control before I start anything big)! Hope you’re having a lovely class.
OH garsh, that sweater is gonna be flllly! Did I miss the pattern for that somewhere?!
I haven’t knit a square shawl yet!!!
So many things! I want to knit as fast as you. It is all looking great. the sweater looks amazing. Seems like it is the perfect time to be wearing that sweater.
Anne-Someday you must share your secret on how you get so much knitting done! Your creations are awesome!!
The ice on the window looks like a “fun-fur” type fiber, doesn’t it!!
You taunt me with that “little nothing,” Anne…
BTW, you’ll love your MacBookPro. I have one, no regrets. It’s given me no trouble for over two years with the exception of a melted power cord a couple of times (the magnetic power link there), but Apple has taken care of that problem – replaced my cords for free and now makes them without the melting issue.
How refreshing to see a spot of your space a little untidy! I always imagine everything in your environs clean, orderly and beautiful, not to mention reflecting great skills or great taste…
As always, thank you.
Anne- I like how you can see the artistic in everyday situations. I think winter is beautiful and so is the shawl.
My cat licks the condensation off the windows, how’s THAT for art?
Welcome to mac-dom.
They are cool as beans, really.
I could never go back to a pc. Never.
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The shawl is looking stunning and I certainly would LOVE to have a stole pattern for the little nothing scarf, it looks like a very meditative stitch.
Anne, that sweater is making me drool. The cables are unique; I don’t know why, but the word organic comes to mind. Actually, they make me think of David’s dreds…
But Anne, where is the laptop? 🙂 I want to see the laptop! or whatever you call those cute looking Mac portable thingies,,,
If you really need all this stuff to work it (I doubt it, sorry David 🙂 ) then I don’t think it is very portable,,, BUT I think most of the stuff will go into the box or something, I think David keeps some crucial info up his sleeve or sock or something,,,,
Oh and those windows shots are so nice and I am SO glad you didn’t manage to tempt me to just try that new little nothing of yours!
OOooppppssss,,, I do see it in the second photo, I missed it the first time, but I want a nice close up when it is open 🙂
the sweater’s looking really good. i love those cables. but i’m a sucker for cables.
and then there’s the snow shawl. i don’t know why,but seeing the beginning of the shawl frame by dpn’s is incredibly appealing. kinda like blocking photos! you say the yarn is soft – is it squishy too? it looks squishy. (also a sucker for squishy yarns…)
i looooove the sweater! absolutely gorgeous!
Looks like it’s time to go stash diving again to find yarn for that “new little nothing”. Now where did I put that alpaca silk?? Hope I don’t drown!
Sorry to be a pest, is one of the baby sock options a toe up version? I started one but don’t know what to do about the heel. I have three more months before the little one arrives! Enough time to fill a small bucket with these cute little socks! I also figure they don’t have to match if I get sick of one of the yarns. The baby won’t care right? Thanks for the help and I’m glad I found you again, you were missing from my feeds for a few days.
You got an award on my blog.
I’m so not trusting bloglines anymore. It still hasn’t caught on. I’m not sure how you go about fixing it. The name of the feed is the same (I checked) so I guess you just need to wait for the DNS stuff to finish propagating. Except that it seems to me it should have done that by now. If you want me to research it for you tomorrow let me know.
The beginning of the snow shawl is beautiful, and so is the almost-finished sweater. With the cold temperature, you’ll certainly appreciate having it into your drawer (and ready to be worn) much more than having it languishing on the needles!
I so agree with Debbie (first post)—you’re silent for a few days, then you spring one delicious project after another on us. I also love the idea of the little nothings stole as well as the scarf. I was resisting the snow shawl, but that shot of the very beginning, suspended between the DPNs, may have breached my defenses. And the yarn does look luscious.
Haha, so nonchalant! “Just a little nothing,” she says. As your “little nothings” often become breathtaking goodies, the waits are more than worthwhile! 😉
I agree with an earlier commenter– you probably do need to let the DNS propagate everywhere. Strange to think it doesn’t do so as quickly as bunnies… perhaps said DNS could use a little blue pill. Heh.
That sweater is both luscious and an inspiration. Yummy yarn, and lovely cables… and your pictures always do your projects justice.
The pic are beautiful, they do look like lace that one could knit (as the prior post’s pic). I’m going to ask hubby when he awakes about all that tech stuff – I know it does seem like alot. But you’ll design more! w. a fantastic new set up you’ve got, right! Thanks for the peeks – always, always much enjoyed!
Productive weekend! Wow!
And you…er… me… er… us – have some really stellar enabling ideas. (So much so, that I’m going to have a FOURTH colorway run of an alpaca/silk/wool blend yarn to match “your” lace design needs.)
Ah, I was wondering about the Bloglines feed. It took me a while to catch on that it wasn’t updating. No clue about the inner workings though.
Am so tempted by Snow! Bad self–one Knitspot project at a time…
As for the sweater–I can’t recall if you said–is it an original pattern? Because I’ve been looking for a pattern just like that, and it looks like the right gauge and everything. Hint, hint!
The frost pictures are so seductive. No wonder you have lace and more lace on your mind.
Beautiful frost photos! M made us totally wireless over the holidays, so now even our Time Machine backups are wireless and we can play iTunes from our computer on our stereo system wirelessly too. It seemed a lot of hoopla at first, but it very nice in the end.
I love the yarn in that sweater, and I can see why that scarf grabbed your attention.
Anne, I am so in love with the “little nothing”!!! I’m ready to dash off and buy the yarn now and wait w/ bated breath until the pattern is ready. Of course, I don’t know what yardage I should get and what if, oh what if it becomes a stole……….the colorway is divine and I MUST MUST MUST HAVE IT!!!!!
Hi – I’ve recently found your blog and would keep reading – if only if — any chance you’d consider a larger font size? fiddling with my browser settings (IE) doesn’t enlarge you and if I can’t read fast, with the limited blog reading time I have, I move on to other blogs – sorry, nothing personal – but this is really small print. Thanks for considering this request.
Good grief – beautiful frosty icy pictures, and woman, slow down! I can’t knit fast enough to keep up with all your lovely patterns! (totally joking; carry on, please! hehe)
I’m late — just got a new computer myself… but I wanted to tell you how cool the frost pictures are.
I agree that little nothing stitch pattern in a stole will be wonderful. Of course the snow shawl will be gorgeous too.
Good on you for working on that sweater. Looks like a finished one should soon be in sight!
I’m glad bloglines picked you up again.
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