Wayward Knitting

Vests for the Twins

The twins turned one on April 19th.  Unfortunately, I did not get my act together and I had to gift them with the knitter's promissory note - 1 almost finished vest and 1 half finished vest.  Doh!  A week after their birthday, I was done with the 2nd vest, but lots of ends to weave in.  Yikes:

and yes, this is only a fraction of the ends dangling.  I am rethinking my whole committment to wanting to try more intarsia.

I was such a slacker (actually, distracted by knitting washcloths and dishcloths) that I did not finish the vests until yesterday...and only then, prompted by the fact that I had a dinner date with the twins' mommy!

So, early for May (late for their real birthday), I present to you blue and green for Project Spectrum's May colors.

I do have lovely oak hardwood floors, but I dare not lay the actual knitwear on them due to copious amounts of dog fur that litter the house despite the constant Swiffering.  So, the classy paper bag under the vests.

The vests are knit in Cascade Fixation Bulky which are mostly cotton and then a bit of lycra.  Love their stretch and nubby feel!

Pattern: my own, knit in the round, size 9 for the ribbing and size 10.5 circulars for the body.

There's always a straggler

in every crowd.  And so, with April being Orange/Yellow for Project Spectrum, I present to you my work in progress:

Some Lily Sugar 'n Cream yarn for dishcloths.  The ducky dishcloth is coming along very nicely, I'm almost done.  Yes, I did get the "warshrag" inspiration from Mason Dixon Knitting.

Next? Well, I think the orange is destined for an Elvis dishcloth.  You haven't seen this?  It's simply so marvelous that I must make it.  The pattern and photo are from the talented Marilyn of MarilynsKnittingHeavenOnEarth.  She has all sorts of charming dishcloth patterns available on her yahoogroup, but this one is my favorite. 

Just in the Nick of Time

Because I just eeked in with this entry, finishing a pink hat for Project Spectrum just before midnight March 31, 2006,  I took a picture this morning of my first hat for Afghans for Afghan's request for baby hats.

Keeping with the theme of being spectrum-y, I curled up my son's Rainbow worm there too.  Because I'm such an overachiever (not!), I even have a second pink item.  It's the Neapolitan hat knit primarily with double stranded La Gran Mohair for my first Dulaan item.

Of course, now I am late for showing my WIP's for Elspeth.  Doh!