Summer is really here and time is getting away from me. I had Thursday and Friday off of work last week for the 4th of July and it was wonderful. I have barely taken any time off and it was great to sit around for a few days, decompress, get some cleaning done and do some yarn shopping :)
I realized now I should have taken my camera along to our mini yarn crawl on Friday. I found it while cleaning out an old purse and I think I'm going to add it to my travel knitting bag for future events. I'd love to have more pictures from the fun stuff I do. It's always nice to have those tangible reminders of good times. It's the same way I love having yarn from trips. Every time I pull out yarn from my stash that I've bought while on an adventure I can go back there and remember the fun times. Then I get to relive it again and again while knitting the yarn and later wearing the yarn. It's the gift that really keeps on giving.
My living memory from this weekend is Kiwi, a yummy lace-weight yarn by a New Zealand yarn company. It has some Australian possum that gives it a really soft texture without losing too much stitch definition. I bought enough for a cowl or shawl, I'm leaning towards a cowl with some beaded detailing. I think the charcoal color will go nicely with some gray-purple pearls I have.
I'm trying to limit my yarn intake a bit but at least I feel like I'm really getting some knitting done. My Featherweight cardigan and Peking top are slow going so I put them on the back burner for a bit. I'm almost to the heel turn on my current traveling sock and I started a new project!
I really loved a friend's Lucina tee. The way the cotton draped made it a really nice fitting top. The neckline and shoulders weren't me as much so I decided to cast on the Mie tee. I'm using Ultra Pima by Cascade. And it's making a super silky drapey fabric that is exciting. It's also knitting up much faster then my other projects. My gauge is big so after decreasing from the hip panels I didn't increase for the bust. I started with the 40 in. size and ended up with a stitch count closer to the 38 in size by eliminating the bust shaping, so I'm gong to follow those directions for the armhole shaping. After reading project notes from other people when it comes to the neckline ribbing I'm going to go down a needle size and maybe two because there isn't any decreasing worked into it. This should help it lay flat. Hopefully it will turn out to be a bit of an oversize comfy tee to wear with jeans.
My new fitting dilemma comes into play here. Hopefully soon I will have a surgery scheduled to get a breast reduction. Since middle school I've had large boobs, it's a fact. I have big boobs and I cannot lie. They just have kept growing and now I spend most of my afternoons and nights with Excedrin to keep the back pain in check after sitting at work all day. Finding bras that fit is an expensive and close to impossible en devour. Clothes, especially formal wear, is also a hassle. And as much as my breasts have become part of my identity I'm done with being known for them, and having guys at work stare at them. I'm ready for the weight to be lifted.
Right now I'm in the consult stage looking for a surgeon I like. Once this is done, I'll probably dedicate a post to it with my experience and maybe some tips if anyone is interested.
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