Wondrous Woven Cables

At last. Nancy Marchant's "Wondrous Woven Cables" from Arans & Celtics on its owner.


(Isn't he cute?)

The yarn is "Blueberry" Jo Sharp Tweed DK wool. I slightly adapted the pattern to knit it in the round. Originally started November 6, 2004, I made rapid progress through the rest of the month. But once I started the sleeves (both at the same time, in the round on two circulars), progress became slow and halting. I would put it down for months at a time, and then later have to spend an entire evening figuring out where I was (and where I was going).

Next sweater? I've been admiring YarnHarlot's gansey.

The end of sweater constipation?

My company inspired Cat to have nightmares about bizarre games of word hockey. But we had a good dinner, I learned about the cast of characters in her son's comic strip "Bucktooth Larry" (great politics for a 12-year-old), and we knitted. I have again picked up the sweater for Mike, again figured out where the hell I am on it, and made visible progress.


I'm almost done with the back. A few more rows and I'll do some shaping for the shoulder seam, then I'll flip it over and work the chest. The sleeves are all finished, and ready to attach. (If you're just joining me, this is the sweater I started in November 2004. It's the "Wondrous Woven Cables" sweater from Arans & Celtics, knit in "Blueberry" Jo Sharp Tweed).

January Overview

On the needles -- what I'm making

• Toe-up "Simple Sock" in Bearfoot Lupine (pattern to be posted here soon)
• Toe-up "Simple Sock" in denim blue Encore DK
  
• Gaughan's "Here and There Cables" from Scarf Style in Bearfoot yarn leftover from socks
• Marchant's "Wondrous Woven Cables" sweater from Arans & Celtics in Blueberry Jo Sharp DK Wool Tweed for Mike
• Up next: gloves for Anna, scarf in baby camel hair, bed for Dodger

Next to the bed -- what I'm reading

• The Final Solution by Michael Chabon
  
• What's the Matter with Kansas? by Thomas Frank
• Best American Science & Nature Writing 2004 by Steven Pinker (editor)
• Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin
  
• Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalpyse by Robert Rankin
• Witches of Chiswick by Robert Rankin
• America: the book by Jon Stewart and the Daily Show writers
• Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

In the car -- what I'm listening to

• So Far by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
• 101 by Depeche Mode
  
• Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris (read by the author)
• Wicked (Original Cast Recording)

On the screen -- movies I've just watched

• I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958) [DVD]
  
• House of Flying Daggers (2004) [Theater]
  
• Elektra (2005) [Theater]
  
• Gone with the Wind (1939) [DVD Commentary Track]
• Blue Sub No. 6 (1998) [Adult Swim On Demand]
  
• Closer (2004) [Theater]

In my head -- obsessions

• Annoying Song: "Popular" from Wicked