Anthropologie Made Me Do it!

After lusting for all the clothing that Anthropologie has, I decided I'd do it myself. So, this is what secret project #1 was all about. They call this little number "openwork dolman cardigan".

Front view Back view My own pattern: Inspired by Anthropologie

The top was done making 2 squares and flame stitch courtesy of Rhoda Ochser Goldberg's The Knitting Dictionary. I used 6 balls of Coats & Clark's TLC "Cara Mia" and knit on #8 bamboos. This was started on 10-31-05 and I finished it on 12-1-05. It is super soft and kind of warm, which will be great for the meat locker (work). I gotta tell ya, it's not that sloppy looking in person, but hubbo didn't feel like snapping the pics. I also did my first attached(applied) I-cord, but I was disappointed. I thought it would prevent the front edges from rolling. Guess it will have to be blocked or maybe steamed. I just did a quickie crochet flower for the closure and used a stick pin I've had since I was but a wee teenager. I am happy with the results even though I did have to use a ball of a different dyelot. We'll see what the folks at work have to say.

Am I ready for secret project #2? Honestly, No! It's going to require some mathmatical calculations, etc...and I'm still undecided if it will be a shrug or bolero. So, what to do? Pick up a pair of socks that have been languishing in the stash... I finished #1, and have already cast on for #2. I am energized again for sock knitting! You forget what it's like to accomplish something so quickly when you are working on a larger project.

These socks are being made with Bernat Sox-Hot Tamale and Aqua Hot. When this yarn came out, I was in a veritable frenzy trying to find it. One day this lone skein of Aqua Hot was at Joann's and I added it to the stash. If you recall, I went to KC in August, and Bernat Sox was on the list to find. I found a small amount of it at several different Hobby Lobbys...and there was one lone skein of Hot Tamale. So, I guess these 2 loners were meant to be together!

Oh yeah...and I stashed again. More on that later.