The Knit Geek

I have this horrible habit of starting a ton of stuff at once, and then procrastinating on things. Thus my neglected blogs. When I die, I hope I am reincarnated into someone that can pay attention.

Anyway, we are on our week and a half countdown to our Germany trip. Yay! We are going to Frankfurt an der Oder to visit family, and then we’ll spend our last two days in Berlin. I had a goal of having made three quarters of my clothing for the trip. That isn’t happening. I certainly have been working on stuff, but sadly, two shirts I made, I hate. I am working on a dress now - the Butterick 4790 - which I hope will work out nicely. I do have one skirt that I recently made, that I actually like, and have worn several times already. I created it with inspiration from Sew What! Skirts: 16 Simple Styles You Can Make with Fabulous Fabrics. This is the finished product:

I also came up with this top, which I wore out for the first time today. I am fairly happy with it, but the stitching around the neckband/strap is a little wonky.

Both of the jersey knit fabrics on the top were purchased at Fabric.com
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I also did another knit shrug of my own design. I have dubbed it ‘The Kimono Shrug’, and will be posting pictures and a pattern soon. I have made three so far, and I can’t go anywhere without getting compliments on it, so I figured I would fine tune the pattern and offer it up for consumption. Stay tuned!

Why is it that I can never have just one project? I now have 4 WIPs on needles in my bags….no, wait - 5. I am so tangled and scattered, I don’t know what to work on more! One project is briefly on hold as I wait for circular needles I had to order, due to the fact that the stores near me don’t seem to believe in 16-inch circulars. Luckily I got them on discount, so even with shipping, they will cost pretty much the same as full price at the local places. However, the other 4, well we have:

• 1. A lighthouse dishcloth - only one of several pieces to redo my kitchen linens.
• 2. The Lion Brand Homespun Hooded Knit Sweater (which is what I need the 16-inch circs for - I’m converting it to in the round, since my finishing abilities are a little ‘off’).
• 3. The Picovoli T-shirt from MagKnits which is painstakingly long for me. These are the smallest needles I have ever used!
• 4. Another skinny scarf - w00h00!
• 5. And a self-made pattern for a sleeveless shell/t-shirt in Lion Brand Suede yarn. I couldn’t find a pattern I liked with the Lion Brand Suede, so I opted to create my own. We’ll see how that goes. I hear Lion Brand Suede is evil…

At least I find knitting enjoyable….most of the time! I really want to make a Mr. Bean Teddy Bear too, but that will have to wait a bit.