Making Strides On Camp Shirt

One of those UFO that I'm picking up again. The Auburn Camp Shirt from IK - Spring 2008. I'm hoping to have this finished by the end of the month, but maybe that's hoping for too much.

Size 3mm needles and lace-weight yarn are actually quite relaxing, especially if you are watching Thomas for the tenth time with two sick boys.

Finally, A Finished Project

Finally, something that's finished. I've been working on my rather large pile of unfinished projects and I've been getting frustrated. I've ended up frogging or tossing items because they were so totally messed up. (Lesson - One should not knit complicated projects when one is pregnant and hormonaly challenged.)

So in search of some feel good knitting, I started a new project. Basic, easy socks. Done. Amazing.

Two Weeks

That’s how long it took me to finish the sweater vest. The seaming didn’t take any time, but then I realized that the vest was too small for TO (size 2T). I checked my measurements and then my gauge. The verdict – I knit tighter than my swatch. So instead of 5.5 x 7 stitches per inch, the vest’s gauge was 6x8. So I think this will fit DS#3 for Easter when he’s roughly a size 18mths. But I’m going to try Catherine Lowe’s technique of blocking. From what I understand, you knit tight and then block to the desired gauge. We’ll see.

And now I’m looking for a new project. Maybe socks?