Its getting colder here, though you wouldn’t know it, with yesterday being about 29 degrees Celcius in May. But that is an aberration. Its not supposed to be that warm at this time of year!
So with the cooler weather approaching, and with the prompting of Bendigo Woollen Mills who keep sending me things in the mail and suggesting to me that I’d like to buy their wool (yes, please!) its time to cue some knitting projects. (Very successful marketing, that!)
I like to knit at least one garment a year, though this year it seems that I will be extending myself a little further. With the purchases I have just made, I have just committed myself to a jumper (sweater) for myself, a dress for Rainbow Girl, and a shrug for The Reader.
I have chosen Yoke Detail Pullover in Stone.
The Reader will have this drapey bolero (with long sleeves) in Rich Jade.
Rainbow Girl will have Oriental Lily in Neon Berry.
So anytime you come near me in the next little while, you’re likely to hear the clicking of needles. I need to get as much done on them before Luzine’s gorgeous Schwalm project turns up in my letterbox!
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I love that yoke detail pullover that you have planned for yourself! It is a beautiful design. I am not the biggest fan of the way Debbie Bliss writes her patterns, though. I would prefer more charts! Good luck!
Monica, I have never knitted from a chart (not that I can remember, anyway)! It is a very pretty design, and caught my eye immediately. 🙂
The project you have planned for yourself is lovely. The drapey bolero would be great for most anyone and I love the Jade color you chose. I too have been thinking of the things I need to accomplish before our project arrives.
Deb
Hi Deb,
Sort of like the calm before the storm… 🙂
Maybe knitting from a chart is more of an American thing. The great thing about it is that you are always reminded of the relation between the row you’re on and the row before. So, you don’t always have to count from the beginning of the row, you can see that you’re in the right place just by looking at the row below. When you have to stop in the middle of a row, it is much easier to get going again!
I have Debbie Bliss’s Eco Cotton book, and I plan to make two of the sweaters. But I have been putting it off because I really will need to do a lot of prep before I am happy with the instructions.
Oh well, I haven’t been in the mood for knitting for quite a while anyway!
i really like the projects you’ve chosen. your colors are great. i think the neon berry is going to knit up much prettier than the yarn shown on the oriental lily.
Monica, I can see your point about being about to get started again after stopping in the middle of a row. When about to stop, I usually knit to the end of the row, probably to make it easier for myself!
Terri Sue, we still have to choose the plain yarn for around the “waist” of Oriental Lily, but I figured that we could do that at the local shop when the neon berry has arrived. That’s one of the more difficult things about choosing yarn from a computer screen – there’s no good way to colour match!
And so that I am not taking credit for something I shouldn’t be, we all chose our own colours for our own new garments. 🙂
yvette,
i certainly understand all of us having our own likes. from what i could tell on the neon berry it is going to have more subtle color changes than the original oriental lily. i prefer your choice. i hope as you complete each project you are going to be putting them up so we can see them. i love to look at your work.