I have started temptingII from knitty with art fibers yarn I got in San Francisco last year. Perfect choice of accomodation (even though it backed onto bars and rubbish bins that got emptied at 3am) because Art Fibers was right around the corner and I didn't realise until I went looking for it. Gorgeous yarn and you can sit and knit up swatches with any of their yarn. They also designed a pattern for me. But, I was about 10kg heavier then and by the time I finished the top it looked monstrous. but, temptingII is the same gauge. I am not overly sure of the shoulders but we will see. and k1p1 might drive me mad enough to give up. plus it's too stinking hot to knit right now. if summer carries on like this I am in trouble, I can't cope with the heat.

Stitch'nBitch Little Black (purple) Top

Finished.
not sure if I love it. I guess I like it. I wore it out to a BBQ on the weekend (where it was too cold to even take my jacket off so might as well not have worn it). I was concerned about wearing it. I felt like it might disintegrate or something. Because I made it I guess. Also don't really like idea of wearing it as if I have to wash it again I have to go through the hell of laying it flat and being careful not to stretch it. It will probably come out a completly new shape after a wash and the buttons might need moving again.

The front.

The back, which did not work as it should (with an opening and one button) but was a big gaping mess so I had to cross the opening across to the opposite sides and add a seconf button.

Stitch'nBitch Little Black Top

I bought the cotton for this from webs ages ago. purple, not black. I get harassed so much about my wearing of black. it's blocking now. I went spare on the ends. but then this site made me feel a bit better about it being an imperfect thing.

I have never knitted a top I actually like even though I have knitted many. I hope this is the first I actually love to wear.

And, p2togtbl (website address) is purl two together through the back loop. It drove me mad on this top. It's a left leaning decrease and it matches against k2tog (knit two together). and until I discovered it the armhole decreases looked crap. I had to rip it back twice to get it right. the neckline got ripped twice too and I still think it will look crap but I decided it was enough.

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Last Minute Knitted Gifts

I love this book and have knitted more from it than anything. I didn't expect to like the final outcomes so much. Most of my knitting (except for scarves) highly disappoints me. I have been to Purl (author's shop in manhattan) when I was in the US. A very cute shop. I think I bought koigu (which I knitted socks I don't overly love out of) and noro(which I have no idea what to make out of as it's really too scratchy to wear). I didn't stay long as my husband was waiting outside. It had more of the feel that I wish knitting shops in New Zealand had but I also felt a bit intimidated in it.

baby denims


tea cosy


Bunny