Knitting status
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cimoreneCat divorce has really affected our overall knitting productivity because at least one of us is exiled from the sofa at all times, and that's the most comfortable place to knit. Last winter I had to be the one in our Isolation Suite (the kitchen and dining room), where the futon sofa bed was therefore my only real choice to sit on and knit. But sitting up on top of a mediocre mattress pushed up against the wall, even with appropriate pillows behind my back, is not nearly as comfortable for knitting as a sofa!
Also cat divorce is depressing, which intermittently makes one or both of us too upset to sit and watch videos regularly (either because they need to read compulsively for comfort, or because they're too anxious, or their attention span too shot, to focus on anything as long as reading even short fanfic or watching even YouTube videos).
Nonetheless, last winter, in addition to several pairs of socks, including those garter-topped tube socks (only one of them hideous), I managed to finish a fair isle sweater vest and a new DK-weight brioche knit merino shawl (I think this is the best solution for me to wrap around my face and neck in winter).
At the beginning of summer I started a cotton summer cardigan to replace a store-bought superfine cotton cardigan that wore out ten years ago. My concept was a slim 3/4-sleeve cardigan to throw over summer clothes when nipping into the grocery store, but near the middle of the summer all the stuff started to go wrong that led to nervous breakdown, and what with one thing and another, I only managed to finish my Corran cardigan, block it, and sew on the buttons last week. I put on summer clothes over my pajama pants so thatwaxjism could take some photos in the sunlight on the upstairs landing on her coffee break from work, so that I could then pack it away till next year. It is already too cool out to wear it this year. But I'm savoring the sense of accomplishment at actually finishing it!
I was having trouble deciding what I most wanted to make next, and rather than going for one of the designs I'm most excited to try (a traditional gansey or a next fair isle project) or one of the garments I most long for (a zipped funnelneck jacket with pockets or a pullover hoodie), I decided to go for a new sweater for lounging around the house. My most recent one, from 2021, has had the cuffs wear out past the possibility to mend them and has a couple of stubborn grease stains, and it doesn't have pockets. I am going to make Yana by Isabell Kraemer, so I'll get the pockets and the big turtleneck, but in merino.
I need to make sure (1) that it fits correctly through the shoulders, with is a frequent problem for me - I guess my shoulders are just narrow; and (2) that the sleeve holes are roomy enough for wearing tshirts underneath, which is a problem with a great many sweater patterns; I can only presume a lot of people don't wear them, but idk, it just seems really silly to wear sweaters next to the skin, even with sleeveless undershirts, and risk getting the armpits dirty, when they're so problematic to wash. I knitted my last lounging sweater deliberately in a bigger size (Wax's size, which I know is comfortable from stealing her hoodies) to get a roomier fit, but this will exacerbate the risk of the neck falling off my shoulder. I have one merino cowl neck, a Pom 2 that Wax knitted for me: the pattern is a boatneck, but when she made the body in the correct size to fit me perfectly, the neck hole ended up so wide it won't stay on even ONE shoulder. Rather than redoing all that I asked her to just knit a big cowl neck. And this sweater is really cute, albeit a bit of a hassle recentering the neck from time to time. But more importantly, I discovered that the merino cowl neck is the nicest neck for lounging around in. I've worn it all day twice this week, even though it's fitted, hip-length, full of lace holes, and pocketless, so while it is very cute, it's not ideal for throwing over my pajamas.
Also cat divorce is depressing, which intermittently makes one or both of us too upset to sit and watch videos regularly (either because they need to read compulsively for comfort, or because they're too anxious, or their attention span too shot, to focus on anything as long as reading even short fanfic or watching even YouTube videos).
Nonetheless, last winter, in addition to several pairs of socks, including those garter-topped tube socks (only one of them hideous), I managed to finish a fair isle sweater vest and a new DK-weight brioche knit merino shawl (I think this is the best solution for me to wrap around my face and neck in winter).
At the beginning of summer I started a cotton summer cardigan to replace a store-bought superfine cotton cardigan that wore out ten years ago. My concept was a slim 3/4-sleeve cardigan to throw over summer clothes when nipping into the grocery store, but near the middle of the summer all the stuff started to go wrong that led to nervous breakdown, and what with one thing and another, I only managed to finish my Corran cardigan, block it, and sew on the buttons last week. I put on summer clothes over my pajama pants so that
waxjism could take some photos in the sunlight on the upstairs landing on her coffee break from work, so that I could then pack it away till next year. It is already too cool out to wear it this year. But I'm savoring the sense of accomplishment at actually finishing it!
I was having trouble deciding what I most wanted to make next, and rather than going for one of the designs I'm most excited to try (a traditional gansey or a next fair isle project) or one of the garments I most long for (a zipped funnelneck jacket with pockets or a pullover hoodie), I decided to go for a new sweater for lounging around the house. My most recent one, from 2021, has had the cuffs wear out past the possibility to mend them and has a couple of stubborn grease stains, and it doesn't have pockets. I am going to make Yana by Isabell Kraemer, so I'll get the pockets and the big turtleneck, but in merino.
I need to make sure (1) that it fits correctly through the shoulders, with is a frequent problem for me - I guess my shoulders are just narrow; and (2) that the sleeve holes are roomy enough for wearing tshirts underneath, which is a problem with a great many sweater patterns; I can only presume a lot of people don't wear them, but idk, it just seems really silly to wear sweaters next to the skin, even with sleeveless undershirts, and risk getting the armpits dirty, when they're so problematic to wash. I knitted my last lounging sweater deliberately in a bigger size (Wax's size, which I know is comfortable from stealing her hoodies) to get a roomier fit, but this will exacerbate the risk of the neck falling off my shoulder. I have one merino cowl neck, a Pom 2 that Wax knitted for me: the pattern is a boatneck, but when she made the body in the correct size to fit me perfectly, the neck hole ended up so wide it won't stay on even ONE shoulder. Rather than redoing all that I asked her to just knit a big cowl neck. And this sweater is really cute, albeit a bit of a hassle recentering the neck from time to time. But more importantly, I discovered that the merino cowl neck is the nicest neck for lounging around in. I've worn it all day twice this week, even though it's fitted, hip-length, full of lace holes, and pocketless, so while it is very cute, it's not ideal for throwing over my pajamas.
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Date: 10 Oct 2024 04:02 pm (UTC)Yeah, especially with hand-knits you'd figure it would be worth the extra layer to reduce the laundering needs...
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Date: 10 Oct 2024 06:38 pm (UTC)