Dawn Raid on the PathMark (and pinging kightp)

[lblanchard]

Okay, that's a metaphor because the sun has already risen (or is about to -- difficult to say when there are clouds to the east without checking the almanac).

But it's the weekend before Thanksgiving and I want to beat the Mongol Hordes. I have a "free turkey" coupon and plan to acquire one that's somewhat larger than Tiny Tim, if possible. The Wells Fargo wagon delivered my new,huge roasting pan and rack last week. I'm not quite sure how we'll wallop the bird off the rack and onto the carving platter, but I'm sure we'll think of something.

The ribbon yarn was delivered Thursday to the place where the brother-in-law of the recipient will pick it up. I like the simple pattern of the kimono-like sweater, though, and may try it in some other, less expensive, yarn to see how it makes up. kightp, it looks to me as though once I swatch it and figure out my gauge, I can use math to set up my rectangles and be good to go, no? (Except that I'll have to re-learn "mattress stitch," which I never really learned in the first place.)

(EDIT: Okay, sunrise was half an hour ago...)

Comments

[kightp.livejournal.com]

Yep, exactly. This one's just rectangles, and as long as the edges fit together, you should be good to go.

I'd recommend some kind of non-stretchy yarn - bamboo would probably work, or a bamboo-cotton blend. The pretty stitch pattern would get kind of lost in an elastic yarn, and the drapeyness is nice.

For bargain prices on good yarn, try http:/knitpicks.com or http://elann.com. The former has its own line (check out CotLin, a cotton-linen blend). The latter has house-brand yarns as well as discontinued designer yarns including Takhi Bali, a bamboo ribbon, Bamboo Fusion and Coto Compagne. It's always worth hitting the "bargains" button on the Elann home page, too.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I was just perusing the knitpicks catalog. I'll look at elann.com, a place I've never been.