Another Look at Prosperous

Still knitting the body. Almost finished with the shaping of the body. Have two more sets of increases to do. Will knit the body for a total of 12.5 inches. I love knitting with Brown Sheep Serendipity Tweed. There's about 200 yards per skein and I used one skein to knit all the way up the body for about 8 inches. Too cool.



This tank looks amazingly smaller than my first version using the Cascade Sierra yarn. That's a good thing. I'm hoping for at least one inch of negative ease. Two inches would be nice. Once I knit the body for 12.5 inches, I will add an extended cable to my addi click needles and try the top on for size.

Happy Knitting!

Three in the Running

I have three knitting projects in the works. No two are the same. See, I can really knit one version instead of two.

I started my Cabled V-Neck top called Charcoal. This will be my slow knit while in front of the TV. It doesn't help that I don't watch much TV to begin with. Okay, so this will be my "sitting in the front porch knitting" project. Knitting this in natural sunlight will help me see what I'm knitting. This charcoal color is quite dark.

Cabled V-Neck Top in Charcoal (Lion Brand Cotton Ease)


Many hours later and I only have this many inches knitted


Here's my second project a Lace Panel Cardi called Violet. This will be a slightly faster knit, as I'm knitting mostly in stockinette stitches until I get to the front pieces. Another front porch knitting project.

Laced Panel Cardigan in Violet (Lion Brand Cotton Ease)

The results of a few hours of knitting


And my third project Cabled Lace Vest called Sage. This one gets worked on at my LYS. Another lace knitting project and this one is knitting fast. At the rate this one is going, I might be able to put CeCe back on my radar.

Cabled Lace Vest in Sage (Plymouth Yarns Fantasy Naturale)


A few hours of knitting and I have this to show. Definitely a lot more work completed than my other two projects above

Could it Be...Knitting Burnout?

I've been in a slight knitting funk this week. I've been working on CeCe only to find that my Addi needles are a bit slick for the yarn I'm using. While migrating to bamboo circulars, I found I had missed a YO two rows below. I placed my point protectors on both needles (bamboo and Addis) and left CeCe alone. It's been sitting on my cutting table for the last day or so. It's too early to tell if I've lost the love for CeCe. I'll give it another day. If I don't tink back and correct my error, chances are CeCe will get frogged...all 4 inches. I can always try again next year. Right?

I'm still working on the back of my Ophelia Mediterranean. I had to tink two rows while at my LYS. I had found an extra stitch. Thank goodness the organic cotton I'm using is very forgiving. The stitches form so well that if the needle dropped out, the stitches would hold in place. I guess I got what I paid for. Beautiful yarn.

I've casted on another project. It's a v-neck tunic with cable trims. I plan on knitting a shorter version of this:

V-neck Tunic with Cable Trim designed by Rosemary Drysdale for the Terra Collection by Tahki Stacy Charles

Right now, I've got a charcoal colored cotton-blend yarn on my needles for this tunic. I've already managed to make a few mistakes while knitting the garter stitches. Yes, I ended up frogging a few of rows. With garter stitches, it's easy to re-insert my needle through the loops.

I've done all this tinking and frogging and it's only Tuesday evening. I hope this is a sign that I'm just tired and not that I'm losing my knitting mojo.


I also came across this cute vest that has some potential:

Cabled Vest by Rosemary Drysdale for Terra Collection by Tahki Stacy Charles

Maybe knitting with cables will get me out of my knitting funk. What am I to do?