It never comes out the way you think...

Well, I wonder why??? Because I never have the yarn that's in the pattern, or not enough, or because I refuse to follow instructions??? Or a little bit of everything?

I am reading Adrienne Martini's Sweater Quest right now, and one of the questions she poses is how much a knitter can alter a pattern before it's not that pattern any more...

Okay, enough musing... Remember the 14 skeins of Berroco Cliche, color Krispie Treat and the DROPS Design "1-1 long jumper in moss stitch" on Ravelry? Well, here is what became of them:

And the two skeins of Vinca # 803 (a green-blue marbled hue) for the standard toe-up socks turned into this:

Since there is still plenty of yarn left over, I thought I would start another pair exactly the same way. This way, since the colorway is rather different between the two skeins, I thought I could match them up between the four different footsies. But again, I can't even follow my own instructions, so the second pair is coming out a bit different. I am making the toe part longer, so they are not quite as open and will hopefully stay on the foot a little better. Stay tuned...

It's a wrap!

Finally! I finished it!!! The shawl/wrap/vest thingy. Actually, it's an adaptation of the DROPS Design, "96-13 loosely knitted top in Puddel." Except, of course, I didn't use their Puddle yarn, but the Vinca #810 (blue-purple-vine marbled), and I used the crocus bud pattern, which, by the way, I really like.

Yeah! Haven't actually worn it yet. Desperately waiting for weather cool enough to be able to tolerate something a little warmer.

So, with that out of the way, I started a new project with one of the yarns I got in my big Freecycle coup. Among all the stuff I got were 14 skeins of Berroco Cliche, color Krispie Treat. It's really nice! But, it's discontinued, so if the 14 skeins aren't enough, well...

I found this DROPS Design "1-1 long jumper in moss stitch" on Ravelry. I thought it would work well with the Berroco yarn. But I think I will open the front to make it more of a cardigan than a pullover. I used one skein for each sleeve (6 inches long), five skeins for a length of 15 inches for the back (I haven't cast off yet, just in case), and have now 7 skeins left for the two front panels. We'll see...

I prefer to work on the sweater at home, so I started another pair of socks as my bus project. I bought two skeins of Vinca # 803 (a green-blue marbled hue) a while back. So I started my standard toe-up socks with that yarn.

Hmmm. Lots of DROPS Design and Vinca going on these days, it seems. I guess you like what you like :).