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lizcommotion ([personal profile] untonuggan) wrote in [community profile] knitting2012-03-08 07:04 pm
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I think I have sweater fever...or am under the influence of yarn fumes

So I made my very first sweater for my niece, who is due soon. I am not sure if I am more excited about the baby or the sweater.

First Niece's Sweater (front)

First Niece's Sweater (back)
 So as soon as I finished I was in a knitting mode of MUST KNIT MOAR SWEATERZ even though I didn't really have the yarn for the kind of sweater project I wanted to do and I had plenty of perfectly good sock yarn and sock projects I had intended to work on. But no, I *must* knit more sweaters, and I decided that knitting a hoodie for my 3-year-old nephew would be a good idea (aiming for when he turns four).

I have to finish a scarf before I can start it, because I need the needle I'm using. That's okay, I'm only a few rows away (this is deceptive, as I'm knitting the long way, but it's really only one episode of Sherlock and I'll be done. It's a garter stitch scarf.)

Anyway, I bought the yarn for a kid's sweater, and what happened? I finally started knitting the second sock I've had in my knitting bag for over a month, and now I can't stop thinking about knitting socks.

Is it yarn fumes? What? Can someone tell me?

(Note that I am not complaining, because I would like to finish the second sock and also knit a pair of socks for my mom that I promised her at Christmas.)
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[personal profile] jumpuphigh 2012-03-09 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
That sweater is gorgeous!

I often want to just knit more of whatever I'm knitting. It's a thing. I don't understand it.
untonuggan: Lily and Chance squished in a cat pile-up on top of a cat tree (buff tabby, black cat with red collar) (yarn zen)

[personal profile] untonuggan 2012-03-09 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
I think this is true except when I am frustrated with what I am knitting and don't want to see another of its ilk ever again. Or at least for a very long time.

And then the following day/week/month I'll pick up my knitting and think, "That wasn't so bad, what the heck was I complaining about?"

Unless it is a cursed piece of knitting, in which case it shall be frogged.

[personal profile] lilmoka 2012-03-09 08:58 am (UTC)(link)
It's adorably pretty! :D
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[personal profile] untonuggan 2012-03-09 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Danke!
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[personal profile] lullabymoon 2012-03-09 10:32 am (UTC)(link)
That is such a adorable sweater!

Definitely sounds like yarn fumes. They're evil wee buggers like that. ;)
untonuggan: text: "If only yarn grew on trees" with a photo of trees that have been yarn bombed (covered with knitted yarn) (yarn trees)

[personal profile] untonuggan 2012-03-09 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

Yes, I definitely thought it sounded like yarn fumes. At least I've given myself until October for the other sweater...
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[personal profile] heavenlyevil 2012-03-09 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
This is really cute! I've been looking for baby sweater patterns for a shower coming up and I think this is the winner.
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[personal profile] untonuggan 2012-03-09 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, excellent! (I modded the pattern a little bit, fyi, basically making the sleeves longer because 4.5" seemed short to me.) It is really, really fun, especially because there is no sewing up at the end. I liked that part.
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[personal profile] notyourwendy 2012-03-09 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
There's something in the yarn and I think it's contact addictive.

How else to explain that even though I finally finished the baby blanket I was complaining about and swearing (at the time) that I'd never do anything that big again and it was socks for me all the way, that now I'm thinking about that pound of leftover yarn and how I might make a somewhat smaller blanket out of it...
untonuggan: text: "If only yarn grew on trees" with a photo of trees that have been yarn bombed (covered with knitted yarn) (yarn trees)

[personal profile] untonuggan 2012-03-09 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
See, that is exactly what I am talking about.
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[personal profile] zinelady 2012-03-10 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
Socks are addictive. I think it has something to due with the fact that you have to knit two of them to make a pair.

I used to knit all sorts of things, baby clothes, scarves, afghans, slippers, but once I started on socks, I couldn't stop.

It doesn't help that my ravelry swap partners always send me new sock yarn...and every time I go to my LYS, I come home with at least one ball of sock yarn.

I think there should be a 12 step program for Sock Addicts.
untonuggan: text: "If only yarn grew on trees" with a photo of trees that have been yarn bombed (covered with knitted yarn) (yarn trees)

[personal profile] untonuggan 2012-03-11 02:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe it's because handmade socks are just so damn comfy.

I finished the second one last night and now have two pair of my own; time to start swatching for my mom's.

What are some of your favorite patterns, if you don't mind my asking? I've mainly been adapting the yarn harlot's basic sock pattern from Knitting Rules!.
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[personal profile] zinelady 2012-03-11 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
My favorite pattern for myself is Meg's Artichoke Sock Pattern.
http://www.soxie.com/artichokes.html

It's so pretty and really isn't difficult after you've made the first one. I've probably made a dozen of these for myself and others.

I just use a basic rib pattern for socks I make for men. My husband likes how its snug around his ankles and foot.
untonuggan: Lily and Chance squished in a cat pile-up on top of a cat tree (buff tabby, black cat with red collar) (yarn bunny)

[personal profile] untonuggan 2012-03-15 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, that is really pretty. Thanks for the link. Although isn't it uncomfortable to have that stitching on the top of your foot? Maybe I should knit it for a test subject and see what they think...
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[personal profile] zinelady 2012-03-16 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't had any trouble wearing them and I've made myself a half dozen pairs in different types of yarn.
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[personal profile] untonuggan 2012-03-16 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
good to know!
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