"It's really cute - I like the color" - great compliment
"It looks homemade" - AAAAHHH!!!!
I know people at work know I knit, and the whole circular shrug phenomenon (dare I call it a phenomenon?) is hitting NJ hard...BUT one of my coworkers (who's leaving here to go to a competitor next week BTW) told me my circular shrug looks homemade...then she added..."but in a good way". Like that helps.
I must be PMSing, because normally this wouldn't bug me enough to post about it.
I haven't posted in a while, because work has not been fun, but in knitting knews (see, I've been working too much - everything's in outline form):
1. I am putting the finishing ribbing on Blackberry tonight, so there should be pics tomorrow or Thursday.
2. MNSS is still on the slow - the straight stockinette is really boring...
3. Colchique is on hold until the rest of my yarn comes in. I got about 4 inches (10 cm to you French knitters) from the 1 ball I had left of the Goddess. Thank goodness for the Goddess - I was dying to start this, and the gauge matched perfectly! Now...a waiting game...
4. Lastly (for now), this sweater! Who is in on a knitalong? It's another wonderful Phildar pattern. I bought the book (in French), but it's really easy translation! I also got the EXACT yarn, Phildar Quiteude in Kraft 101 on ebay for $19.99! Check out all the auctions that knit-n-tyme has. They sell a lot of yarn that's hard to find in the US on ebay, and the bids start really low.
Is it lunchtime yet?????
I will definitely be in on this knitalong. I bought the book for that and a few other patterns, (including 16 but it is scaring me now). I translated pattern 30 but haven't really started it. My swatch was way to small and after all that translation, I needed a break! I think these Phildar beauties need lots of moral support.
ReplyDeleteJulsey, is that in the same book as the Colchique Irlandais?
ReplyDeleteI love the pattern and have lots of Jaeger shetland aran that knits to the same gauge - 80% wool 20% alpaca - and would be up for knitting it with you. My Irlandais is almost done.
I can't believe she said that! WTF does that even mean?
ReplyDeleteI'm loving that phildar sweater, you are tempting me...