The tip detached from the needle.
Luckily I have other interchangeable needles in that size (5.5mm/US9) and I didn't lose any stitches. It was a bummer though, these were a Christmas gift from mah sweetie. The next morning I called WEBS and spoke with one of the nicest customer service reps I've ever had to speak to. I was very happy when she said that it was not a problem for them to replace my needle, for free! Yay! I hope it comes soon-I really enjoy knitting with the karbonz.
Anywhoo, it's coming along really quickly. I finished the body and I'm really pleased with how the pixie dust pattern looks, it's super cute.
I'm on the second sleeve now, just finished the decreases and have started the ribbing. I'm totally going to be finished by my birthday! Woo! I might even have time to wash and block it before my birthday-I figure if I can finish it by Wednesday, get the ends weaved in, and soak it in Eucalan, it'll be dry enough to wear to my mom's for my birthday super. There won't be much in the way of ends to weave in, as I've been using the Russian join and any other ends have been weaved in as I go along. But, man, those last 4 inches are a killer...is it just me? It feels as if I knit and knit and knit, and when I measure, I've not even gotten an inch done. Tedious ribbing is tedious.
I did decide to put the pixie dust pattern on the sleeves as well.
I like how it looks, but I think if I were to do another v-neck sweater, (which I probably will because I love them) and decided to do another lace panel on the sleeve, I would likely start from the neckline and work down. Right now, the pixie dust just kind of comes out of nowhere.
So it's been Plomo Uber Alles (a nod to the Dead Kennedys "California Uber Alles") which means Plomo more than anything else. And I've started re-watching season 1 of Supernatural. Starting off a re-watch on season 5 is silly, might as well go back to the beginning non?
I haven't been ignoring my Twilight sock. I managed to get a good couple of inches on the leg of the sock with the optometrist appointments for A and C-and on the public transportion to get to and from those appointments.
On one of those to and fros, there was a problem in the tunnels and we were stuck in the metro for about 20 minutes. So glad I had my knitting! It's funny how a situation that would normally drive me nanners doesn't faze me in the slightest if I have knitting.
So I'm about 3/4 of an inch from starting the heel flap for first sock, though i'm wondering how the self striping is going to work out on the flap. I'm worried it will look all wonky and weird, but I guess I won't know until I get there. I already cast on the second sock just to have it ready to be knit on the go, as I am not confident enough to turn a heel when i'm not at home in my comfy chair and able to fully focus on the task at hand. I won't even attempt to deal with the heel flap until I finish Plomo.
B has asked me to make him a pair of black slippers and I promised him that when I am done this sweater I will make them for him. And B sized slippers shouldn't take too long to work up. But after that, I'm going to make it a point to finish those two UFOs that have been hibernating forever, before I start any new projects...Oh, who am I kidding?...I will finish ONE of them before I start another project. HAH! I know at some point I want to make a hat with the lovely alpaca P got me for x-mas, and I'm itching (haha) to make something with Noro Silk Garden-I have a ball of it that has been in stash (should see how many grams it is) for a pretty long time. That last thing I made with it was a chullo hat on US 10.5 needles! Which is way too big for nsg in my opinion. But that was back when I was a newb and didn't know much about needles sizes and yarn weights. I also swore not to ever knit with noro again, but i've been thinking about those colours since T and I went to Mouline. Oh Noro Silk Garden, I wish I could quit you (very bad impression of Brokeback Mountain) A couple of days ago I tried to frog the hat, but every time I tried to gently tug a piece, it would break in my hand. You'd think being knit on too-big needles would make it easy to frog...It's not like I have a ton of UFOs laying around, that little shrug only needs a couple of inches of stockinette and then some ribbing on the first arm, and then stockinette and ribbing on the second arm-and it's short sleeved. There's no good reason not to finish it.
The other shrug will be hard to work on though, not "my" colour, it's a wool/acrylic blend (why yes, I am a wee bit of yarn snobbish-but only because acrylic hurts my hands) and I don't particularly like knitting with it, and looking back at the pattern; it doesn't seem like it will be super flattering...I don't even want to look in the knitting basket to judge whether or not that item is worthy of my knitting time. I think I'll go to bed instead!
Luckily I have other interchangeable needles in that size (5.5mm/US9) and I didn't lose any stitches. It was a bummer though, these were a Christmas gift from mah sweetie. The next morning I called WEBS and spoke with one of the nicest customer service reps I've ever had to speak to. I was very happy when she said that it was not a problem for them to replace my needle, for free! Yay! I hope it comes soon-I really enjoy knitting with the karbonz.
Anywhoo, it's coming along really quickly. I finished the body and I'm really pleased with how the pixie dust pattern looks, it's super cute.
I'm on the second sleeve now, just finished the decreases and have started the ribbing. I'm totally going to be finished by my birthday! Woo! I might even have time to wash and block it before my birthday-I figure if I can finish it by Wednesday, get the ends weaved in, and soak it in Eucalan, it'll be dry enough to wear to my mom's for my birthday super. There won't be much in the way of ends to weave in, as I've been using the Russian join and any other ends have been weaved in as I go along. But, man, those last 4 inches are a killer...is it just me? It feels as if I knit and knit and knit, and when I measure, I've not even gotten an inch done. Tedious ribbing is tedious.
So it's been Plomo Uber Alles (a nod to the Dead Kennedys "California Uber Alles") which means Plomo more than anything else. And I've started re-watching season 1 of Supernatural. Starting off a re-watch on season 5 is silly, might as well go back to the beginning non?
I haven't been ignoring my Twilight sock. I managed to get a good couple of inches on the leg of the sock with the optometrist appointments for A and C-and on the public transportion to get to and from those appointments.
So I'm about 3/4 of an inch from starting the heel flap for first sock, though i'm wondering how the self striping is going to work out on the flap. I'm worried it will look all wonky and weird, but I guess I won't know until I get there. I already cast on the second sock just to have it ready to be knit on the go, as I am not confident enough to turn a heel when i'm not at home in my comfy chair and able to fully focus on the task at hand. I won't even attempt to deal with the heel flap until I finish Plomo.
B has asked me to make him a pair of black slippers and I promised him that when I am done this sweater I will make them for him. And B sized slippers shouldn't take too long to work up. But after that, I'm going to make it a point to finish those two UFOs that have been hibernating forever, before I start any new projects...Oh, who am I kidding?...I will finish ONE of them before I start another project. HAH! I know at some point I want to make a hat with the lovely alpaca P got me for x-mas, and I'm itching (haha) to make something with Noro Silk Garden-I have a ball of it that has been in stash (should see how many grams it is) for a pretty long time. That last thing I made with it was a chullo hat on US 10.5 needles! Which is way too big for nsg in my opinion. But that was back when I was a newb and didn't know much about needles sizes and yarn weights. I also swore not to ever knit with noro again, but i've been thinking about those colours since T and I went to Mouline. Oh Noro Silk Garden, I wish I could quit you (very bad impression of Brokeback Mountain) A couple of days ago I tried to frog the hat, but every time I tried to gently tug a piece, it would break in my hand. You'd think being knit on too-big needles would make it easy to frog...It's not like I have a ton of UFOs laying around, that little shrug only needs a couple of inches of stockinette and then some ribbing on the first arm, and then stockinette and ribbing on the second arm-and it's short sleeved. There's no good reason not to finish it.
The other shrug will be hard to work on though, not "my" colour, it's a wool/acrylic blend (why yes, I am a wee bit of yarn snobbish-but only because acrylic hurts my hands) and I don't particularly like knitting with it, and looking back at the pattern; it doesn't seem like it will be super flattering...I don't even want to look in the knitting basket to judge whether or not that item is worthy of my knitting time. I think I'll go to bed instead!
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