But it did mean that when the course ended a whole hour early, and I could have escaped to get to the KTog at the GradPad tonight, I couldn't, because I still had no cash/cards/busfare... Gah! Not that I was intending to make it anyway, as we're in term-time, but it would've been nice...
Anyway. Enough of my uselessness.
Having said I wasn't a joiner, I have jumped on the enormous and highly-populated bandwagon that is the February Lady Sweater. I've made this for a baby, as intended in EZ's book, but the adult version has gradually grown on me. Just after Christmas I saw the very-nearly-finished-but-unloved Tahoe cardigan lurking under the armchair in the living-room and decided to pull it out and knit this. The intention was solidified when I measured myself and realised that I've lost 5.5" round my bust, as well as the 8" round my waist and hips I knew had gone, and that therefore I should probably knit myself the L rather than the XXL...
So; here it is, in Debbie Bliss Rialto. It's meant to be a DK yarn, but it's a really smooshy one, and I knit loosely, so I'm hoping it will work OK. The colour is nice - and I'm hoping that after a wash, the unevenness of texture because of the ripped-out yarn will work itself out...
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yep, I've been watching the Feb Lady sweater population grow, and each one I see has looked better and better to me...
I've got it in my queue, I have enough yarn... maybe yours will be the one that pushes me over the edge (with the rest of the lovely sweatered lemmings)...
So why didn't you call- I could have got cash to you easily!!
I keep eyeing up the FLS and may have some suitable yarn in the stash - will be interested to see how you get on with it as I'd also fancied doing the Tahoe!
You'll have to post a recent self-portrait! I've been thinking of that sweater, too. I have some Rowan Magpie that would work, I think. I'm not quite ready to jump on the bandwagon, but I just might....
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