Swatching…
Well, I’m gauging a few options I have in mind for the Shapely Tank I’m doing as part of Rose-Kim’s knit along. Yes, I took a leap and signed up - yikes!
Since this will be my first garment requiring any sort of real fitting I don’t want to spend a lot of money on the yarn. So, I have some Bernat Cottontots lying around that I’m swatching with right now. They have an awesome grape color I’d love to have as a tank. That runs only ~$3 at HobLob and I’d only need 6 skeins so that is totally affordable. I am a little concerned about the halo effect I got with the butcket hat I made from it. So we’ll see what happens when I wash and block. I also have some Reynolds Saucy Mercerized cotton here that I’ll try since I know I can get it at my LYS. But, that one is almost $6. I’ll also need some longer sz 5 and sz 6 needles when I actually start. Though I think I will take Knitty’s Advice and practice a bit with the short row shaping before I actually get started.
Thanks Jessica for posting the designer’s notes on the discrepancy of chest and bust measurements and how to adjust the pattern. I’ll have to remeasure my high hip this evening… I suspect I’ll still need to do some adjusting…
I hope I’m not too far behind everyone. As I’ve never participated in a knit along, what sort of time frame are we looking at here? I know my knitting time will be slightly crunched more than normal until mid-April… *sigh*
My first KAL too! I actually have already started the Shapley, but I have very little time to knit so I will probably still finish last! My hope is that the KAL will encourage me to actually *finish* something!
Lisa in Oregon
Comment by Lisa in Oregon — 3/12/2004 @ 10:23 am
Don’t stress out! Take your time. I won’t be casting on for a few more days.
I have several other projects on the needles right now. Just relax and enjoy.
Comment by Jessica — 3/12/2004 @ 11:59 am
Thanks guys! I feel very welcome and will try not to stress about it all
Comment by Kristi — 3/12/2004 @ 1:49 pm