Tuesday, June 27

where did this pattern come from?

i am knitting. a garment. not really a sweater, a shrug. but something that has to fit me. i do not have high hopes for it. but i continue to knit.


i don't know the exact place where the pattern came from. i know it was originally on the craftster board and is a copy of something from urban outfitters. i didn't print out a picture of what it looks like either so i kind of forgot. i googled it yesterday and found something it is supposed to resemble. not really my style, but i continue to knit. i have no idea why i chose this pattern, but it obviously caught my eye at some point. maybe i needed something substantial to knit for awhile instead of all these day projects that always leave me wondering what the heck to knit next. maybe i am bored with knitting patterns. maybe i just don't care. did i mention i don't have enough yarn? it is too hot.

after all that, you know what? i am enjoying knitting it, so i am trying to just let it be. if i have no use for it or run out of yarn i'll cross that bridge when i come to it.

off to make some more stitch markers. i have some pancakes i am working on for the shop. probably a small batch, but i hope to get them done. i seem to sit for about 15 minutes before getting up to do something else!

12 Comments:

Blogger Suzanne said...

Ahh...the mighty Circular Shrug. It's still on craftster and it's on my list to knit. It's good to hear you're having fun knitting it. And hey - with as hot as it is in Seattle right now, I'm impressed you find the energy to knit at all! Can't wait to see how your shrug turns out.
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=45597.0

12:37 PM  
Blogger lynnm said...

I have knit the circular shrug too. Mine didn't turn out quite as well as I had hoped. There were some sizing issues I had in the chest area but I like the overall look. BTW, I love your stitch markers!

12:54 PM  
Blogger Jennifer said...

I'll have to take a look at that pattern. I'm intrigued.

3:24 PM  
Blogger ErLeCa said...

It's never a bad thing to enjoy the process of knitting, even if you don't know whether you'll enjoy the finished product!

4:45 PM  
Blogger Knittripps said...

Wow, that sounds pretty brave to me! I look forward to seeing how this mystery article of clothing progresses.

5:46 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Strangely, I also knit that shrug. I have to say it was much cuter on the needles then on me. It turned out to be not my style either, but for some reason I stuck it through. I also decided that I liked the wrong side better then the faux rib on the right side, so I put the wrong side on the outside. Happpy knitting!-pinkpeonies at gmail

6:57 PM  
Blogger Tami said...

I made that shrug too! I love the way it turned out, but I used merino so it is always either too cold for short sleeves or too hot for wool. Someday the planets will align and I will be able to wear it!

8:38 PM  
Blogger Tam said...

Of course I really can't tell anything about it at the moment but it looks promising to me! What kind of a cast on did you use? It looks nice. Knitting is fun no matter what you end up. I'm all for the process.

8:24 AM  
Blogger Sarah said...

I absolutely love that pattern and I also want to knit it for myself.

9:00 PM  
Anonymous Leah said...

Well, I Love Urban outfitters and I hope this turns out great for you! Happy Knitting!

6:57 AM  
Blogger Megan said...

Hey Amy - Thanks for the tip about the knitting group at VY&T - perhaps I'll see you there tonight!

2:47 PM  
Blogger quenna said...

I have that pattern printed out and have been debating whether to start it.

You have the cutest stitch markers!

6:55 PM  

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