Cherry, Cherry Quite Contrary

I'm not quite done what I was supposed to finish for this week, but it's moving along very well.


And as J. said - we're keeping track of posts and comments - we'll announce the winner in a week!!

Week 4

It's Friday again and we only have one more repeat of the dreaded Basketweave section. Don't get me wrong. It looks great but I'm really glad that's over. This week, we'll also work the transition chart. That makes a total of 64 rows which is on par with the previous weeks.

Here's my Hanami.

I'd love to see yours!

Don't forget that there will be a midpoint prize awarded at the end of this week so keep posting and commenting!

J.

Finally.....SOME PROGRESS!! ;)

I had a rough start with my Hanami. I cast on and knit the 6 garter stitch rows 10 million times (okay, it was really like 9 time, YES 9 TIMES!!!), then I would start my 1st row of the basket weave chart and have four stitches left over. I'd pull back, re-cast on my 99 stitches; knit the 6 rows, row 1 of Chart A - four stitches left over. Frog, cast-on on 99, knit 6 row, row 1 Chart A - extra four stitches.............ummm anyone seeing a pattern here? The cast on was for 95 stitches, how I read 95 as 99, 9 different times is a mystery to me (clueless). I am halfway through my 1st repeat of Chart A and I'm loving it. I decided to go w/ metal needles in a US 4. I splurged for the Addi lace needles which I absolutely L-O-V-E!!

I used size 8/0 silver lined clear beads on the edge and absolutely adore them. I have to agree with Melanie, they look like tiny droplets of water.

I think I'll be behind most of you as we progress unless I turn into a turbo knitting goddess and crank out 6.5 repeats of Chart A this weekend. I'm thinking the chances are slim to none but who knows, the Knitting Gods may smile on me. :)

Lagging along...

I am behind schedule, but I have had another project take priority over the last couple of weeks. However, I am almost done with the fourth repeat of the basketweave pattern-- and I finally switched to Addi Lace Turbos. What a relief!

In case you're wondering why mine looks wider than the rest, that's because it is. I added two repeats to the row.

It's International Speak Like a Pirate Day!

Honest - I am so not kidding!

So "Aaaargh! Shiver me needles! Get to knitting all you yarn wenches!"

I have to do that because it's the only thing that keeps me from crying everytime I pick up my Hanami. This is my 6th start (yes, 6) and I'm trying to not get disappointed. Everytime I get to the end my stitches don't work out. And I don't mean by just one. Sometimes it's seven or twelve or eighteen. So I consulted the Yarn Guru and she suggested I bring it to SnB on Monday - which I will. I need knitting love and support to get me through those first few rows. So until then:

"Ahoy knitters!"

This is my swatch. It is done in Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud in the colorway Mist on size US2 needles. I am not sure if Ilike the way it looks. Are the "solid" parts too lacy??

This is a closeup of the beads I used for the cast on. The clear with white liner are on the left and the blue are on the right. Which do you think look better?? I like both, the clear is a more subtle classic look and the blue stands out more and give a more fun look. Any opinions?

Chugging along on repeat #5. Is anybody but me worried about the length on this piece? This is the 1/4 mark and it looks to be shaping up more like a long (abet a beautiful) scarf. Unfortunatley, I only have the amount of yarn that the pattern notes give, so adding repeats will not be possible.

I know blocking will add a lot of length, and I really SHOULD have blocked my swatch out. But with having 5 yds less yarn per the ball band than the pattern notes show, I didn't dare risk it.