Thursday, May 13, 2010

progress made


The Red Green Sweater continues. I've added the sleeve steeks, and am approaching the neckline steek. It's really a genius construction - especially for those of us that not as enamoured with the purl stitch as with the knit stitch. It's basically a big tube, with strategic steeks placed here and there to be addressed later.

I love this - the yarn is fairly rustic and rough, but from experience, I know it softens up with a wash, so I have no worries about it. But knitting it up - it has almost a crisp hand to it, making it nice to knit with. And I love the colour. Red is notoriously hard to photograph correctly - in reality, it's not quite this bright, but has more of a blue undertone - I love it, and I know Sue will.

It's perfect knitting for me right now - reasonably mindless with occasional measuring. I've got at least another week where things are muddling my brain, so this will be my project of choice for that time.

6 comments:

Saren Johnson said...

You're coming along on the sweater. You'll need to take lots of pictures of the steaking.

deirdre said...

Just love the colour!

Brendaknits said...

The construction is interesting. And it never really gets difficult. Just keeps on getting more and more interesting.

Needles said...

Very nice. I can't wait to see the whole.

Katherine said...

Hi Sandra,

I work at the Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division office and wanted to touch base with you about a campaign I'm working on to see if you’d be interested in helping out.

I came across your blog and think your posts are really conversational and engaging. I’m also envious of the fact that you’re able to knit! I've always wanted to learn how but don’t seem to have the knack for it (or patience ). I think you’ve created a great comfort zone for women and I’d love it if you’d be willing to share an important message.

In a nutshell, we’re trying to get the word out with as many women in Ontario about the importance of getting a mammogram every two years if they’re 50-69 because it’s the most reliable way to catch breast cancer early when it’s most treatable.

To convey the importance of mammograms, we have this neat tool called the Thingamaboob – maybe you’ve heard of it? It visually shows women the various sized lumps that can be detected through regular mammograms to a physical exam by a healthcare professional to checking your breasts. You can check out the website for more info: www.thingamaboob.ca

So, I wanted to see if you’d be interested in receiving some free Thingamaboobs that you could give to your Ontario readers as a way to help pass on this life-saving message? If you are, feel free to drop me a note at kdykstra@ontario.cancer.ca.

Look forward to hearing from you!

Best,
Katherine

Carol said...

I love red. And I totally get you about the mindless knitting. sometimes you want mindless and sometimes you want more complicated to hold your attention. Currently I'm in nindless mode. But I am playing with the idea of a lace shawl....not so mindless. maybe I'm almost ready for thinking mode?