One By One

Buttons - Check!

And it's finally done!

   

Pattern: Cap Sleeved V-Neck Vest #24 from Tahki Yarns Spring/Summer 2007 Collection.

Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton Ease, violet. Used four skeins.

Needles: Addi Turbos Circs US7s and US5s (ribbing). 

Alterations: I re-wrote the stitch pattern as to take advantage of having to purl less. I purl a lot slower than I can knit, so this allowed for faster knitting :)

Impressions: I really like this tunic. It was a pretty easy pattern, and a great "mind-less" knit. The pattern is well written and easy to follow. I was a little worried that the sleeve edges might be too big, but it ended up not being a problem. It fits really well!

Ribbing - Check!

I decided to put my nose to the grind-stone and just knit the ribbing. It just took an evening of picking up stitches and getting three rows done:

I even picked out buttons over the Labor Day weekend:

All that is left is to sew on those buttons! Yea!

Just More Ribbing Needed

The seaming and weaving in of ends on the Cap Sleeve V-Neck is finally done, all that is needed is some 1x1 ribbing all around the front, back and neck edges and a few buttons -

That's going to take quite a bit of effort. I'm almost wondering if there is a way to crochet ribbing stitches or if picking up stitches and knitting it is my only option. I know crochet would go much faster... but will I be sacrificing the design? Hmmm, something to think about.

I've had some fabric for a skirt sitting on my cutting table for a few days, all washed and ready to go. Someone decided that it would make the perfect bed and moved it around to his liking:

It is beyond me why he has chosen to make that his spot considering he has the whole cutting table to his disposal! Including a different spot right in front of the open window. Oh well, I may have to re-wash the fabric, but it made for quite a bit of cuteness on his part!

I have something blocking!

Amazing, isn't it?!

I finished up the sleeves to the cap sleeve v-neck last night! Considering the goal for August was to just finish one sleeve, I'm giving myself a big pat on the back :) I promptly put 'er on the blocking board:

   

After some drying... and some seaming... I have some 250+ stitches to pick up along the front and neck edges for a few rows of ribbing. It is doubtful that I will get it completed before the end of the week with drying time and all... but the San Diego Chargers do have their first pre-season game on Sunday night, so maybe, just maybe, I'll be able to make some good progress on it then.

In the meantime, while the v-neck was visiting the blocking board last night, I picked up the front piece of DH's Tribal Sweater. I made some good headway - only twelve rows of intarsia charting left, then it speedy knitting into the remaining stockinette and neck/shoulder shaping!

Finished Back

The back piece of the cap sleeved v-neck is finally off the needles:

This puppy needs quite a bit of blocking, it looks so wonky in the picture.

Instead of binding off for the shoulder/neck shaping, I decided to use short rows. I love this technique, but it was definitely challenging in this stitch pattern. In wanting to keep the stitch pattern as correct as possible, I re-knit this shaping some three times. But it was worth it.

Up to armholes

As mentioned in my goals for May, I started the Cap Sleeved V-Neck #24 from the Tahki Yarns Spring/Summer 2007 Collection. I just finished the armhole shaping, and have about six inches to go before shaping for the shoulders and neck:

I am using Cotton Ease in Violet, part of the newer line. Thank goodness for Cotton Ease, everything seems to knit up just a little bit faster :)