Shapely Tank home stretch

[lindaj]

I finished the front and back of the Shapely Tank today, in Polar Icecap, which is notably more blue in real life than it appears in the picture on my screen.

I thought I'd be doomed when it came to finishing the neckline, as my size 5 needles aren't particularly long. They can just about handle the length of the neckline if I do the front and back separately, however.

Maybe it will even be done in time to show it off at coraline's knitnight on Wednesday (but then I'll need to work on something else!).

Comments

[tigira.livejournal.com]

Yay! I can't wait to see it!

[gorgo.livejournal.com]

Congrats! Wish I weren't going to be 1000 miles away from knit night!

[coraline]

well geez, get to boston more often :)
i'll hold a knitnight in your honor :)

[oaktavia.livejournal.com]

So cool!
I can't wait to get a chance to see it...
I love the style & shape of it!
I'd love to not only make one of these - but a sleeved sweater in matching yarn to have one of those expensive 'twin sets' made all by myself...
but since I can't read a knit pattern yet, I think I'm getting a little ahead of myself! LOL

a manageable goal!

[lindalee.livejournal.com]

Well, get your cute little butt up to Boston, and I'll teach you how to read a knitting pattern! It is, in some ways, like reading a secret code, but once you learn what everything stands for, it's pretty straightforward.

Re: a manageable goal!

[willowoak.livejournal.com]

I just don't have the patience for knitting, which strikes some people as odd, since I will knit chainmail or make jewelry or a bunch of other crafts, but there it is. I wish I did have the patience for it, because it would be so cool to be able to make a gorgeous tank like that.

Re: a manageable goal!

[lindalee.livejournal.com]

It strikes me as odd, yes. I'm not sure I could do the chain and bead stuff that you do, not matter how beautiful it might be. :-)

I've found that I enjoy it quite a bit, and the repetitiveness of some patterns, like this one, has been a great way to quiet my mind (which I find lately that I desperately need), while still creating something.

Re: a manageable goal!

[willowoak.livejournal.com]

yup! that's part of the value of knitting chain or wire and bead... THe hand is busy, the chattering mind has something to focus on...and I can meditate and hear the voice of the Gods.

Re: a manageable goal!

[oaktavia.livejournal.com]

Yay! you're on! (I'll plan on bringing yarn!)

I'm aiming for Imbolc or Ostara...
and will probably aim for a 4-5 day trip, that way I can show my home town off to Scott (& Tabitha - we left when she was so young she doesn't remember much)
Keep an eye out for those *REAL* inexpensive motels for me to bed my lil family down in (ya know... those old Swiss Shalet types $49-$59/night for 2 double beds)
I'm looking forward to sharing New England's idea of seafood with Scott... (he's never had fried clams with the bellies still attached!)

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

Maaaan, this tank is sexy. Makes me wish I knew how to deploy needles myself. You will look awesome in this tank, especially if it's in a intense blue.

[leenah.livejournal.com]

YAY! this means you can TOTALLY help me when i get to that part.

:) most excellent. i am so glad i could enable you in this way.

fyi, i bought two skeins of some white cotton yarn today that i want to dye w/ koolaid, wanna be my koolaid dyeing buddy too? :)

sometime we'll reschedule crochet lessons, yes?

yay linda!