Red Sweater KAL: Woe is me...

Saturday, November 18, 2006

Woe is me...

I am sad. After putting all the time into doing guage swatches to find out what needle sizes to use for my sweater, and knitting a good couple of inches, I decided that I hated it. Absolutely hated it. So I'm back to the drawing board. My boyfriend (no worries about the curse... I knit him a sweater last spring and then we bought the house together in the summer so I think we'll be fine!) wants a sweater, and loves the cranberry Country Style DK that I was using for my ill-fated project. So now I'm on the hunt for a pattern for him that would be suitable. He's very slim (about 34" chest) and doesn't care for big and baggy sweaters. Something nicely fitted is what he's after. Anyone have any ideas?

4 comments:

Kucki68 said...: Darrow in www.magknits.com might suit.; November 19, 2006 3:11 AM
prairiegirl said...: Wow! Great minds think alike! That's one of the patterns I've been toying with making for him!; November 19, 2006 5:24 AM
Susan said...: I always liked Lucky, the ribbed sweater from Knitty.com.

http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer05/PATTlucky.html; November 19, 2006 7:24 AM
prairiegirl said...: Again with great minds thinking alike! This morning I printed Lucky off and am going to do up a swatch this afternoon. (Going to try to sneak in some knitting when I go to a Grey Cup party...)

Thanks for the suggestions. It's nice to know that if others are coming up with the same ones I'm looking at then I must be on the right track!; November 19, 2006 10:33 AM

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Red letter days

I know that often there aren't prizes given to KAL participants, but there will be this time. Since this isn't a race or anything, prizes won't be given out for the first sweater knit or anything like that. Anne had something a little different in mind, and it goes like this...

Prize contributors will pick a Red Letter Day. The names of all the current KAL participants will go into a hat, and one will be drawn. Ta da! A prize winner is born. The contributor will contact the winner, get her address, and send off the winnings.

Anne wanted me to be sure to let you know that anyone can contribute to the Red Kitty. To put it in her words, "maybe leftover red yarns from KAL projects, i dunno! books, needles, etc, also welcome." Let Anne or I know directly (email us) if you want to add to the Red Kitty.

Chris wants to celebrate her red letter day, November 1, her birthday, in style by donating either a 1500 yard skein of red Legend yarn or two hanks of the bulky Sonoma in red, winner's choice. Either way, it's enough to knit a sweater. Winner: Fiberjoy
~~Deb will give away a ball of red merino sport weight yarn on November 3, 2006.~~ Winner: Julia FC
~~Lynn will give away a set of four ladybug stitch markers on November 11, 2006.~~ Winner: Charity
~~Lillith will be giving away a kit for a little red beret, on November 17, the day she's having her commitment ceremony. The yarn is her own handspun (similar to this); the pattern is included.~~ Winner: Lyn
Also on November 17, 2006, we have Karen celebrating her birthday by giving away a copy of the book, Simply Shetland 3 - at Galisteo. Winner: Carole
~~Peg will give away "some lovely red yarn and a few goodies in a red chocolate package" on November 19, 2006, her 46th wedding anniversary.~~ Winner: oakleyoriginals
~~Anne will be giving away one of her own patterns (winner's choice) on her anniversary, November 25, 2006.~~ Winner: Carie
Jo will give away one 100g/160meter skein of her yarn on December 1, 2006. The yarn will have everything from ribbon to glitter, handspun to homespun, eyelash to mohair, in reds of course but also golds, emeralds, and all the colors that evoke the glamour of a bygone age. It will make a scarf or small shawl that stops even winter traffic. Winner: kbattenhender
~~Laura will give away two 50g balls of burgundy Socka sock yarn on her very own red letter day, the celebration of her day of birth (we won't go into how many years its been): December 4, 2006.~~ Winner: Jan
Jacqui wants to add an Australian flair to the festivities. She has two balls of Rare Essentials cocoon in cherry (a blend of superfine merino, alpaca, silk and mohair) and one ball of Jo Sharp Desert Garden Aran Cotton in mareschino that she wants to give away on her birthday, December 14, 2006. Winner: Earin
Erica has a whole collection of things to give away on December 16, 2006 in two batches. Batch 1: a 100g ball of Opal sock yarn, a keychain sock blocker and mini-sock pattern, and a set of stitch markers. Batch 2: a ball of Brown Sugar yarn from Yarn Pirate, and a set of stitch markers. Winners: Briar Rose Fibers and Peg
~~Anne wants to celebrate Valentine's Day 2007 with style by giving away some yummy red yarn and a sweet surprise.~~ Winner: Deb