Sun 22 Oct 2006
Woo!!!
Posted by Sea Anemone under Blabby Blabby
Something momentous happened Friday night. I’ll give you a hint:

Woohoo! We’ve got a joined sweater. Now I’ve just got to knit the yoke and I will be wearing a gorgeous new sweater by the time cooler weather sets in.
I also took a little bit whilst watching an episode form Season 1 of Project Drunkway Runway to crochet this:

I just need to weave in the ends and sew a zipper in there and I’ve got a make-up bag for my cousin Gwen for Christmas.
So, I was taught to knit by my Grandma Laura and today, my Mom and I were over at my grandparent’s house to pick up a few books and we came across a sweater that my mom says my Grandmother knit for my Grandfather. Now, I’ll confirm this with the Aunt and Uncles but I took this big greenish cardigam home with me and dumped it in the bathtub to wash with Eucalan.
Oh. My. God.


This was taken during the second bath. Not the first. The SECOND bath.
Um…. eep!
I think I have my work cut out for me…
ETA: We are now 6 baths into the big dirty cardigan project. The water is running clearer but not clear enough to make me happy. We’re taking a break to dry out overnight and see if maybe one more bath tomorrow can’t cure what ails it. Wish us luck!
October 22nd, 2006 at 8:59 pm
Congrats on joining the Hourglass sweater!
Wow, that sweater bath is nasty. Ew. Hopefully you got it squeasky clean…
October 22nd, 2006 at 10:35 pm
Ooh, the hourglass looks so pretty! Can’t wait to see it.
October 22nd, 2006 at 10:45 pm
Oh la la..
that sweater is looking nice. I will make one someday.
October 22nd, 2006 at 11:28 pm
Hey, maybe the sweater will turn out a nice pale shade of green.
I think it might mean your granddad loved it so much he refused to take it off for washing!
October 23rd, 2006 at 8:45 am
I never noticed Grandpa taking it off for a washing… He just wore it through the winter and took it off again come spring. And I knew that man for a LOT of years!
Your orange sweater looks great! My socks are still at 40%
October 23rd, 2006 at 8:52 am
Holy crap! Do you think it will wind up a different color, like your cobweb shawl?
Oh, and…helloooooo, sweater.
October 23rd, 2006 at 10:50 pm
The hourglass sweater lives! That orange color is very nice.
October 26th, 2006 at 11:59 am
your hourglass sweater looks great! love the color!
October 27th, 2006 at 6:17 am
Wow - what a treasure. Hope it comes clean.