Wednesday, November 02, 2005

a pile of ends

so today i cut all the ends in those Covered With Color mittens. now i just need to severely block the cuff to lay flat...tricky, tricky!

then i knit the right front of my vest, and here's a craptastic picture of an idea of the fringe i have:


and then i WOVE THEM ALL IN. figured i may as well get started. my knitting MO has changed...now i have been loving every single step of this project. it rocks my socks that i am liking it, and doing all these things as i go and modifying every little thing i can...go figure. i will need another section of colour for the fronts, but i want to get the back to the same level first to see exactly how much length i need. like it?

9 comments:

Gina said...

I love it. I really need to think about knitting this vest.

mumblingmonkey said...

your vest is totally cute. i would be so proud of it. you rock my knitting skills; do you know how much time and anguish that would take me?! Congrats!

Danielle said...

That vest is so beautiful! It's going to look great on you.

entrelac said...

OMFG! (no, I won't translate that.)

That is just incredible! And awesome that you're enjoying every last bit of it, that's the way knitting ought to be. :)

Trillian42 said...

That is so cute! It is going to looks so awesome on you when it is finished! Can't wait to see it!

Anonymous said...

That is just adorable, Helen!

Charisse said...

Wow that's awesome....
What pattern is that - Or did't you make it up yourslef....
Very Cool.
Great work.

Anonymous said...

Nice vest! Just stopped by to check out your Covered with Color mittens. I love the original colors (unfortunately I thought they'd clash with my olive green winter wardrobe). I've never gotten the cuffs on my son's not to roll but I've decided to call that a "design element." Thanks for visiting my blog and commenting!

Ceci said...

Helen! That's so beautiful. I definitely have to brave up and try fairisle soon. I keep meaning to... the two-handed thing scares me more than a little.