After a 6 week hiatus or so, I finally figured out where I was on the sunrise back. It has a strange rate of decrease for the raglan shaping on the back, and I wasn’t sure at which point I left it at. Bonus points for not taking note. I stopped working on it when I went on vacation, and now that the weather is all warm, I figured I’d finish it. So I whipped out the rest of the back on Tuesday night, and started the right front.
Did I ever tell you how much I love blocking, and blocked knitting for that matter? Well I do. I love making a crumply crappy looking piece of knitting into a lovely, soft shape of fabric. I checked my gauge(!) before I blocked, and was right on the pattern gauge(!) after blocking my row gauge grew about 1/2 a row, so I’m happy. This Lana Grossa Royal Tweed I’m using has fabulous bloom after blocking, and is surprisingly light weight.
The real reason I want to finish this is because I’ve been twitchy to knit Eunny’s Deep V Vest. I started swatching. Whoops. My intarsia is terribly tight, so I always go up a needle size or 2, we’ll see what happens after I get the swatch blocked. If anybody out there is keeping track of my WIP’s, don’t tell me, I don’t want to know.
I’ll distract you with my new shoes. Normally I live in Flip Flops all summer long. The Old Navy ones especially. Occasionally I like to mix it up. Remind me to show you my Green CowGirl boots sometime. Mmmm, green cowgirl boots….
Chuck also appreciates the shoes- those are his fluffy mittens to the left.
For all you animal lovers out there, I got 3 words for you:
Teacup. Yorkshire. Terrier.
This little guy belongs to a friend of mine. His name is Ryder, he weighs 3 lbs. Doesn’t he look like he’s smiling?- he’s 6 months, and absolutely charming. He’s a lady killer alright.
I’ll also be posting Vesper Yarn around, oh, let’s say 8:30, 9pm-ish tonight.
That dog is adorable. I’ve been all puppy-crazy lately.
cute pup! i love those tiny dogs!
and those shoes are very cool!
I think Chuck is wondering if those shoes come in his size.
I wanna see the green cowperson boots!
I love the warm brown color you’re knitting with. I am a total sucker for a tweedy brown sweater.
I love the tweed, nice color – I can’t wait to see it finished. Its such a flattering cardigan. Love those cute shoes too, and of course that adorable pooch!!
i can’t tell you how many times i’ve drooled over those very flats! if we ever meet, you should waterproof them first.
and that *is* a luscious tweed, too.
Those shoes are awesome! I love me some shoes.
Don’t worry about the projects…I promise we won’t count 😉
That puppy is adorable! so cute.
I can see why Ryder is such a lady killer! He is soo cute! : D
I’m glad I checked your entry today. I see you’ll be listing some yarn tonight and I was thrilled. Then I read on and saw little Ryder. I have a yorkie – I call him the giant yorkie(Chase) who is 12 pounds. My friend is looking to get a yorkie and I had to show her Ryder. She agrees – definitely a lady killer!
the jacket is looking great, I loooove that color!
and those shoes! too cute!
That jacket is really coming along! I love flats and those are really nice.I tried to make the picture bigger so I could see who made them 🙂 Gosh I think Yorkies are tiny the regular way but that Ryder! What a smile. Makes me want a dog!!
By the time I got here a bit after 9pm…they yarn was all gone. Isn’t that wonderful?!?!
Love the sweater, love the puppy, love the shoes. I have a pair exactly like them, in black.
Julia, that tweed yarn is gorgeous!
I came to your etsy store but I could NOT click fast enough before someone snatched up your yarn! Wow, you are popular!
I blinked last night for 2 seconds and your yarn was all gone! I can’t believe how quickly that stuff sells out! I’m making the Deep V Argyle Vest… beware of your gauge. Many of us in the Vest-Along (www.vestalong.blogspot.com) have come out with mini-dresses because our row gauge was dismally off. She calls for a DK weight merino, but unless you are a super-duper tight knitter, I might recommend looking for a sport weight. Check out the knitalong, and my site for my recent adventures with the Argyle Vest… Happy knitting!
love the knits, love the shoes, love the dog. (seriously, though, what are the shoes? they’re fab.)
I got my “Big Pink Cookie” sock yarn this week, just when I needed it the most. I know, you call it Neopolitan, but really? Big Pink Cookie. It is PERFECT. I looooooooove it. It will be on the needles soon. You ROCK!
My Tartan arrived and it is fan-freaking-tastic. I am SO not worthy!
so…i’m dying to get your yarn-it’s the only exception i’ve allowed myself to my yarn diet for this year. but i can’t seem to get to the afterhours postings because of, well, life (aka, 2 kids, husband, dog, house, work, yadda yadda yadda). any chance you’ll do another “work’ time sale (m-f during the day)? it’s the only time i seem to be able to sit at a terminal hitting refresh every 30 seconds without major interruptions! 🙂
your color combos are amazing-keep up the good work!
Cute doggie 🙂