So this wasn't exactly the post I had planned today. I was going to get up and photograph all my selfish sewing projects and show them off. Instead I woke up to wind and icy snow which snapped power poles and dropped lines on the ground. This turned our power off. The power's still off but our neighbor brought over a generator around 4pm so we could heat the house, run water, turn on lights, flush the toilets, get online and enjoy all the other electric pleasures.
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| Evening view of my basement window. |
Now before you get to feeling sorry for me or collapse from the shock of it all, I want to say, I had a lovely lazy day. There's something freeing about cut off from technology. No blogging pressure, no Etsy shop listing pressure, no sewing list pressure... the power was off and none of that worked. The family just sat in the living room and kitchen together hanging out and marveling at the storm.
I don't know about you but blizzards outside make it feel like a holiday inside. I read a book, played checkers and battleship with my brother and even dug through some knitting books to find my next project.
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Sorry for the crummy photo. It's going to be from one of these very lovely
red tweedy yarns. |
I knew I wanted a jacket and it was going to be from one of these red yarns. I'm still learning about gauge or rather what yarns will work for what patterns. Being gifted a yarn stash is lovely but when you're learning its hard to figure out which pattern you have enough yarn for and if that pattern will work with that heavy of yarn... I'm just being confusing.... moving on.
I reallly like this big back cable, I'm not too thrilled about the way it ends in that bum flap panel. The front is really cute too...
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| DROPS number 134-55 I think it's called Chocolate passion? |
My favorite is this Celtica design. I like the cables and open space mix but I'm wondering if it is too small for the bulky yarn. Will bigger yarn swallow up those cables?
After a phone conference with my Knitting Master Brother I need to knit up the gauge swatches and see which comes out closest to what the pattern says... we'll be out of power for awhile so I think I'll get to working on my winter wool sweaters.
PS. These designs are free on their website. I'm just trying to be quick to conserve power.
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| Celtica Front |
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| This is their Celtica Back design. |
