Thanks for all the sympathetic comments on the %@#&*!! Patons Zhivago top. I’m swaying between annoyance and being philosophical. When I’m being philosophical, I tell myself that I’ve had a pretty good run this year. There was a time when about one in ten projects was a dud. This year I’ve only had two duds (the other was the shower scrubby thing, which was such a quick experiment that I didn’t even bother putting it in the FOS list). That one of the duds was a three month project is just bad luck.
And it isn’t a failure as a garment. It’s a perfectly good garment. It’s just not the size the pattern promised it would be.
(Michelle – if you do fancy it, let me know. Hey, weren’t you coming to Melbourne some time?)
I’ve been consoling myself with a ‘knitting candy’ style quick project on fabulous yarn that wasn’t on my to-do list. I’ll reveal that one when it’s done.
This morning I updated the knitting podcasts on my nano. I’ve pared my list down to what’s in the sidebar. I’ve cast off (haha) Cast-on (too political), Brit-Knit Cast (didn’t hold my interest), Knitcentric and Knitting Psychos (no longer podcasting), and Math4Knitters (I’m never in the right frame of mind). Even through there hasn’t been a KnitCast episode in ages, I’ve left the link there in the hope Marie will revive it. FibreCast appears to have finished, too, but I’ve still got lots of episodes to catch up on.
Thanks to Fitknit, I’ve got a new podcast to listen to. By an Aussie male knitter. I’ve only listened to his test cast so far, and I have to say, noice voice!
Must agree with you on Cast-On! Just love David’s voice on the newby podcast. It’s also wonderful that he is an Aussie!!!
Sorry about your knitting, um, adventures! You are not alone 🙁
I do rather like the top! I was planning a trip to Melbourne earlier in the year, but unfortunately, it fell through. I still hope to get there sometime, but have absolutely no idea when that will be. I’ll happily pay postage and whatever you like for the top.
And yes, I like David’s podcast, too! He actually doesn’t live all that far from me (a couple of hours, by car). I should really go looking for yarn on the Blue Mountains sometime.
You agree with me, fitknit! Ah, that’s reassuring. I have been wondering if I was being ultra-fussy.
Michelle – when the chocolate sock test yarn comes in, how about I pop the jumper in the same package to you? If you don’t like it or it doesn’t fit, just send it back.