Relax into the pose
An hour and a half of Balasana (child's pose) on my bedroom floor and here's the result.
It's the Lift and Separate sweater from Big Girl Knits all blocked out. I used every straight pin in the house and tried like hell to keep it smooth without stretching it out. It's plenty big, if I had it to do over again I probably would have made the next size smaller, but we'll see how it seams up.
I washed it in Soak before I blocked it. The aquae scent seemed nice enough as I set the pieces in it; clean but not too overpowering. I got it all squeezed out and on the floor before the smell really hit me. It smells like a cheesy beauty parlor circa 1986. It smells like perm! I don't really know why but it my whole bedroom smells like somebody got a permanent about 3 days ago. In a weird way it's kind of comforting, because my mom had a frightening perm through most of my childhood. So it reminds me hugs from mom after she got her hair done.
Hopefully it will dry fast and I won't have to live in the beauty barn for too long. I'm ready to wear the thing already. And I've got a cue a mile long of other projects I want to start. Several including all the goodies from Kid n Ewe. That event was pretty thoroughly covered in knit blog land, but I had a great time, met some great people, got some great yarn, and listened to some great Canadian music (thanks Caro!). What more could you want.
posted by abbenormal @ 9:36 PM
10 Comments:
Looks good! I can't wait to see it when it's all seamed up
Yay! A sweater all knat and ready to seam. Stitch n Bitch has great seaming instructions.
That smell. It will dry up.
rad! i'm so inspired to finish up my central park hoodie, now. i think i would have bought the aqua because if the "clean" but you've convinced me to try another scent.
i can't wait to see it on you. wool of the andes. i looove it when you say that.
i have to admit all that time spent blocking sounds terrible!
WHOOO HOOO!
I cannot wait to see this seamed!
If only I could finish the pirate sweater back, then I could move on to fun projects like this for me!
I'm so excited! I didn't know you were working on something from that book - it's on my wish list - there are several things in there I know my oldest will like - she can be sooo picky. Make a blocking board and the painful position will be standing up leaning over the dining table - just a bit easier. The blocking - she is sooo worth the trouble.
Are you bringing it to seam up tomorrow? SWEEEEEEEET!
oh, and the citrus smell soak is very subtle...for next time I guess. The perm reference almost made me spit out my drink. hehehe.
I can't wait to see it! I was so disappointed in the sweater I knitted from the book (can't remember title--short sleeve, cotton top) and am trying to encourage myself to try something else.
Perm smell. Mental note to not buy that Soak any time in the near future.
I will be interested in hearing more on how you like the sweater - I have flipped through that book more than once, but didn't find anything that made me feel that it was a "must have" book for me. I was quite uninspired by it, which was sad because I had high hopes for it.
Can't wait to see a picture of you in your sweater! I am going to buy the yarn to make mine with my Christmas money.
Great sweater!!
Could it be that the "perm smell" is not from the Soak, but from the wool? Whenever I've washed wool or felted it, I always get a big whiff of perm solution smell, no matter what wash I use.
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