Let's see, the first sleeve took about 3 hours to knit. I have barely started the second but it is possible that I will finish it tonight at knitting group. Even if I don't quite manage, I sometimes tend to get distracted after all, it will be terribly close to being finished and will not be adequate a project to accompany me down to NYC tomorrow night. I guess the poor languishing blue socks will be called into train duty, which is fine, I do enjoy knitting them, I have just been completely smitten with the pink stuff.
But this brings us back to that looming question of What's Next? As I mentioned I did have a plan, and I have managed to pretty much reconstruct it. Since temptation calls right now I had best commit, as best I can at any rate.
Next up on the schedule is this luscious deep brown Super Cashmere from Karabella. It was purchased with the intention of knitting the vest pictured from the Autumn 2006 Vogue Knitting, except that the plan is to add sleeves and make it into a jacket. The
yarn was purchased with that intention in mind, and I thought that the nice people at L'Atelier , from whom I purchased said yarn had also written a modification to the pattern which accommodate the sleeves. I am not finding that at the moment, but it is probably around somewhere. I also purchased buttons, but they are not in the bag with the yarn, a most unusual occurrence, so I must assume that the pattern and the buttons have run off together and will be found lurking in some dark and quiet corner. There is probably not enough time to search tonight before knitting so I will have to look tomorrow before we head in to the city, if only so I can call L'Atelier and see if they can fax me the pattern. I could, of course, draft my own sleeve, pattern, but in the immortal words of Bartleby the Scrivner, "I would prefer not to".
The second project on my list involves this truly scrumptious teal-green yarn from Colinette. I do know which pattern I have planned to make with the yarn (it is a Gedifra pattern) but I am having second thoughts about the substitution. This yarn might be a tad finer than the recommended yarn and it may or may not work out. Given my current state of uncertainty, I have decided to leave the pattern a surprise, since there are several patterns for which this yarn is a likely candidate, and will wait and let the yarn tell me what to do. This is a bit of an adventure for me as I tend to be one who is more inclined to try and force the yarn to my will before I so gracefully yield to its preferences. Nonetheless, the green mohair is definitely on the horizon.
Finally, the third upcoming project is the VK winter cover sweater:
I have not yet decided on yarn but Aurora 8 is one of the possibilities floating around my head. At the moment I am also toying with a color decision. Originally I envisioned it in a light color as it reminds me of snowflakes on the model, but later in discussing it with Liana I also started thinking about making it in a dark color for a more tailored look over a fitted dress or suit. The current mental images waver between lilac and another deep brown, but this is still very much up to debate and likely to change as soon as I start looking at my stash and available yarns.
Of course there may be socks, scarves, or other simple mindless projects thrown in to the mix as circumstances require. But at least I have a plan.
Turning that VK vest into a jacket would be a real stunner!
Posted by: Gina | Friday, February 02, 2007 at 09:48 AM