to steal a line from The Princess Bride. A lot of sickness all around, unfortunately, so blogging fell by the wayside. A little bit of knitting got done, mostly the Roscalie Vest from Alice Starmore's In the Hebrides. Click through for yarn and needle info. It is still unblocked, so be kind! I took three weeks to knit the fair isle, and closer to three months to do the finishing.
I did finish my sister's shadow shawl before Christmas, along with another brioche scarf for my mom's sister. I nearly finished my shadow shawl, but ran out of Anne - so I need to rip back and re-set the centerpoint. I've also learned to knit socks, 2 pair worth. I didn't do the Knitting Olympics, since I had just knit my first vest and first socks, so I had just learned a bunch already. I did knit a pair of socks and a self-designed something for my SP.
I did finish my sister's shadow shawl before Christmas, along with another brioche scarf for my mom's sister. I nearly finished my shadow shawl, but ran out of Anne - so I need to rip back and re-set the centerpoint. I've also learned to knit socks, 2 pair worth. I didn't do the Knitting Olympics, since I had just knit my first vest and first socks, so I had just learned a bunch already. I did knit a pair of socks and a self-designed something for my SP.
Wow, that is really incredible! I hope you get to keep the gorgeous vest for yourself? And yay for jumping on the sock bandwagon. I did, too.:)
Posted by: Amanda | March 26, 2006 at 08:53 AM
Vow, that vest is gorgeous! So much work!
Posted by: Lara | March 26, 2006 at 01:32 PM
Amazing! Absolutedly gorgeous!
Posted by: Areli | March 26, 2006 at 02:45 PM
Wow, that is absolutely beautiful. I'm amazed that it's your first try at doing fairisle. You did an awesome job!!
Posted by: Carolyn | March 27, 2006 at 03:16 AM
Holy smoke! You sure came back strong! That vest is amazing! Three weeks? How many stitches a minute were you knitting? That's fast.
Posted by: Sahara | March 31, 2006 at 06:40 PM