Knitting Olympics, part duh

Now the pictures want to load. Fine. Whatever. Click on itty-bitty things for readable charts & such.

The short-sleeved pullover is my entry for the Knitting Olympics. You can't see much of it in the photo but I like the looks of the charted version. All fitted and 1940's and all.

Ranier Twin Set
Minerva Stitches and Styles, 1942

Minerva Featherdown yarn ran 256 yards to a one ounce ball and the pullover took 4 balls. The pattern will have to be adjusted a bit for me but it'll work. Charts are easier to resize anyhow.

I guess I'll have to buy some damned yarn too. Woodland Woolworks has some Zephyr Wool-Silk blend by the 2-oz ball and 1-lb cone. Mebbe order it tonight. It'll have to be preshrunk before I use it. The cone costs $59--if I'm going to do this I'm doing it up big time plus I won't have to guess how many balls to buy. Maybe in Plum or Mahogany.

Oh, and I'll have to lay in a supply of alcohol as well. You can't expect to knit competitively without being likkered-up.

Comment added later after I went to order my yarn, dammit: I noticed that they suggest you dry clean the Zephyr. Normally I don't take any dry cleaning crap from wool, but this stuff is expensive. I wouldn't want it to shrink into a $50 Barbie sweater the first time I hand washed it. Anyhow I'm using some mahogany-colored Henry's Attic alpaca that I 've had lying around here instead that I've only used in some weaving. Let's see how unhappy I am once I do a couple gauge swatches. And I ordered some fine-gauge silk thread for my psychotic vintage filet lingerie crocheting.