Cobblestone update

December 10, 2007 at 10:15 pm · Filed under knitting

Pattern: Cobblestone by Jared Flood from Interweave Knits Fall 2007
Yarn: Rowan Felted Tweed
Needles: 4 mm Addi Turbo circulars

Knitting sweaters for men takes a very long time indeed. At least, if your knitting time is limited to bits and pieces between feeding, clothing, cleaning and playing with your children. The progress I have made on Cobblestone thus far is proof that these rare moments actually exists. It gives me some sort of hope.

After about 20 cm (8 inches) of lovely smooth knitting I had to rip all of it out and start over. Actually, if I had not decided to knit openly (as opposed to secretly) on Cobblestone it would have been a sweater sized perfectly for ME and not for a grown-up man. I thought I was clever and measured my knitting against an old sweater of K. It looked a little snug but not too much. Not until K found out about the project and hinted that the said model sweater was (and has always been) a bit too snug for comfort. It turns out I am not all that clever after all.

I hope that any remaining sizing issues can be adjusted with a good firm blocking.

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December 1st

December 2, 2007 at 1:16 am · Filed under family, craft

Tyra and I are making our own Advent Calendar from bits and pieces of recycled material. The cap is from a baby food can, the cardboard circles used to hold cereal and the adornments has been in my Christmas crafting stash forever.

We first planned an activity calendar, but right now I am thinking that making one of these each day, for what will become a 24 piece Fridge Magnet Advent Calendar, will be enough of an activity to keep us busy until the 24th. We will have to make cards, candy, decorations, presents and other Christmas stuff too.

I really hope the snow will come back soon. Preferably tonight. I would love to watch a white world through our window as we light the first candle tomorrow morning.
Happy Advent!

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