It’s Warming Up

Mostly because I just finished a sweater. It’s part El Sol Pullover (scroll down) from Interweave Knits, and part Cobblestone from Interweave knits (I can’t find this magazine in their archive, they’re missing some of the Fall ones. It’s Fall 2007), mostly following the El Sol Pullover. I used Patons Canadiana (I keep hearing people calling it Pay-tons on podcasts, maybe I’m wrong in saying Patons with the a as in mat), and started the bottom part as a 42″. I then worked down to 34″, and kept that the whole way. The yarn is a little stretchy, so when I got to the bust, it just stretches a little. I’m also at garter stitch by then.

I only did the seed stitch at the hem and sleeve edges, and didn’t do anymore at all. I also didn’t do the ties on the sleeves, not because I didn’t like them, but because I knew they would catch on everything. I also of course shortened the body and the sleeves. The top part, like Cobblestone, is all in garter stitch, and I did 16 rounds instead of 24 at one part. You could even go less than that, as it is the armpits are an inch below the actual armpits. Other people on Ravelry have had this problem too, which is why I planned to subtract.

I used a plain beige on the edges, including the top part. That was part accident, since I had used up all of the variegated yarn and only had the plain beige left. It’s a good thing I ran out, I think it looks better like that.

Next, I finally finished the Brea Bag. I bought some great material, a strap, and rings for the sides, then let them all sit on top of my bookshelf for a few weeks to marinate. Then, one day, I brought the material upstairs, measured it, measured it again, cut, and sewed it up. The inside lining is probably supposed to be desert cliffs and sky, but it looks like cliffs at the beach, which is partially why I picked it.