What a great weekend! The perfect mixture of getting things done & relaxing – sigh!
On the getting things done front …..
Here is The Vest!! This project was begun in early 2002. In the fall of 2001 I attended Stitches East and took a class with June Hiatt. She pounded the importance of gauge into my skull. Not simply trying to fit your gauge into the pattern, but also changing the pattern to suit your gauge.
This is a lot of math for me. I am not exactly bad at math – I lack numerical self confidence and lacking the courage of my calculations, I am easily confused.
So I undertook The Vest as my first foray into the Land of Swatch. The pattern is from Interweave’s Fall 2000 issue. It is called Cider House Rules Vest and the designer is Linda Daniels. The yarn is an alpaca blend – I have long since lost the skein bands, but I did buy it at a Smiley’s Yarn Riot.
Despite the ungodly amount of time I let this project languish, I would say it was moderately successful. I did indeed swatch & measure. It fits My Boar like a glove. This is why I am giving it a moderate grade. It is not supposed to fit like a glove – I neglected to allow for ease. Knit & Learn. My swatching and calculations were right on the money – next time I will remember the ease!! and yes, I will stretch it next time it needs to be washed!
In blogging news, there has been a bit of a brouhaha out there in webland. All over the content of knitting blogs. Ridiculous really. It does however pertain to things that I have been mulling over.
What to put in the blog. What to leave out. The sites I love to read are those that mix it up – learning about the fiber projects is great, but I also love to hear about people’s lives. But where do you draw the line concerning your family’s privacy? Some funny yet aggravating yet typical yet maddening things have happened this past week with one of my lovely daughters. It would make a terrific post – it consumed my mind for two days. But if I put in on the site, it would probably upset her. (although I never did ask her, I suppose I could have simply asked her permission) If I want this to be about life situations as well as knitting, how is that achieved exactly?
so, feedback please! and I will leave you with this photo
purlingswine 