the blue blog archives: neckelodeon

And I tried the keyhole opening on pop one more time. I managed to come up with a version with a one piece front. It looks much better on than before. But I'm still not convinced that this is not the right neckline for my striped version of this sweater. The opening throws off the pretty lines of the stripes too much. So back to the drawing board again.

And thanks to Jenanne, I was able to rip out the neck on that Banana Republic ribbed sweater afterall. She was absolutely correct that I was unravelling in the wrong direction. It's actually very clear in the link about unravelling sweaters that the neck should be separated from the body first and then ripped from there back to the edge. Doh! So I picked and snipped and finally ripped that neck out. The boys even helped wind the yarn into hanks.*

* (They actually turned their attention away from "Lazy Town" as soon as they saw the swift come out. And if you're a mom of a NickJr.-watching toddler you understand what kind of power "Lazy Town" has over kids and can appreciate my shock when they literally turned their backs on it to play with the swift.)

posted by alison at 9:12 am | in fixit , hourglass , january blue , pop

Comments

Oh! I'm so inspired by the ripping-of-store-bought-sweaters exercise! I've got a lovely green lambswool one that is GINORMOUS from the 80s and I still love it, but the fit does NOTHING for me. But it is very high quality.....Do I dare? I just love this idea....it so appeals to the cheap Yankee/recycler practicality in me. Almost makes me want to start taking more trips to the thrift store looking for finds to rip, also....(have you created a monster?)

Posted by: Norma at February 12, 2005 10:38 AM

You have the most adorable kids! OMG, Lazy Town? I've never heard of it. Aparently I'm out of the kid loop now that I'm not working at a day care.

Posted by: Vicki at February 12, 2005 11:03 AM

I wrote up a yarn recycling info page here, it might help others too:

http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/thrifty.html

I've stopped buying sweaters because I have around 6 that still need to be unravelled. I'm waiting until I actually need the yarn. I found it's really fun at first but it becomes work after you unravel a half dozen or so sweaters and you start to think "Actually I'd rather be using this time to knit right now." It'll seem worth the time/effort when I need the yarn though.

Posted by: Kristi at February 12, 2005 11:15 AM

Ah, yes, the power of Lazy Town! My 3-yr-old is fascinated by it, too, and even my older two boys (8 and 6) will watch it with him on occasion-- usually we get a lot of math done during LT because the 3-yr-old is so preoccupied!

(Did you see Robbie Rotten as the Birthday Fairy, tutu and all? I just about hurt myself laughing...)

Posted by: carie at February 12, 2005 12:16 PM

If buying a yarn swift is what it takes to get my daughter to stop watching that horrible Robbie Rotten, well, I'll start saving my pennies.

Posted by: Peggy at February 12, 2005 1:54 PM

Lazy Town! The power of Spartacus! I think my boy has asked 15 times to squeeze oranges for breakfast so he can jump high like Spartacus. I had to tell him its not oranges that make you jump high but broccoli (hehehehe).

Posted by: suzanne at February 12, 2005 2:58 PM

Isn't that funny Suzanne, that's exactly what my boys always say about Sportacus: "he can jump up really high". But instead of asking for oranges or carrots like in the show, the only thing that stuck with them was "sports candy"!

Posted by: alison at February 12, 2005 3:32 PM

You are right, the collar on January is very elegant. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Pop.
I started unravelling a cardigan about a year ago, but got terribly distracted. With all that recycling action going on everywhere, I should pick it up and finish already. It is mostly silk, after all, and perfect for a little spring/summer something.

Posted by: valentina at February 12, 2005 7:17 PM