Sunday, January 09, 2011

Should I have my head examined?

My dog is staring at me with big brown eyes, heaving great sighs of impatience.  It's snowing outside and I don't want to go for a walk!  Now he's turned his back on me in disgust.  Why is it that dogs don't feel the cold?  They walk around in the snow in their bare feet and enjoy themselves while I have to wear a ridiculous the amount of layers just to feel comfortable.

There's no doubt about it, this is prime knitting season.  This is the time of year when a knitter's thoughts turn to sweaters.  I've got one on the needles, but I don't believe I will finish it in time to wear it before spring. 

This is Folklore, now progressing into the body which is a vortex, black-hole, mind numbing, finger wearing, time suck of knitting.  It constitutes cruelty to the knitter to have anything less than excellent conversation or an absorbing program on TV when working on this.  I love it still, I want to wear it madly, but the sweat equity may kill me before I get there.

Perhaps I'll start another yoked pull over. These days, I think top down yoked sweaters are the most perfect thing ever, because:
  • I can try it on as I go, ensuring perfect fit and perfect length.
  • Because I can try it on as I go, I can experiment in the yoke with the minimum investment of time and effort.
  • Knit in the round, they are seamless.
  • Knit in the round, they are speedy (unless you are working at a ridiculously fine gauge, in which case get your head examined).

10 comments:

  1. That is a beautiful sweater. I checked out the Ravelry link thinking I might add it to my queue. Then I saw it calls for fingering weight yarn. No wonder you don't think you will finish it in time to wear this winter!

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  2. There's a lot of stocking stitch there but it is the best excuse to spend hours in front of the TV... :)

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  3. Oh fiddlesticks Miss L! You knit super fast and like you say, this is totally mindless, possibly boring, but brilliant for sitting in front of the tele watching some really old flicks :-)

    You'll finish it! I have faith in you!

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  4. Oh, please. You can have that finished by February. Whip that beauty out!

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  5. Dogs are funny. They seem to enjoy the cold.

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  6. You need less than excellent conversation? Don't you have any in laws you can invite over? :)

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  7. Gorgeous sweater! Might have to add that one to my own queue

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  8. Very pretty pattern...so many possibilites for colour combinations too. I have never heard of the yarn you are using.
    Have you checked out "A Fine Fleece"? Some of the sweaters are knit in the round using handspun yarn. It's a great book!

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  9. I agree, knitting sweaters from the top down has so many advantages! This new one looks great, love the colour and pattern of the yoke.

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  10. That is one lovely sweater!

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