Girl Who Knits

Here she is... 

I had several concerns with this sweater the more I knit it.  I was worried that the color would be too hard to wear and that I would have a hard time finding anything to wear with it.  But I found this shirt in Kara's closet and she has graciously now bequeathed it to me.  Got to love sisters. 

Here are the details:

Pattern: Molly Ringwald

Source: Knitscene Fall 2006

Yarn: Classic Silk by Classic Elite Yarns, #6947 Colbalt, 4 balls

Needles: US 6 Straights

Size: 37

Mods: None

Notes: I love, love, love this yarn and would definitely knit with it again.  It comes in great colors and has a really nice feel and spring to it. 

Overall, I do like this knit.  It is a specialty sweater and not one I see me wearing often but it is something fun and different and I am glad I knit it.  Plus it is fast.  Just took me a couple of weeks and would have been much faster if I had solely knit it. 

Only thing left to wonder about is, who came up with the name Molly Ringwald?  What an odd name for a sweater.  I guess it does evoke a bit of 80's teen drama.  Sort of.  But hey, the 80s are back right? 

While road tripping with my family, my Dad often used the term relentless to describe my knitting.  Code for obsessive I guess.  I was knitting all the time.  I wouldn't let up while in the car.  I just loved all that free knitting time and didn't want to waste it.  But it is true, when I get it in my mind to work on something, I am relentless. 

Last weekend I casted on for Molly Ringwald.  After a day of relentless knitting, I have a front.

I really like it.  Sad thing is I haven't touched it since.  I have been knitting Glee ever since I got the happy news about the yarn (yea!) and have sadly ignored Molly.  This must change.  I want Molly to be done.  But I want to finish Glee too.  And then there is Somewhat Cowl.  Not to mention all the projects I haven't started yet.  It is just too much sometimes.  Why aren't there more hours in the day?

And why does there seem to be a constant stream of new and gorgeous knitting patterns?  I can't catch a break.  What am I supposed to do when faced with such temptation...? 

First, from the new Rowan:

Anna Socks.  So elegant.  I love.

Kay Jacket.  Very nautical?  Military?  Either way, I like it. 

From RYC Alpaca:

Exmoor Jacket.  Simply stunning.  But will it be as pretty without the horse?

From RYC Classic Style:

Belt Bag.  I have seen several bloggers call out this pattern and I can see why.  LOVE IT.

I am just praying there will be no other patterns that catch my fancy.  You hear that?  No more.  I have enough inspiration.  Okay? 

Life is hard.  At least for us relentless types.

Last week I started a new project.  It is a project I am very excited about and am hoping will be quick-ish and a fun stylish sweater for early fall.  As soon as I saw Glee on Rachel's blog I knew I had to knit it.  I bought the yarn for it at Estes Park Wool Market in advance of the pattern being available.  The yarn is 100% alpaca from Larkspur Funny Farm in the orange color Yam.  I thought the yarn color choice was a risk because it is a really bright orange but I knew if it worked it would really work.  I love the color.

As soon as the pattern became available I bought it and then cast on within days.  I had blissfully knit over half way through the top portion with the sleeves (it's a top down raglan) when it dawned on me...

I don't have enough yarn. 

I am so dumb.  What was I thinking?  I knew when I bought the yarn that I would have to knit double to get the right gauge on the sweater.  I knew this.  So I bought 12-100 yard skeins: 1200 yards of yarn.  Seemed like plenty to me.  But after knitting double, really it is only 600 yards (about 200 shy of what I need.)  I am so annoyed at myself.  Why didn't I figure this out correctly when I was buying the yarn?  Why not before I spent hours knitting and loving the beginning of the sweater?  Why?

Grrr.  You would think the solution is easy right?  Order more yarn.  But now, the Larkspur Funny Farm website is down and my phone call and email to them has not been answered.  I am beginning to suspect that they are out of business.  Does anyone know for sure?

It is just so tragic...and stupid.  Mostly, it is stupid.  That is, mostly, I was stupid.  I think I must have been in a yarn haze at Estes and wasn't thinking straight. 

So I have put a hold on knitting Glee until I can determine if I can get the rest of the yarn.  If not, I will have to frog and find new yarn.  Sigh.

So I needed a pick me up to make me feel better.  After reading a post this morning by the clever knitchick, I became consumed with a desire for new yarn.  There has been a project I have been thinking a lot about, so at lunch time I went to my fav LYS Black Sheep and bought this:

for this.

Molly Ringwald here I come.  I know I have plenty of other projects and I promise I am still working on Somewhat Cowl and I am even picking Forecast back up to finish for the fall (Trellis is another story--I will share my feelings soon) but I think I am going to cast on for Molly tonight.  Sounds fun.  And distracting.  Oh the tragedy.