Unknitting

I think I've already used the "Knitting, Unknitting, and Reknitting" heading for another project.  That phrase is based on the speech our University president gave when I was an incoming freshman.  He kept repeating, "building, unbuilding, and rebuilding" so often that the students started saying it with him.  That didn't go over well.

Anyhow, I finished Flow back in August (and posted about it in September) and now I have undone it.  I didn't like the way it fit me, so I saved it for Catherine to try on when she came down to see Smallest in the school musical.  Catherine is taller than I am, and she has a long torso, while mine is probably a little short?  Anyhow, I thought that since this top was sooo long on me, it would be perfect for her.  Nope.  It was shorter than she liked and she didn't like the fit either.  Rather than keep something around that I don't like and will never wear, I undid it.  I will need to wash the yarn so it will relax and be ready to knit again, but I will get to turn it back into something that I will actually enjoy wearing, which I think is something magic about knitting.  Pretty cool.

I'm getting closer on the ribbed cowl for Middle.  I have to go 10 inches from the cast on edge and I've just measured to see that I'm at 8 inches.  Then there are six rounds of plain knitting and I'll be done!  Hooray!  The end is in sight.  After that, I think I'll make a hat, and a kiddo sweater, and then back to bigger projects.  The scarf and wrap/shawl await.

Smallest is done with the musical and she's excited about having a weekend with just a little dance in it.  I think she might work a bit on the quilt also.

Middle really liked the jacket, but then she forgot to take it with her.  Oops.  I might send it up, since by the time she gets home for Thanksgiving, it might be too cold for the jacket.

After the Christmas knitting is done, it will be time to revisit the sweater for Jeff.  Something was really off with the gauge, so I need to sort that out.  Excited to possibly use bigger needles for it!  I'm using 2s for the cowl, and will use 4 and 5s for everything else I'm working on soon.

Happy Friday!
Margie

Wonkatronic

Well, I finished the wonky socks from the last post.  I thought the second sock was the same as the first, but I had to undo the cast-off and add another inch to the leg!  Who knew.  After their bath, they looked more similar, but I'm still not entirely sure they're the same.  Here's the almost finished picture.  I don't have one of them on feet, but they have been worn.

I have started Christmas knitting.  I bought two colors of some lovely Malabrigo Dos Tierras yarn a couple of years ago, planning to make a ribbed cowl (from Purl Soho) for Jeff's oldest daughter but she is really not into hand knits.  Ah well.  So I decided to make it anyhow, and Middle has asked me to make her a cowl for Christmas!  How convenient.  The yarn is lovely and I'm having a nice time with this pattern.  Jeff's younger daughter asked for a hat, so we selected some yarn and once it gets here, I'll hat away!  She wants a plain hat, so I thought Turn a Square would be a good one.

Jeff's mom would like a shawl for when she is chilly in church (seriously, it gets cold in there!) so I have some Malabrigo Fino that I got years ago that would be bright and cheerful for her, so that will get going soon also.  And then there's a scarf for Jeff's brother.  He was envious of Jeff's scarf during a visit last winter, so I offered to make him one too.

Other activities... Smallest is making a quilt for her new half sister.  It will be lovely, and the baby is very cute.  A year and a half ago, I showed Middle a jacket in Making Magazine and she decided that she would make one.  We bought the fabric and it sat.  Then last winter I cut the fabric for her and it sat.  Now that she's gone off to college, I decided I would just make the darned jacket.  So here that is!  Middle will come home for a surprise visit this weekend, so she can take it back with her to Chicago.  It's a little chillier up there.

I'm going to make an effort to post at least once a week going forward.  With all the upcoming projects, there should be something to share!

Margie