July 17, 2004

Koigu and Demerol

Two great tastes that taste great together.

So I went to the doctor this afternoon and got injectified... After that, for some (really stupid) reason I decided not to go home, so I went to Knit NY. I had an excuse, really I did. See, I know a pregnant woman - in fact, I'd tried to teach her to knit, but since she's a lefty and I'm a righty, well, it didn't work that great. She's a crocheter, though, so she knows the value of handmade items... So I decided that her baby is going to need a hand-knit baby sweater. I'd been looking at a couple of patterns out there, and I went to the shop to pick up some yarn for one. And ended up, in my Demerol induced haze, succumbing to my greatest hatred: hand wash yarn for a baby sweater.

But Koigu Kersti is just too pretty. And don't you think that this K107-16V is out of this world pretty?

Baby 1.jpg

It's an easy pattern but it's a store pattern so I'm not giving it out... but it's easy, as you can see. And it's just joyous. I mean, it's Koigu Kersti. Great colors, a wonderful hand to the yarn, easy to work. I just wish the Addi #7 was a teeny bit pointier - a little tough getting through the P2tog's. But I think it's looking lovely. And it's a lot of fun knitting it under the influence of prescription drugs.

In other news, please be careful about buying any Romanian wool.

Posted by Jon at July 17, 2004 01:18 AM
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In my head are strains of EarthaKnit singing Rumania, Rumania. Ist das nicht Rumanisch Woll? And oy...Koigu and Demerol...every mother-to-be should be so lucky! But what do I know from childbirth...but the sweater is looking loverly!

Posted by: Antonio at July 17, 2004 09:00 AM

Oops...that should have been "strains of Eartha Kitt" LoL

Posted by: Antonio at July 17, 2004 09:01 AM

Hey, I have a gazillion skeins of that same colorway! It is definitely out of this world. So glad I went in to get that extra just-in-case skein before you got your hands on it. :)

Posted by: Em at July 17, 2004 08:09 PM

The Kersti colorway is great! I still have a couple skeins from KnitNY that I haven't done anything with. It's a cotton candy color...it's so pink and girly!

Hope your back is feeling better...

Posted by: Karen at July 17, 2004 08:20 PM