Superbowl XXXIX or Super-knitting-like-mad I

Monday, February 07, 2005

Superbowl Sunday at Paul & Leah's house outside of Boston, far enough outside the city that it was practically the wilderness to me. They had a fire going, comfy cushions and pillows strewn everywhere, tons of clam chowder, chili and desserts, I sat myself in the rocking chair and knitted throughout the entire game, more feverishly so in the last 5 minutes. I can get extremely worked up about a sport I care so little about. Remember Smarty Jones's quest for the Triple Crown? I hadn't even heard of that stupid horse until two days before the event, but it didn't stop me from weeping bitter bitter tears when it was all over.


from Phildar's Tendance Automne 04/05

I've completed the back and started the front for this little sweater. Feeling leery about it. We'll see. The drapey collar is supposed to be as long as the sweater body from bottom to armpit, around 16 inches. That seems nuts. I just realized that this sweater isn't coat-friendly since the collar acts like a mini-poncho. What have I done? It's too late to stop.

Below is a pic of one of the back/front pieces. One of these days it will miraculously morph into something wearable but for now, the ribbing is pulling the width in so much it looks like a dishtowel. A soft, absorbant dishtowel.


for a giraffe

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Tuesday, February 08, 2005 4:39:16 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Hey,

Thanks for the link to you site. Looks great!

Can't wait to see progress on this sweater. I considered doing it myself!

We have very similar tastes. You're right!
Wednesday, February 09, 2005 11:53:38 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Hey,

I was just thinking about the comment on the length of the collar. You could shorten it without any problems I'm sure. You may need to lengthen the shoulders though so it doesn't fall of them and annoy you. From looking at the picture it seems there is no shoulder really, so you would have to factor that in. Or, your other option would be to keep the design as is, shorten it and make it an off-the-shoulder design.

HTH!
Wednesday, February 09, 2005 12:38:55 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Thanks for the tips Adele - I did stop knitting the collar at around 6 inches, and left them on the needle in case. My plan is to finish the other panel, pin them together, and see how it works before I continue with the collar or rip some rows out. Fingers crossed.

ps the layout of these comments are bugging me.
Li
Thursday, February 10, 2005 9:16:42 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I'm glad you made sense of my post. I realised my grammer was awful up there.

What I MEANT to say was:

(1) Widen the shoulders, NOT lengthen.

But again, there doesn't seem to be shoulders so that comment is useless anyway! *L*

*must use better grammer (and check) when posting comments*
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