I have had a bad case of start-itis lately, which is why I haven't posted any new pictures -- I'm too busy swatching and getting new things on the needles.
I started another Sandra Stole, like the one Lewis is modeling below, in another beautiful Schaefer colorway. I can't help it; I love the yarn, the color, and the pattern. I got about 10" done before ...
I started a cardigan-in-one-piece that is based on an old Knitter's magazine pattern. The original pattern is by Medrith Glover, and it's called Circumnavigate a Cardigan. I had some juicy red stash yarn that seemed like it wanted to be a sweater. I'm thinking of making a couple of modifications to the design, though. The original is pretty boxy, and since I'm pretty boxy myself, I think I may throw in a little shaping at the sides to make it look as if I have a waist. I'm going to try some traveling stitches on the front to make mock-princess seams that go down to the pocket edges. And I don't particularly like ribbing at the bottoms of my sweaters, so I might do a hem at the bottom. The pattern is a v-neck, and I think I might also convert it to a hoodie with a zipper, so I'll have to leave out the v-shaping. All in all, it won't look much like the original (though it'll have most of the fun construction techniques). It may turn out to be ... interesting, as we Minnesotans like to say.
I'm also starting a lace scarf class [Fiber Trends Cocoon Lace Scarf/Wrap] at the store on Sunday, and a Shadow Shawl [by Maureen Mason-Jamieson] class on Tuesday. So I will be knitting along with my students on those projects as well.
And now, my favorite 5-year-old wants a hat that is pink and stripey on the outside, "indigoo" on the inside (OK, I guess I have to brush up on my double knitting), with a rainbow-colored pom pom. The things we do for the kids in our lives! This one will be (ahem) interesting as well. I hope she doesn't get teased on the playground!
I promise, pictures. Sometime...
