Back of Merry Widow Done

Here's the back of the Merry Widow Shell, unblocked (with Carmex and my Knitting Answer Book holding down the edges...):
Here's a pic of the leaf/vine detail. Unfortunately, the true color doesn't really come through in this photo--the pic above is more accurate with respect to color.

The front is fun, thanks to the point detail at the bottom. I'm hoping to make good progress on the front and have it done in a couple of weeks.

Max is Knitting!

Much to my delight, Max has asked me to teach him to knit. As soon as he gets the hang of it, I'll buy him some yellow yarn--his favorite color. He wants to make a scarf. I've blogged about it here.

Merry Widow Shell

One week down, a couple more to go...

This is a challenging design (particularly if you're unfamiliar with charts) from one of my favorite designers: Joan McGowan-Michael. It's the Merry Widow Shell from her book Knitting Lingerie Style.

I only had to rip out four or five times (ugh!) before finally getting it right. Here's what I've got so far:


It's a leaf-and-stem pattern that winds up the front and back. In the end, it will look like a corset (only not as tight).

Joan offers patterns and kits on her web site, White Lies Designs. Check it out--they're gorgeous.

Stephen's Fisherman Sweater Done!

I'm on a roll lately (which is good, because I have WAY too many things in progress). I was very happy to realize on Friday night that I could actually have it finished for Father's Day.

(This was especially fortuitous, because I had it in my head that Father's Day was NEXT weekend. At least I had something to give him...)

Here are the pieces as of Friday night. Sleeves:


Front and back:


And then, I spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday doing construction. Here's the finished product:

Yippee! Nothing like a nice, new, wool sweater just in time for summer.

One of the things I love about knitting (in addition to admiring a finished project) is the memory of all the things I was doing while the knitting was going on. I look at this sweater and see the waiting room at the doctor's office (and the dentist's office, and the pediatrician's office...), chatting with friends while the kids were in Sunday school, waiting while Max played in his chess tournament, trying to figure out the stitch count on a plane after a business trip...

Time to work a new project into my bag and create some new memories.

Pink Sweater Done!

The Surplice Sweater is finally done! Here it is:


I'm really happy with how it turned out, although I still need to block it--it's a little heavy and gravity tends to make it longer throughout the day as I wear it. The lace went really quickly once the bodice was done.