Not quite dead

But boy, I felt like it. I came back from Mexico right before Thanksgiving and as soon as I got home I was in bed with a bad case of bronchitis. My husband got it too, of course. So there was no one to cook a Thanksgiving meal around here. At least there were no incidents with my flights and everything went on schedule. I'm much better now, which is good because we need to fix this place for Christmas. My parents will be here with us and we still have no dining room table!



I have not completed the linen top. With so little yarn left, should I bother about edging or just forget about it and get to work on the seams? Is it really a sin to use a different yarn for the seams? If it isn't, what yarn could I use?




Meanwhile, The computer is still dead. The husband says we are getting a new hard drive over the mail. That will only solve part of the problem. We'll still have to install all the stuff we had on the previous one before I can even dream about posting pictures. Oh well.

A fair solution

My mother owns a small kitchen scale. Actually, I think it is a baby scale, but whatever it was, it was very useful. I weighed the back of the linen top, then weighed what I had knitted so far of the front, and finally the rest of the linen yarn. That helped me realize that I could make the front identical to the back and still get 15 grams left. Of course, I did not want the front to be identical to the back, so I made a few changes and this is the result:









The two little bobbins on the top are all the yarn I have left. I want a crochet edging, but there might not be enough yarn. I'm returning tomorrow to the U.S., and I didn't even touch the sock yarn or the crochet thread for the doilies. Next time I pack, I'll keep in mind that my knitting time is very limited when I'm with my niece and nephew!





Here's a picture of Cholula. That hill is actually a very old pyramid. It is now all covered by grass and vegetation but part of the base still remains. You can also visit the inside of the pyramid and find some internal stairways. The Spanyards built a church on top of it, which creates a weird contrast.

Another slideshow

Thanks for all the positive comments on the baby cardigan. I have here a few pictures of the back of my linen top, the one I'm not sure I'll be able to finish.



Casting on was a breeze...









And I like the look of the diamonds and cables even after I made some changes to accomodate gauge:








I completed the back according to the pattern but I had to rip it down since I'm seriously running out of yarn. This is how far I dare to rip down. Whatever I end up doing to save this project, I need full coverage up to my armpits:










A close-up of the armhole decreases:








This is my second attempt at the back. Notice that big keyhole opening? The original pattern didn't include that, of course, but I'm trying to save as much yarn as I can. I might end up ripping down again and going for straps if I get into trouble when working on the front.











This sort of guesswork requires concentration and time, it's not the best project when you're on vacation.

Baby cardigan slideshow

I know, that little baby cardigan is old news. I finished it and sent it to the parents to be before coming to Mexico, but I never got to upload the final pictures, so here they are, beginning with the pieces before seaming:







These are the shoulder and sleeve seams:









And the side seams:







I'm glad I ripped the back and knitted it again using the same pattern as the front. That made my life easier when doing those side seams. And here's the final picture after weaving in all those ends and attaching the buttons:

Who has time to knit?

Not me, not when you're here with the whole family, including my sister's little kids:





I spent the whole week next to the ocean and didn't take out my knitting, not even once. Right now I'm in Mexico City, happily dowloading all the pictures I had been unable to download back home. I'll post them soon.