Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Bulky Coat it is!

I found this video from Vogue Knitting on YouTube, and it was decided: I'd be making the Bulky Sweater.

I drove to the Main Library the next day and got there 13 minutes before they closed, rushed through the doors, and immediately was lost—I knew I had to get to the 5th floor where all the magazines were, the question was just HOW? Or, more specifically, where were the elevators that actually went UP? I was running out of time. I have an unhealthy tendency to cut it really close when it comes to time management; I wonder if I secretly enjoy it!

I finally found my way up to the top and basically ran up to the nearest library people and was like, "Where are the Vogue Knitting magazines??" I cut it so close—by the time I was leaving, there was only one exit left open and the security guard was ushering us out. But I now have the pattern for the coat, and I laid in bed last night reading through it, and now I'm wondering if I missed some final directions that might've been on the next page; mine seem to end kind of abruptly with directions for the collar...something about placing a marker, and that's it!

Anyways, I have two Twinkle Soft Chunkys (Chunkies?) to pick from: Haze (a greyed-down sea green) and French Grey. Although I have the 7 skeins that the pattern calls for...of neither. The Boyfriend Cardigan only took me 3 (not 4) skeins, so I'm hoping that I might miraculously only need 5 for this pattern... :]

1 comment:

knitlit kate said...

hi janice! love the bulky! very sculptural design...can't wait to see how it comes out!