More eyelets, please!
Happy Earth Day everyone!
I have a feeling I will totally appreciate this pullover come high summer. It's got lots of ventilation but at the same time it's long sleeved, so it's got the shadey side too. The sleeves will need a good blocking, look how it's leaning to the left. It's because of the eyelet pattern: (yo, k2tog), rep to end. It would probably lean to the right if the pattern was reversed. I'm about a third done on the second sleeve. I should start blocking the pieces, shouldn't I, so that I can start immediately on seaming once the second sleeve is done.
Reading: Here's my short stack for the next 2 weeks. I'm way past halfway on Strange/Norell, having read 300+ pages in the span of 2 days. I tell ya, when I read, I *really* do read. Curiously enough, I find myself reading it with a British accent in my head. Is it me, or does anyone else do anything strange when they read books?
I missed meeting with Marjorie late last week. Marjorie flew all the way from Hong Kong! Marjorie, I'm sorry we didn't see each other! It would've been nice to see her but somehow our schedules didn't work out. Go check out her version of Grace, that lovely cabled confection from Debbie Bliss' Cotton Angora.
You will just have to make sure that you have a pretty under garmet on underneath the pullover. With all of those eyelets things are going to show. And I do love the color.
The sleeve looks really pretty, I like the shadey garments for summer.
Anita
PS. I read with a British accent too! Oh, wait...
Guess you got past page 50...me - I'm still stuck on 150. Crap.
Can't wait to see a finished eyelet!
Lovely eyelet! That is going to be so nice on a cool summer day. The color is fab as well. I can't believe how much you read... its inspirational. I used to read tons when I was in middle and high school, but through college it faded out since one of my majors was English and I was forced to read so much. Now I read, probably 5-10 books a year, I wish I read more.
Hi there! I have been reading your blog religiously for close to a year now and, shame on me...only now do I leave a comment. Worst of all, maybe because I might need your help. I found your blog one day and fell in love with your peach bellini tank. I tell it all in my blog, but that day I went and bought the magazine to make the tank. Today I received the yarn I just orderer last week...it took me a while to work up the guts to jump in and give it a try. Thank you so much for inspiring me. I admire your work very much.
MJ, the eyelet sweater is gonna look great. That will be really useful in the summer as a ventilation tool! Question: what book are you reading by Marian Keyes? I really like her work.
too bad our meetup didn't work out. I've also finished London Bridges and as you say it's not as good as the ones before. However, I'm looking forward to reading Honeymoon.