I'm disciplining myself to taking a photo of my Olympian wip last thing at night.
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk DK in teal
Pattern: Spincraft top down v-neck cardigan in four patterns. Downloadable!
Day 1
Not a great start when you consider that this starts at the neck!
Spincraft patterns are knitting by numbers - they supply the maths and you do the measurements, including tension. This means that you can knit them with any yarn and in any size. This pattern is top down as well, so great for those projects where you might run out of yarn.
Day 2
I manage to finish the increases for the neck (raglan shape, but ultimately this will be similar to set in sleeves; the raglan shaping is just for the neck and shoulder,and forms a mini yoke), and separate for the back.
Hurdle 1 : Pattern 1 is a four row pattern - 2 rows of reverse st.st and 2 rows of rib. Pattern 2 is lace. My tension is quite different between patterns, so I have to frog the lace pattern and decrease across the back. Now I start the lace pattern.
We didn't get a lot of knitting done on day 2. That's because Mary, Jill and I went to Brighton to the Craft show. Not very much knitting accomplised, I tend to get a bit excited about yarn and can't concentrate on my knitting! Mary has some photos of her loot. I haven't taken any of my loot, but I have a joint effort to brag about (we all swooped on the Fleece Artist and managed to empty the basket).
Train loot
Most of this is sock yarn! I think Jill bought a scarf kit as well. I must remember to log it all before it's swallowed by the stash. I believe I bought about half a dozen balls of sock yarn - I see a sock yarn festival coming on!
Day 3
Not much more done today. I forgot to decrease stitch count on both fronts and had to frog back. I'm meant to start another pattern, much more solid looking, when I finish the armholes, but I'll knit another 4" of the lace pattern. I don't think I need a change of pattern just here.
So far I'm still happy to knit on one project. The alpaca silk goes a long way to helping me out, it's so nice to knit with. I have two sleeves, a body and edging to complete. Hardly any sewing up (sleeves are top down, knit in the round). This may be the experience that converts me to a 2 or 3 wip woman!
They need bigger tables on trains me thinks!
You'll be done with the DB in no time, maybe even with a week to spare ;)
Posted by: Tracy | February 13, 2006 at 05:23 PM
You seem to have done an awful lot since I saw it on Saturday! I am sure you will finish it on time.....
Posted by: Jill | February 13, 2006 at 05:34 PM
It's definitely growing. I worked out I bought enough yarn for 7 pairs of socks. There needs to be some sort of sock knitting fest after the Olympics I think!
Posted by: Mary | February 13, 2006 at 06:53 PM
about time you've posted a photo. I was going to write and complain bitterly.
Posted by: atu | February 13, 2006 at 07:39 PM
This is growing very nicely indeed ! I am with Tracy here : you are well in the lead... One week is even possible!
Posted by: francoise | February 13, 2006 at 10:35 PM
You're really steaming along with your Olympic knitting! Looks good - lovely colour.
Did you use 'Strawberry Crush' for your mysteryshawlalong? Your pictures look reddish on my monitor but that colour looks pinkish elsewhere. Also, did you not like the Jaggerspun? I'm thinking of subbing some Jamiesons Ultra for a shawl project and I really wanted a cheery reddish colour (and I've been looking at your archives!).
Posted by: Anita | February 14, 2006 at 12:04 PM
I considered joining an FO team for the Olympics, but then that would take me away from the thing I really want to concentrate on at the moment and then I'd end up with yet another UFO! I will be interested to see how the neck shaping works out on your top-down pattern. Will check spincraft out now!
Posted by: Brigid | February 14, 2006 at 08:35 PM