mission accomplished!

here they are! shots of the aforementioned sweaters completed during the month of october.

Number 1 is the 'side to side garter stitch vest' from the tahki book terra collection. it is knit in black cable cotton from elisbeth lavold. the pattern had a mistake in it which i, fortunately, learned about on ravelry before knitting the item. once again, aside from the error, i felt the directions were vague and lacking. as is the case with sewing, i'm glad i'm not a newby knitter or this could have put me over the top! as far as the stitches go, it was pretty boring with miles of nothing but garter stitch! ugh!

Number 2 is the february lady's sweater. the pattern is available on ravelry - well written and a fast and easy knit - again, miles of garter stitch in the top area but a fun and simple lace pattern for the body and sleeves. The absolute best bargain with this little number is the lack of seaming since it is a knit in one piece from the neck down! blessings to ez for originally designing this one!
it is knit out of a gorgeous tweed in blues/greens from plymouth. i was forced to make two trips to foothills yarn and fiber in the beautiful hood river valley to get an adequate amount of yarn to finish the sweater. it really was a tough assignment! especially the parts when i was forced to fondle beautiful new alpaca yarn!

Number 3 is 'juliet' from zepher style. i used ggh 'aspen' yarn that i snagged at the abundant yarn and dyeworks end of summer soiree. another fast knit since the yarn is a bulky number. and, once again, another visit to the land of the garter stitch and, of course, knit from the top down so no seams to sew! can't beat that!! the sweater seems to be a hit as i've experienced a lot of swooning!

so, what's next you ask? actually, whether you ask or not, i'll tell! it's time to begin my yearly adventure in soap making. so...out comes the oils, lye and delightful essential oil aromas. let the wild rumpus begin! until next time...bubble, bubble, toil and trouble!