Right so when last I wrote I was had finished the socks, and was hoping to have finished one of the sweaters the next week. HAHAHAHAH nooo way. I was much helped by the fact that I fell in love with a new audiobook series. However although there are 8 books in the series only the first four have been made into audiobooks. If you like historical fiction about the tudor period than you’d probably like the series so check out Fiona Buckley if you are so inclined. I think my next audio delight will probably be either Sandman Slim or the new Jim Butcher book. I actually already read the new Butcher book but I like listening to it get read by Spike.
I ended up working diligently on the simple style cardi but….things take longer than you want to think they will although I can see the end as a very distant point on the horizon. I have finished the body up to where you join the sleeves to knit the yoke. I ended up adding a few inches since 18″ seemed a tad bit short to me. I think mine will end up being about 22″ long. So right now I’m well into my trip to sleeve island, I have knit the cuff for both and am almost done with the increases on one side. Once I knit the increases on the other side I’ll put them on the same needle so I can be sure they end up the same length. So far the yarn really is nice to work with. I’m rather surprised since I remember hearing horror stories about Cashmerino way back when. Assuming this one even bares a slight relation to fitting it’s working out to be my second favorite of the sweaters I’ve made. The first of course is my beloved Thermal. So hopefully soon an FO pic.
In other crafting news…So for Christmas every year I add up all the gift checks and try and buy myself something large. A couple of years ago I bought my DSLR, last year I got an Ipod touch (I was trying to avoid getting the phone but I ended up with the phone anyway so now I have an unused touch laying around). This year however I decided that I would get a sewing machine. It’s not like I have time for the hobbies I already have however I would like to learn to sew. I remember when I first started knitting how when I got decent yarn and needles it was like finding a totally different hobby. So I added up my Christmas loot and and started to look. I narrowed it down to not singer and not brother basically. On fleabay I ran into a fantastic deal on a Pfaff. It’s not the latest and greatest but there are still a few places selling them new. I figured either I’ll love sewing and thus have made a wise investment or I’ll decide I hate sewing and be able to perhaps make a few bucks on it. Although I’m a bit worried that the machine will get about as much use as my wheel. I love spinning but it’s such a PITA to have to put it away so the cats don’t chew on my drive band. I’ve gone through 4 of them I think since I owned it and it’s not like I use it even every month. So far I love the machine but all I’ve really done is test out stitches to get a feel for her. This weekend though I’m going to go to the fabric store and find a nice simple skirt pattern and some decent fabric and try to get the crafting started.