Gathered pullover, chapter 1

The pattern for the Gathered Pullover is pretty easy, so far. I've done 9 inches of stockinette in the round and have completed the first 4 rows of the design. The yarn is driving me crazy, though. It is Lily Chin Gramercy that I got on sale at Webs. It is a fabulously soft and drapy DK superwash merino that is constantly winding up on itself. I'll be working along and all of a sudden I'll have a big knot of yarn wound around my fingers. Grrrr. I have to stop and untangle every minute. It also has a MAJOR tendency to curl up in stockinette. When I got to around 4-5 inches done, I put it on the ironing board and steamed the heck out of it. At least I seem to be maintaining gauge!

Progress on many fronts

On my needles right now, I have my 3rd dishcloth, another stab at baby socks and the beginnings of this beautiful gathered pullover from knitty. I've also crocheted up some very easy purple booties for Anne. I just need to attach the felt soles. Yay!

Little to show for my efforts

I seem to always be knitting or crocheting, yet I feel as though I have accomplished very little. I think I may have swatched about 6 different times using a lovely Lily Chin merino. I just can't get the stitch gauge right for the butterfly stitch sweater that I wanted to make. I have given up on it. I've found another sweater that I can make with the yarn, but I need to practice using cables first.

I did knit up a "calorimetry" headband using some pretty Lion Wool Print in ocean colors. It came out very nice. I'm going to try another one, perhaps using double strands of some sock yarn that I have.

I've been developing my own baby sock pattern. It is coming along. My goal is to make baby socks with the least amount of purling possible.