That project is my Something Wicked In Green, a sweater that I have been working on, on and off, since September. It is my first time knitting a raglan sweater and I really like the style (in large part because I don't have to worry about setting in the shoulder seams!) I had to do quite a bit of redoing on it, because it was a little too short and the collar was too tight. I frogged the collar and reknit it with more stitches and a looser cast off, but redoing the bottom to make it fit took a bit of work. I had to put in an afterthought lifeline, which was a first, and add on about an inch and a half of stockinette stitch to improve the length. I am now almost finished with the ribbing, then just need to weave in the ends. Here is what it looks like:
The top picture is the spider on the shoulder, the middle picture is the spiderweb on the front and the last picture is a spider on a purled background that I added for the fun of it. It is connected by a spiderweb running from the shoulder down the sleeve to just above the cuff. I will probably finish the ribbing and bind off tomorrow.
Another project that I am working on is a pair of colorwork socks, called Dark Isle Socks. I cast these on on Jan 29th, but work on them has been a bit sporadic, due to wanting to finish the sweater above and also having to frog a few times due to size issues (namely that they were too small.) I am still on the first sock and doubt that I will finish them this month. The top picture is the yarn used, Cascade Heritage Sock in 5686 China Blue and 9786. The other two are obviously in progress shots.
I have also been doing a little spinning (a very little!) on Sumi, my Golding Tsunami laceweight spindle. I only have about 40 yds, but it is very nice anyway. I plan to finish spinning at and knit Pretty Thing by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee with it:
That's all the knitting stuff; I'll post again tomorrow with the non-knitting stuff.
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