time for an update!

i've caught the knitting bug again! seems like it's been so long. koolhaas is almost done, i just have to make myself finish the top.



i'm sure it's anxiety caused by "what if it doesn't fit!" that's taking me so long. i really think that's my problem when it comes to knitting items that will be worn - when they're done i may find out that i wasted all that time on something that doesn't even fit. makes me think i'll never knit a sweater.

ahhhh...but blankets! now there's something that'll get me excited! my first ever blanket - the hemlock ring blanket - i just don't want to put this baby down. i started it tuesday and feel like i'm doing pretty well.

lace really is more fun than anything else, especially done in a heavier weight like this - you get to see results so much faster. oh, and i'm finally using up my recycled yarn that i got from a thrift store sweater(learned how here).

after this post, i'm worried i'm becoming a brooklyntweed addict - well, thank you jared, you're an amazing designer.

i'm back

ok, so i haven't posted in a while. i was thinking of giving it up. that and i've been soooo frustrated with koolhaas that i've hardly been knitting. i've started that pattern at least 5 times and it never looked right. finally i realized this weekend that, as usual, i jumped right in thinking that i could figure out reading a chart on my own - obviously not the case. i started wondering why the row numbers were written on the right side of the chart and looked up how to read a chart. ahhh...so you're supposed to read the chart from right to left (every row for in the round/every other for knitting flat) - not so intuitive. maybe i finally learned that when there's something new in a pattern i should take the time to read about it first - or maybe not. now that i've got the pattern figured out i'll have to restart the pattern one (hopefully) last time since i remembered the boy's head is larger than average and i'll have to CO a few more stitches.