I do it every time : I pick a main project I really like but slow down in the middle of it to wander off onto other things, hence the main project takes ages.... It happened with Chicago and it is now happening with poor Bianca...
My sister-in-law swapped some Calmer with me because she doesn't like it (???). Well, I couldn't leave it alone to lay around, so I started Air from the Calmer collection (I have just enough wool to make it) and I have been purring ever since...
I must confess that I started it just before going to France and this is where I am now:
I do love this pattern ! The wool is not grey as the picture suggests but Khaki. There are enough different stitches to keep me awake. The sleeves might be a different story, but I am so keen to wear this that I am ready to race through them with a grin on my face...
But this is not all !... I have finally received my GGH Soft Kid which I had planned to use for the Valenciennes cardigan mentionned previously.
But I am not going to cast on straight away. After all I have made a promise: no more than 2 projects on the go for me...
There is also this:
which is for a Leaf scarf as seen on Caro's blog. Hers is lovely (see her gallery) and I want one too!!!
And there is this:
I have ordered the pattern for the Peace shawl. Is this too ambitious after the FBS ? I have enjoyed knitting the last so much that I want to make another lace project. I haven't got the yarn yet but this one will definitively be on my needles pretty soon...
Ce modèle est ravissant !Je suis en train de tricoter la feuille de Caro en angora, j'adore moi aussi ce modèle, il est très élégant !
Posted by: niqui | November 03, 2005 at 03:58 PM
Not liking Calmer? Now that's the first! I'm the same way as you, knit knit knit get bored cast on new thing knit knit knit get bored cast on new thing... A vicious cycle, really. But I'm trying to discipline myself to only have 3 WIP at one time :-) Beautiful progress on Air!
Posted by: lyn | November 03, 2005 at 07:04 PM
Tu as du pain sur la planche avec tous tes projets ! Je regarde avec envie la photo du Peace shawl, j'espère un jour savoir le faire.
Posted by: caro | November 03, 2005 at 07:59 PM
A friend of mine does not like Calmer either... I have never worked with it, so I can't say :) But, I love the way Air is working up. What a pretty knit!
Posted by: Lolly | November 03, 2005 at 08:52 PM
Looks like you have some lovely projects coming up! Do you happen to know the name of the book your picture of the bear and mice from last post came from? My mom and I used to read those when I was little but neither of us can remember the names!
Posted by: allison | November 04, 2005 at 01:20 AM
Air in Calmer in the Khaki colourway is going to look fabulous. Love the little Leaf scarf pattern - it will look lovely in felted tweed. My poor Bianca is stalled too - I am enjoying making little things right now (scarves, flowers etc) but really must pick her up again soon. Enjoy your weekend:)
Posted by: Carol | November 04, 2005 at 02:59 PM
all of those new projects look delightful. you have exceptional taste! i can't imagine anyone not liking calmer...very strange.
Posted by: jacqueline | November 06, 2005 at 10:26 AM
Qir is looking great! I'm knitting the Whisper in Calmer Khaki as well and have a heck of a time photographing it so the color shows up properly. It's pretty color in person, so I know exactly how yours looks.
Posted by: Becky | November 06, 2005 at 12:22 PM
You'll have difficulty sticking to your two wips! And will have no difficulty with the Peace Shawl. Have you seen the neck scarf in the lastest issue of Knitty, that's a nice pattern as well.
Dawn
Posted by: dawn | November 06, 2005 at 07:36 PM
Hey, cool! I'm going to start Air soon as well... in Calmer (natch) - a pretty green color. Yours is looking lovely.
Posted by: Elizabeth | November 08, 2005 at 11:03 AM
Hi ,
It's not usual for me to write in English but I'll try to do it all right...
I choose to put your blog in my favorite because of the pictures, so lovely , reminding me a happy birthday card , as this one with the girl and and the plants or the other in the precedent subject with the big bear and the little mouse...Those story books have been very appreciated by my grown-up girls some years before (I could find them in French at the local library...)
Wishing a long life to your charming blog !
Friendly,
Esther
p.s. excuse the possible syntax errors in the sentences... reading English is not a problem but having to find the right word...something else !
Posted by: Esther Bourgault | November 15, 2005 at 05:38 PM