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Too many projects!

This is a close up of the cardigan in Laurel from Shaefer yarns; the pattern is taken from Basically Brilliant Knits modified to a tighter gauge and set in sleeves. Not as hard on my hands as some cotton, and the colors are lovely.
My first knitting teacher, my grandmother Rose (I'm named for her). The portrait was painted in 1946 and I just got it from my parents' home in Pine Plains, NY - a winter trip there that also included a visit to Morehouse Merino. Yummy stuff there!
Above is the Sherlock yarn top down raglan in a diagonal rib. I did the pattern on Sweater Wizard (www.software4knitting.com) I'm going to make it a-line by changing needle sizes when I get to my wider parts, a first for me, and a technique suggested by Carol of St. Louis on the Ample Knitters list.
Below, the first finished sleeve from the Laurel sweater. I do wish I could make Blogger put my pictures where I want them! But being more computer illiterate than many I can't seem to move them to the right places.


I have too many projects! All of them are fun and none have risen to UFO status, except maybe Morgan's black raglan, which needs only a neck finishing and zipper --- close to done but not quite there. Eris has been done for a while, and I seem to reach for it first when needing a medium weight sweater. I am pleased with the way it fits, and someday might even do a second, but without the zipper.
This is a photo of my knitting bookshelf. It doesn't include the five Rubbermaid containers of pattern books from the 1960s through 1999, or the other books scattered all over the house in case I am in immediate need of inspiration. The photo on the right is where I'm working on Alka, with the chart on a large magnetic board and row counter. It needs about one and a half more pattern repeats plus the edging and then it will be time for blocking. Sometime in the middle of knitting it I thought it was going to be too wide butafter stretching it out and trying it on again it will be generous but not enormous. I can't wait for this to be finished!


And here is the latest new project - Cascading Hearts from Jackie E-S at Heartstrings (www.hearstringfiberarts.com) in Malabrigo, Uraguayan merino. It's wondrously soft and a pleasure to work with. When finished it will be a sample for Carolina Homespun (www.carolinahomespun.com)