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Roxie!
March 10, 2005
This is my new project - Roxie from Rowan mag Big Just Got Bigger:
This is the back - it's a bit scrunched up on the needles, but I am just starting the increases above the waist. In the magazine the border looks a lot more furry - you snip the loops and brush them at the end to make them furrier, but I'm not snipping any loops until I've finished all the knitting - imagine if I had to rip and had already snipped them all! There would be a billion little ends of yarn - horror!
I'm making this in the same colour yarn as in the magazine - initially I wanted to use the grey shade of Chunky Print instead, but when I saw the brown in the shop it was loads richer and chocolatey than you would think from the photo in the magazine, and I really liked it.
I have already finished one ball, which must mean I'm already 1/8 of the way through - another quick knit then! But I love the yarn and am enjoying it. I think it's the sort of thing I'd wear a lot too :)
Posted by jen at March 10, 2005 09:25 AM
Comments
Wow - you are a posting maniac these days! I love Elspeth and also Gemma. Maybe when we shop I'll buy the yarn for one or both of them. Roxie is great as well, I love the furry bits. I agree on not snipping them yet though, it makes me shudder to think of all those loose ends!
Posted by: kerrie at March 10, 2005 12:05 PM
Yes, I'm knitting this one but in cream. It works up really quickly. I was in two minds about whether to leave the loops or not when I've finished but I reckon that it will catch in something so I'll probably cut it. I'd also like to do ties with beads on the end rather than the clasp in the book.
Posted by: Ali at March 10, 2005 01:54 PM
I love it!! You're right, the Big Just Got Bigger book is wonderful! Once I finish reknitting a front panel of Fanny, I was planning on knitting this very sweater. Great minds think alike! Looks great so far.
Posted by: Ellie at March 11, 2005 03:15 AM
love the chocolate-y brown. :)
Posted by: carolyn at March 11, 2005 04:46 PM
I can't wait to see the loops all sniped & furry. Great colour!
Posted by: Angela West at March 13, 2005 06:28 PM