hopelessly addicted...
...to argyle. Can't eat. Can't sleep. Just want more delicious polygons of yarny goodness.
Even the bobbin fish are eating it up.
That's the back you're looking at there. I'm just a couple of rows short of the armhole decreases.
It's a good thing I'm enjoying myself now, because the finishing on this one is going to be murder. All those thousands of little ends to sew in. And don't forget the part where I go back and put in the little argyle lines with duplicate stitch. Oye.
Twenty-five days to the big C. Double oye.
Comments
Oh my goodness. That is amazing.
Posted by: Jessie | November 29, 2007 7:09 PM
WOW! You're SO fast! It's looking great!
Posted by: yaiAnn | November 29, 2007 7:11 PM
It looks GREAT! Very tempting!
Posted by: Lucy Sweetland | November 29, 2007 7:40 PM
Bee-ooo-ti-ful. I've never used bobbins, but your fish make them seem tempting. Glad you're having fun!
Posted by: Ruth | November 29, 2007 8:21 PM
Good luck...
Posted by: elizabeth | November 29, 2007 8:49 PM
So fast! It's looking amazing.
Posted by: Navi | November 29, 2007 9:03 PM
Do we need an intervention? :)
Posted by: Julia | November 29, 2007 9:05 PM
holy cow that looks amazing.
Posted by: winnie | November 29, 2007 9:31 PM
Looks great! Where did you find those awesome bobbins?
Posted by: Annie | November 29, 2007 9:36 PM
I'm am 100% impressed. It looks great -- and a pretty fine gauge, too, if I'm not mistaken.
does this mean you're foresaking cables? wink.
Posted by: doulicia | November 29, 2007 9:47 PM
Wow, this is epic!! And it's going to look so good. =) I love your bobbin fish.
Posted by: Julia | November 29, 2007 9:50 PM
I can already picture it on the strong, masculine back of my beloved.
Posted by: krickie | November 29, 2007 9:51 PM
Love the argyle diamonds, the mix of colours, the bobbin fish. But oh! I don't love all the finishing you've got in front of you, nor the reminder that I only have 25 days left to do some MASSIVE amounts of knitting. Yikes!!!
Posted by: Nicole | November 29, 2007 10:35 PM
Wow, that looks amazing!
Posted by: Kristy | November 29, 2007 11:35 PM
How on earth do you do that without winding up with a big mess of tangled up yarn and bobbins? There are so many!
Very impressive.
Posted by: Cobbalicious | November 29, 2007 11:40 PM
I love all the bobbin fish! It is looking good but that sounds like a lot of sewing for finishing to me.
Posted by: Lin | November 30, 2007 2:19 AM
I love that you spell oy with an "e" (as in "oye"). It made me laugh because my brain immediately went Mexican rather than Yiddish (as in "Oye Como Va"). Not sure what that says about me, but I had a nice little chuckle.
Posted by: Shay | November 30, 2007 4:01 AM
That's gorgeous! I'm sure all the work will be worth it. ;-)
Posted by: Elemmaciltur | November 30, 2007 4:11 AM
And this is why you are, indeed, the Amazing Elliphantom. I think you need a cape.
PS: You must share with me the source of the bobble fish.
Posted by: Wen-Wen | November 30, 2007 6:18 AM
Wow, I am so impressed!
Posted by: Sarah | November 30, 2007 7:52 AM
Wow, that looks beautiful! You're right though...I'm not sure I envy you when it comes time for the finishing touches. Just focus on exactly how good it will feel to sew in that very last end, though! Gorgeous work so far. I think I'm going to have to try out that technique over the holidays. Inspiring! And yes, the fish...share the source of the fish! :)
Posted by: Meredith | November 30, 2007 7:55 AM
Oh that's gorgeous! May the force be with you with the end-weaving... Maybe a good movie on a rainy afternoon would work for that.
Posted by: CatMyers | November 30, 2007 11:02 AM
It's looking great!
Posted by: Laura | November 30, 2007 11:22 AM
It's looking fantastic! I love those fish bobbins, by the way.
Posted by: Julie | November 30, 2007 11:40 AM
Love the color combo, super chic!
Posted by: Heather | November 30, 2007 12:18 PM
Wow, this is turning out amazing. I can't believe how fast you are!
Posted by: Alice | November 30, 2007 12:51 PM
*gasp*
i'm soooo speechless!
Posted by: eca | November 30, 2007 2:14 PM
How do you use the duplicate stitch to create the diagonal lines?
Posted by: Nicole | November 30, 2007 2:32 PM
The argyle is gorgeous! But I think all of those bobbins would drive me crazy. I didn't realize there was duplicate stitch involved. I did some of that years ago, when you could add designs to plain sweaters using embroidery thread.
Ang
Posted by: angelarae | November 30, 2007 3:54 PM
Girl, you are AMBITIOUS! There's no way that I could pull that craziness off in the span of a month.
I love how the bobbins really do look like fish. Hopefully the little amusements will get you through without going crazy - I certainly go mad when I'm working with multiple colors like that.
Posted by: kelp! | November 30, 2007 4:26 PM
Goodness, that's ambitious. Glad you're enjoying it. I'm loving those fishy bobbins, too.
Posted by: Siri | December 1, 2007 3:56 AM
Good thing you've given up eating and sleeping! :) It'll be worth it in the end - it already looks gift-worthily good. Lucky BIL xxx
Posted by: Philippa | December 1, 2007 5:49 AM
Yum! What yarn are you using?
Posted by: Pam | December 1, 2007 11:14 AM
It looks great! The back is neat enough to be the front! I wasn't nearly as successful with my attempt at intarsia!
Posted by: Heather | December 1, 2007 11:20 AM
argyle rocks. yours is the greatest.
Posted by: Melana | December 2, 2007 8:43 PM
Looks awesome. I knit some argyle socks recently, so I feel your pain about all the ends. A word of advice, weave in the argyle ends before you start with the duplicate stitch. I snagged a lot of ends before I realized that.
Posted by: Jason | December 3, 2007 11:33 AM
The vicarious knitting I am enjoying while watching you knit this is great. Keep our, I mean your, progress shots coming.
Posted by: nova | December 3, 2007 3:20 PM
wow. i mean, wow. tres impressive.
Posted by: carrie m | December 3, 2007 11:38 PM
Wow--I turn away for a few days, and you churn out some serious argyle! It looks terrific. Good luck finishing!!!
Posted by: seedless grape | December 5, 2007 9:50 AM