Knit Math Summer

Another week went by already and we are moving closer and closer to summer.  I left work yesterday and it was 80 degrees, Yippeee! Lets hope the weather keeps up this weekend for the Rhode Island Sheep and Wool festival.  Last year I had an incredible time, I feel like I can still feel the sun and taste the frozen lemonade.  The festival is very small compared to events like Rhinebeck. It's just one day and maybe 20 vendors set up at Coggshell Farm.  But it's one of the first of the season for outdoor festivities (I think NH was last weekend).  It's just a great time to be getting back outside and enjoying the weather and at the perfect place.  Coggshell Farm is a little historical farm museum located in the Colt State Park. Colt State Park is right on the water and filled with picnic areas and beautifully groomed gardens, which we didn't expect last year.  Now that we know the low down, this year we planned ahead.  The knitters and I are bringing picnic gear and lunch so we can enjoy the park between shopping at the festival and heading to Bella Yarns in Bristol for some more retail therapy.

Now, I love knitting (duh) and I love math but sometimes when they come together it can make my head spin.  That's because you need math to make a really good fitting garment and I have problems with the fitting part.  I feel like I have a big disconnect between the size I am actually knitting and what I think I'm knitting.  Add in the fact that I'm not really sure how I want it to fit, a bit of inexperience, a (big) dash of laziness, and a possibly shrinking bust line in future, I'm not sure where I am going with my Empire cardigan.  I finished decreasing for the waist and I think I'm ready to start increasing for the bust and throwing in some short rows.  But, I'm hesitant to start. So I moving it to the back burner for now. I think when I get the apartment cleaned up, it's a bit ridiculous right now, I'm going to make a duct tape mannequin to pin my sweater to.  I'll keep working the raglan top for my Featherweight cardigan and some socks in the mean time.

Some patterns I recently added to my library and queue:
Rosewater
Lush
Dressed up in Love  - I got this for free by going to http://www.girlyknits.com/, going to the pattern page and signing up for her email newsletter.