Thursday, August 13, 2009

What to work on next

No pictures to share but the needles are working...

The upsized version of the Freddie Mac vest for my daughters is progressing nicely.  Back was finished last week and I am currently working at the shoulders of the front.  Hoping to finish it this weekend while waiting between games at the 3 on 3 my daughter is playing in.  Then we will share pictures and plans for my vest which will be out of the beautiful cashmere blend I have had my eye on at the yarn store.

Got the yarn from Sharon for the American Brilliant throw and I started on the first square.  Casted on, knit about 3 rows, compared to gauge and her sample square and then promptly frogged it back.  My guess is I will need to go down about 2 needle sizes but I haven't gotten back to it yet this week.  Pattern calls for a loose cast on and I just saw a you-tube video for a new one I may have to try out so I am waiting to find 30 minutes of time to fire up the computer and sit with the yarn.  Maybe I should set the alarm for 2am.

And lastly, yarn arrived for the hooded vest in the Fall 2009 Knit Scene and I have the first skein in the knitting bag waiting for the swatch to be done.  Gonna have to do that before next Monday so I can pick up any needles or notions I need to get it going.  Carri is already flying on her version and it looks lovely.