Quick Update

I have woefully neglected this blog all summer. Shame on me.

On the other hand, I have finished a sweater I blogged about back in January. This is just a "teaser" post, though, because the sweater isn't making it's debut until the Yarn Harlot's visit today.

11 for 2011

I started 2011 with 11 sweaters in WIP status. (I know, I know, I'm completely crazy.) Most of them were started during NaKniSweMoDo 2009. I did manage to finish a record number of sweaters in 2009, but I didn't finish ANY in 2010.

It's time to rectify that. I have decided to finish all 11 of those UFO/WIP sweaters this year. NaKniSweMoAlmostDo 2011 here I come!

One of the things I DID manage to do in 2010 was to keep my yarn purchases down to very little. At least my stash was not expanding exponentially while I wasn't knitting much!

As a carrot/reward this year, I have decided to allow myself 1 yarn crawl or major purchase for every 3 sweaters I finish.

This one is the closest to being done. The knitting was actually completed in 2010, but it still needs finishing work.




It's the matching cardigan to a vest I completed in 2008.
The yarn is Louet KidLin Laceweight that I bought on sale when Knit & Hook in Kirkwood decided to have only the rug hooking side of their business.






Finishing work includes doing a 3 needle bind-off on the second shoulder, sewing in both sleeves, & crocheting around the front opening & neckline. I decided not to do a regular buttonband because of how loose this cardigan is. I've lost weight since casting it on, so it flows loose even more than designed. I'll just close it with a shawl pin if I ever decide to wear it closed.