Granted, Michael wears a pretty small sweater. However, I think I've done well for a week's worth of knitting considering the last sweater I knit for him took 3 weeks and that was last Christmas and an even smaller sweater. I am fairly glowing with pride over the whole thing. And since I promised my Mom a sweater a little over a year ago, I need a good boost to my sweater knitting mojo. (I actually knit an entire back and a portion of the front to a sweater for my mom before I decided I didn't like the way it looked and accepted the fact it was too big anyway. It has been sitting and waiting for me to unravel it ever since. I have a new pattern in mind and plan to cast on for it in the very near future.)
Yesterday I wound a warp for a wrap for me. I wanted something long and wide and cozy.
I bought the weft yarn in front from Heritage Yarns a couple years ago before Kurt finished repairing my loom. It is a discontinued yarn called "Cloud 9" in the "Flower Garden" colorway.
I'd planned a 520 end warp and ran out of Perle cotton at 475 ends. Although I did the math before starting and should have had at least 20 yards left over after winding my complete warp, I think the string I cut to measure my warp stretched as I plotted my course around the warping board resulting in a longer warp then planned and an insufficient supply of warp yarn. Fortunately, I should be able to reduce the width of the wrap and make due with what I have. If I am careful not to pull in the sides of the warp as I weave, I am hoping I can reduce the take-in and have a wrap as wide as I want it. The recent scarves I've woven have had almost no take-in at the sides when finished so I feel the odds of success are good. Otherwise, I'll have a crazy fat scarf on my hands.
We have a new wireless Internet modem and all is well on the computer front right now. I am so glad.
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I told you some time ago I thought you were a "Phenomenal Woman"...
doing that much knitting in that short space of time , proves my point...now get your Mojo working to get that Cotton done, so you can make something by Summertime:o)
Ginny
Congratulations on the record sweater :)
I can't wait to see what you do with those colors. Gorgeous as is normal with Margaret's colors. I can't wait to get to the one that I got for Christmas from my Secret Pal. But first, I gotta work on those place mats :)
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