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April 25, 2005
Oh my gosh! You guys are the best!
Thank you so much for all of your e-mails regarding Thurston! I am doing much better and all of your advice really helped. I am remembering all of the good times. There really weren't any bad, because he was such a good cat. But thank you again!
I really wish I could tell you that I finished "Tammy" but, well, I didn't. I started something new. The Rebecca Cardigan.
I tell you, this is a challenging pattern! But now that I got the hang of it, it really isn't so bad. I do have a question for those of you who have made this:
For the back, I get 34 stitches not the 40 that the pattern calls for. Is this right? I seem to be where I should be with increasing at the sides so I am not too worried about it.
I finally picked up the latest Rowan Magazine at the favorite LYS. I like a lot of the stuff in here! Of course, I couldn't just go into this store with out checking out the sale bin. I swear to god that I always find something!
That my friends is Garn Studio Silke - Tweed. 2 red, 1 green and 1 heather green/grey. Lovely! And a steal for $3.00 per skein. The label says "52% Silke (I take that as silk) and 48% Lammull (Lambswool?) I need a little help here Kris. I believe this yarn is from your neck of the woods. Now the only question is what to make with it? How many shawls and scarves can a gal have?
I keep forgetting to mention this, but Rachel gave me this lovely hand spun!
Isn't it beautiful! I am thinking about making a scarf for my husband with this. Thanks Rachel!
Posted by beth at April 25, 2005 12:17 PM
Comments
the handspun is gorgeous. we can wear our rebecca jackets simultaneously and match!
Posted by: lauren at April 25, 2005 02:51 PM
you are right about everything! i just checked the errata for that jacket on skinnyrabbit and it's supposed to be 34 stitches for the center.
and silke = silk, lammeull = lambswool. this is the yarn i'm using for my pink fluffy raglan! i love the colours you got!
Posted by: kris at April 25, 2005 04:59 PM
I love that Rebecca cardigan. I was thinking of doing the same one, but attaching snap strip stuff instead of doing buttons. My buttons never work out on knitted stuff!
Posted by: Wendy at April 25, 2005 06:06 PM
Hi! Jacqueline sent me over to say hi and harass you to join us in knitting the VK Wrapped lace cardi!! :)
LOVE your blog and I covet your Rebecca cardi - that's one of my favorites - I really want to knit it but keep resisting.
The homespun is beautiful - lucky you!!
Posted by: Jackie at April 26, 2005 07:45 AM
I know this is off-topic, but I commented before on the Uncle Bob/Knitting pic. Have you heard this? http://www.mindspring.com/~lowens/daclubisopen.mp3
GBV+Fitty Cent=???
Now if only Fitty would knit, we would have a revolution on our hands :)
Take care and sorry about your cat. I had to put my canine friend of 11 years to sleep this weekend and I am devastated.
Posted by: Stellapie at April 26, 2005 09:01 AM
I've just caught up with your blog. I'm really sorry to hear about your kitty - I would be in bits if I lost any of my cats.
Posted by: ronke at April 26, 2005 10:17 AM
ok, that's it -- i just *had* to comment finally, de-lurking after months of now and then dropping by and seeing what you're up to : it's uncanny how often we're doing the same projects!
the apricot jacke from rebecca has been haunting me for months and i really really want to start it (just have to figure out what yarn to use, lol), i casted on for branching out this past weekend, and my tammy is also languishing unfinished for months now. in fact, i think if you google 'tammy' and 'rowan', your blog and mine are the only ones that show up ;)
... i'm sorry to hear about your cat -- cats bring so much sweetness, love, and laughter! to our lives.
Posted by: andrea at April 26, 2005 04:56 PM
OH! I love that sweater! I covet that sweater! What yarn are you using? I'm just going to have to suck it up and buy some yarn...
Posted by: Christie at April 27, 2005 04:19 AM
Oh Beth, Rachel just told me about your cat. I'm so sorry.
On a lighter note, your branching out scarf looks great. I tried it in variegated yarn, but the colors were all over the place so they just didn't work out quite right. Oh well, I loved the pattern any way even though I ripped it out!
Posted by: Erin at April 27, 2005 12:43 PM
