Knitting This Week

7:45 AM

It's Wednesday again and that means it is time for the weekly yarn along. I'm joining with Ginny and everyone to share yarn and books. I thought I would get a lot of knitting done on the airplane to Orange County, but I was so tired...we walked a lot at Disneyland and we played hard.

While I didn't get as much knitting done as I had planned, I did FINALLY finish the Maisie sweater that I was knitting for Miss C's school silent auction. I originally decided to knit this sweater because I had found 12 skeins of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Astrakhan at a crafter thrift store in Boulder. When I checked Ravelry this pattern popped up. It's cute, but this yarn is a pain in the rear end to knit with. As hard as it was to knit with, it was worse to seam the sweater with.

The only ribbon that I could find that looked halfway decent was black and it is 3/4 inch. When I sewed it on, I inadvertently sewed over the button holes. By mutual consent the mama's at crafting and I decided snaps would be best.

I am listening to Nora Roberts The Dark Witch. It's a part of another trilogy. I have to admit, I love Nora Roberts. I finished Compound Fractures by Stephen White. It wasn't my favorite book of the series and it was a continuation of the last book, Line of Fire. There were some things that I didn't remember from that book which may have helped make more sense to Compound Fractures. I am sad the series is over.

Happy Yarn Along Wednesday.

flyingjen

11 comments

UnknownJanuary 20, 2016 at 10:48 AM
I love the look of that yarn, but hate the knitting of it. Kudos for your perseverance!
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CathyJanuary 20, 2016 at 11:43 AM
Debbie Bliss yarn can have its challenges...yet, I knitted a pair of fingerless mitts in some of her cashmerino (not astrakhan though) and loved the feel of the yarn. These are perhaps some of my favorite mitts.
Have a good day!
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Tracey ~ CloverJanuary 20, 2016 at 11:48 AM
Even though it was a pain, the little sweater is super cute.
Smart thinking about the snaps, I may have to use that in the future.
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Tiny Toadstool CottageJanuary 20, 2016 at 1:16 PM
I do love the look of it, but I have knitted with similar yarn and can just feel how horrible it is to knit and sew up with! At least you can move on to something else now.
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SarahJanuary 20, 2016 at 2:37 PM
It did turn out cute and I bet you are excited to move on to another project!! That kind of yarn is truly a pain to work with.
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stephJanuary 20, 2016 at 6:34 PM
The sweater turned out sooo cute!!!
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CarolineJanuary 21, 2016 at 5:44 AM
My first thought was WOW - Debbie Bliss at a thrift store - LUCKY! and then, you mentioned how hard it was to knit and I could almost see the knitter that gave up in frustration and gave it away. Good for you for knitting it up - your sweater is so lovely :-)
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karenJanuary 22, 2016 at 10:02 AM
That is beautiful!! And you have a nice thrift store, I never find anything that great.
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harknessangelsJanuary 23, 2016 at 6:31 AM
Love this sweater! The ribbon is such a nice detail!
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LisaJanuary 27, 2016 at 8:56 PM
I've only found yarn a time or two at our local thrift shop...sorry yours was such a pain to work with and happy it turned out so cute! Snaps? What a great idea!
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BeateFebruary 2, 2016 at 1:48 PM
I can imagine how hard it was to knit this, but it turned out beautiful! You did an amazing job on this one!
Have a wonderful day :)
Beate
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