Slow knitting

I don't seem to making as much knitting progress as I feel I should be. And I am really not quite sure why.

One reason seems to be the classic poncho from Blue Sky Alpaca.

This is one side finished. I still have a side to go and I have to admit that almost makes me want to cry. First of all it is a pattern where you cast on at the point and work to the top. Which means you cast on 4 stitches and work your way to 184 sts. It's knitting death by slow increases. And I have found that it is impossible to knit this without having the pattern next to me.

It works on a 12 row repeat but I just can't see the logic of it - sometimes you slip one, sometimes you knit into the front and the back and sometimes you yarn over. If you think that I am exagerrating, ask PhylPhyl. She'll tell you. We have discussions altong the lines that we could rip it all out and knit 4 pairs of socks with the yarn. Trust me, if I am talking about ripping something out to make socks, it must be bad.

Here's my 'travelling knitting' - it's what I take on the tube/bus/train when I am going places.

4 points to those of you who shouted 'It's an Opera scarf', once again from Blue Sky Alpaca using their beautiful Alpaca & Silk. It is not intentional that I should have 2 projects from the same company on the needles - but I saw the lovely Blue Sky Alpacas Opera scarf knitted up when I was at Knit Happens. It screamed 'I am born to be a Christmas gift!' so it's on the needles. I really love it and my real concern is that it is in 'my colours' and I am going to find it hard to give it up. This is not the only Xmas gift I am going to have that problem with but more on that some other time. By the way the Opera scarf is a free pattern that you can find here:

Finally, to keep the 'tour guide' aspect of this blog up - here are 2 pictures from London - no reason really except that they both made me smile.

As I was on my way to meet Kristine when she was over a couple of weeks ago, I was suddenly surrounded by a gang of apes, this is not usual for London, trust me. Turns out they were launching some new Nintendo Donkey Kong game. It did make me laugh.

And here's a giant Iris. It was standing outside the Tate Britain. I am not quite sure it was there but I liked it.

Posted by Amelia at November 1, 2004 08:46 AM | TrackBack