Knitteversary, or The Aran Sweater
So, as you may have noticed, my blog-posting record has been abysmal. Is there a word worse than abysmal, because that would be me. I mean, 7 months?? C'mon.
Okay, now that I've given myself that little slap on the wrist followed by a whimpering little plea to be better in the future (really, I promisel!) I will move on and announce that October in my Knitteversary. Four years ago this month I cast on for the first time, and it was love at first stitch. I've found that the more items I knit, the more patterns are added to my "to knit" binder. And so the relationship grows.
To celebrate this milestone I am attempting something really special: I'm going to make an Aran sweater for my husband. He isn't a "sweater-guy", so you can imagine my surprise when one day, out of the blue, he popped the question. "Do you think you could make me an Aran sweater?" He has never asked me to knit anything for him before. But he does love all things Irish, and his only hope for this sweater is that it be as traditional as possible. Here's the interesting part: I have decided to make it without a published pattern, instead using bits and pieces from many different sources to create a truly unique garment. My first time at winging-it.
I of course will have some help from some trusted sources:
You may notice something funny about this picture. Yes, that is a swatch. A washed and blocked swatch! This is something new for me. I'm kind of a half-hearted swatcher, generally knitting an inch or two and then measuring without even casting off. Part of it's laziness, and part of it's just that I hate wasting that yarn. But this time I have decided to play it safe.
Alright, so this project is daunting to me (you can see that I had to swig a glass of wine before starting...liquid confidence!). I had to remind myself that I have done some very nice projects in the past few months while I've been absent from my blog...
If I can do those things, then I can do this too. And on that note...okay, here I go. Wish me luck, and I'll keep you posted!
Okay, now that I've given myself that little slap on the wrist followed by a whimpering little plea to be better in the future (really, I promisel!) I will move on and announce that October in my Knitteversary. Four years ago this month I cast on for the first time, and it was love at first stitch. I've found that the more items I knit, the more patterns are added to my "to knit" binder. And so the relationship grows.
To celebrate this milestone I am attempting something really special: I'm going to make an Aran sweater for my husband. He isn't a "sweater-guy", so you can imagine my surprise when one day, out of the blue, he popped the question. "Do you think you could make me an Aran sweater?" He has never asked me to knit anything for him before. But he does love all things Irish, and his only hope for this sweater is that it be as traditional as possible. Here's the interesting part: I have decided to make it without a published pattern, instead using bits and pieces from many different sources to create a truly unique garment. My first time at winging-it.
I of course will have some help from some trusted sources:
You may notice something funny about this picture. Yes, that is a swatch. A washed and blocked swatch! This is something new for me. I'm kind of a half-hearted swatcher, generally knitting an inch or two and then measuring without even casting off. Part of it's laziness, and part of it's just that I hate wasting that yarn. But this time I have decided to play it safe.
Alright, so this project is daunting to me (you can see that I had to swig a glass of wine before starting...liquid confidence!). I had to remind myself that I have done some very nice projects in the past few months while I've been absent from my blog...
If I can do those things, then I can do this too. And on that note...okay, here I go. Wish me luck, and I'll keep you posted!
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