What I did this weekend
I hit the Argyll V-Neck hard. Observe:
all gylls present and accounted for
One back, with all duplicate stitching completed and all 10 million ends woven in. Phew!
arr.
One front, with all knitting finished and (since this photo was taken yesterday afternoon) all existing ends woven in. Duplicate stitching has commenced.
I'm still fairly certain that I won't have enough black to do the armhole and neck ribbing but I'm choosing to remain in denial. I'm leaving for vacation in a week so all responsible brain cells are being diverted toward packing, not knitting. Well, except for those required for the packing of the knitting. That comes before all else.
Comments
I am way too much of a commitment-phobe to begin such an undertaking. Congrats on being so close to finished. I'll bet you have enough black to finish. It's just this feeling I have...
Posted by: hadley | April 28, 2008 2:06 PM
Holy wow. You ARE going to show us the wrong side sometime, right? Not that I'm not already impressed enough.
Fingers crossed for surprising yardage...
Posted by: Stella | April 28, 2008 2:59 PM
Oh! All of that duplicate stitch! You must be made of patience!
Posted by: jessie | April 28, 2008 3:02 PM
I'm super impressed. That looks amazing!
Posted by: Eliza | April 28, 2008 3:08 PM
You did hit it hard! I can't wait to see it all done. I'll be in denial with you and send you "enough yarn" vibes to get you through all the ribbing. Where are you headed?
Posted by: yaiAnn | April 28, 2008 3:55 PM
wow that is looking good!
Posted by: Peacock Chic | April 28, 2008 3:57 PM
Could you do the armholes in pink?
Posted by: Nina | April 28, 2008 4:02 PM
that looks awesome! i'm doing a fair isle piece too but in the round to avoid seaming all that craziness. the things we knitters can do given the time.
btw i've had a crush on your demi for the longest time. i tried it out of ecowool, but it was too heavy. maybe scottish tweed aran. anyways, great job again on the vest.
Posted by: jen | April 28, 2008 4:45 PM
You are a braver woman than I. May your black yarn runneth over!
Posted by: Julia | April 28, 2008 5:33 PM
Wow! That's fantastic! Very impressive :)
Posted by: Rachel | April 28, 2008 7:49 PM
I can't believe your perserverance! It looks amazing so far!
Posted by: Chancy | April 28, 2008 8:02 PM
A "Wow" from me, too! It looks really wonderful.
Posted by: allison | April 28, 2008 9:14 PM
It's looking wonderful! and I shudder at the thought of all those loose ends.
Posted by: Navi | April 28, 2008 9:19 PM
Wow, amazing! The end is in sight! :)
Posted by: Alice | April 28, 2008 9:33 PM
wow, it looks great!!
Posted by: mai | April 28, 2008 11:09 PM
It looks great, fingers crossed for the yarn not running out!
Posted by: Lin | April 29, 2008 2:40 AM
It looks amazing. I can't even begin to imagine the bobbins and the weaving and the duplicate stitching. *bows*
Posted by: winnie | April 29, 2008 4:44 AM
Beautiful!
Posted by: amy | April 29, 2008 6:26 AM
Great to see a post about a long term project being pushed across the finish line! I bet its all the more gratifying for the effort (As if the fabulousness of that argyle isn't enough!)
Posted by: Marie | April 29, 2008 11:20 AM
Well worth the work! Can't wait to see it done!
Posted by: lucy | April 29, 2008 11:37 AM
Very wonderful knitting. You are a wonder!
Ang
Posted by: angelarae | April 29, 2008 9:40 PM
That is an incredible amount of work and it looks fantastic - enjoy your vacation - you deserve it!
Posted by: Delica | April 30, 2008 1:44 PM
It looks crazy amazing, Ellie. My brain cells will be all about the packing of knitting for vacation soon as well. Have a good trip!
Posted by: nova | April 30, 2008 2:39 PM
Wow...you must really, *really* love someone. Argyle is one thing I can not do and it makes me really mad. I can't wrap my mind around how to twist the yarn in back and just end up with a bunch of diamonds attached at the points.
It's beautiful. I hope they wear it every day.
Posted by: Meg | April 30, 2008 4:37 PM
Yay, look at all those gylls! I have some black Palette yarn you could have, if that helps at all with the ribbing dilemma... after so much arring and gylling, though, I'm sure you'd rather just look for the extra skein of black tweed.
Posted by: orata | April 30, 2008 5:33 PM
GREAT colour work! You're a trooper, I could never undertake something requiring that much attention (I drop stitches just by looking away, lol).
Posted by: Val | May 1, 2008 8:10 PM
That's some intense knitting--it's looking fabulous!
Posted by: Meredith | May 4, 2008 7:35 PM
Thanks for the comment on my blog!
Your argyle (and dedication to it) is utterly amazing. Argyle is one thing I haven't tried yet, and I have to admit that all those bobbins look too scary for words.
Posted by: meg | May 11, 2008 3:59 PM
wow. I am so seriously excited about this.
Posted by: pamela wynne | May 21, 2008 12:45 PM
wow I see nearly a month has gone by, so is it finished yet? Just askin'!
Posted by: Lisa | May 26, 2008 5:22 AM
awesome!
Posted by: rish | May 30, 2008 5:56 PM