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December 19, 2005

Unbelievable

You all might want to sit down. I have some shocking news and I don't want anyone getting hurt here. Seven months after I cast on, I finally finished Ronnie.

Ronnie is a gift for my sister, so the sizing isn't right for me, but all in all I think it's a really cute, basic sweater.

It has some nice waste shaping and the pattern is really simple, if a bit boring.

Project Specs:

Pattern - Jaeger Book 34

Yarn - Jo Sharp Soho Summer DK Cotton in #221 Carmen

Needles - US size 5 Addi Natura Circulars for the body, although it was knit in pieces and seamed and US 4 Holz & Stein ebony circulars for the hems and neckline.

Modifications/Thoughts - I didn't do the stripes because my sister isn't a big stripe fan. That left me with 3 extra balls of yarn - not sure why or what I'm going to do with 3 balls of cotton, but... I seamed the sweater and then knit the neck in the round. The pattern had you knit it flat and seam it, but I couldn't see a benefit to that. I was initially going to use a 3-needle bind off on the shoulders, but ended up casting off and seaming. The shoulders have some shaping, which made a three-needle bind off kind of pointless and I decided that the cotton could use all the structure it could get. I deliberately chose a cotton for my sister's sweater because she isn't a big fan of wool (gasp!) and she claims to always be hot. However, the next sweater I make for her will be wool, even if it's a fine gauge. I consider it my mission in life to educate Stacy on the benefits of fine wool.

So, I wove in the 500 ends. By the way, thanks Purly for the link to the Knitty article. I think I finally figured out how to do it right. And then I wrapped it up and sent it off this morning. Guaranteed delivery by Wednesday.

Yay for one finished Christmas gift. Travis and I had a successful day of shopping and I spent Saturday night and a good portion of yesterday wrapping gifts - I got everything I needed to mail sent out this morning, so no one should have to be without Christmas gifts. I finished my Christmas cards and put up the rest of my Christmas decorations. I didn't bake a thing, but I don't plan too. No cookies at our house this year! Call me Scrooge if you must, but I have two gifts still to work on. Have a great day.