Portland Pullover FO

Yay! Jill is back safe and sound from her trip to Taiwan and so it the camera. Now for some photos!

~Specs~

Pattern:
Portland Pullover from the fall 2006 issue of Interweave Knits.

Yarn:
Welcomme- Le Super Mohair - 1 1/2 balls 120m/135yrds (40g)
70%Mohair/30% Acrylic

Garnstudio's Vivaldi - 1 1/2 balls 280m (50g)
43%Mohair/27% Acrylic/30%Polyester

Needles:
Circs in 9mm, 7.5mm and 6mm

Pros:
Quick and easy to knit. Easy pattern to follow. Also, the most functional sweater I have made for myself so far.

Cons:
I had to readjust the needle size to find the right gauge, which isn't really a con, more of a side note for next time. Easy to wear except for the fact that I don't know if I'm a mohair kind of girl. Somehow it feels to me that putting a soft, fluffy sweater over "curves" seems to round out and expand said curves.

Anyway, here is a peek at some cable work. I don't yet know what it is though. I have wanted to try out this cable pattern and I was just drawn to the yarn. More mohair, strangely enough. Country Mohair by Fleece Artist. Beautiful stuff with a fantastic weight to it. I have no idea what I will do with this once it's finished. Possibly a medium sized carry bag? We will see.

I'm the Biggest Idiot!

Hmm, Where did everyones comments go? I guess no one comment's anymore.

Not the case at all. I've just been too out of it to properly navigate the new Blogger and to realise I set myself up to moderate comments. Doh! If I want to see comments I have to moderate them! What a dummy I am. Anyway, thanks to everyone with their nice comments and I'll try to be more observant in the future.

I know I haven't posted in a while. As my Fella gently put it, "You should update your blog because probably the reason nobody is making comments is because you left a picture of my foot up for a month. Prolly." This could be true! *lol* I've had the blog blahs and although I haven't been busy with unknitterly things, I haven't really had a lot to post about.

I did get a new bag though! This one I found at a local church second-hand store. And only for a dollar fifty! Score. In it, I am keeping my newly found project.

This is the Portland Pullover from the fall 2006 Interweave Knits, with a peek at the yarn I am using. If you look back a few posts you will see the bowl full of pretty mohair I received from a friend. That's the stuff. I am actually done up to the chest (it's knit in the round from the bottom hem up,) but do not have progress photos since I am lacking a camera at the moment! (Damn you Jirr!) I am thinking of using a contrasting color for the arms, yoke and neck. Haven't decided yet.... The pattern is super easy and I may be tempted to make several of these, depending on the how the first one goes.