September 07, 2003

Random notes:

Non knitting: My son turned three years old today! Yesterday we took him to have some identification pictures taken for school and I almost wept like a sentimental sap when I saw how big he looked in the shots. Here is the first identification photo he ever took (for his passport) when he was about 8 months old, and here is the photo he just took for school. He's growing up so quickly...sniff. Happy Birthday to my little guy!

My husband's raglan sweater: A few people noticed that the sleeves are a different color than the body of the sweater. Er...I forgot to mention that little fact. Here's the design as featured in the book, and as one can clearly can see, that green on green is very leprechaun-y. While I have nothing against leprechauns, I don't think the vivid green on green wool sweater look is for the husband. I decided to use cotton instead of wool, and went with a dark beige for the body and a dark khaki for the sleeves.



The neckband that drove me to aspirin.

Speaking of the raglan sweater, yes! I finished it, but only after I suffered a small episode of teeth gnashing over the neckband, which is in 3/2 rib. A neckband in 3/2 rib means that a multiple of 5 sts must be picked up around the neckline. Distribute them evenly. Lose points for holes. Bonus points if my anal-retentive self can't tell where the extra stitch went in that chunky knitting. I didn't want to lose any points and decided to go for the bonus points, to boot. Had to rip out the neckband twice as a result. Once after I had picked up, knit 3 cm of 3/2 rib, and then BOUND OFF for the neckband. I still can't believe I did that.

But I did! And I'm now glad that I did. The sweater was finally given an acceptable neckband, and my husband likes the sweater and will wear it today when we got to the movies. (There will be pictures, but right now I have to make a batch of little birthday cakes for the kid to take to school tomorrow. I'll make up for the delay, though. As is the custom chez skinnyrabbit, there will be still shots of the knitting accompanied by obligatory dancing fool shots. Yes, I will ensure that the husband dances while wearing his knits. It's like a rule. No phony staged theatrics here, folks. Just in your face spontaneous dancing shots. Send tap shoes.)

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