April 14, 2006
First Comes
Nipples... Then comes flabby tummy... and all without a baby in a baby carriage. Or any of those other steps either... I think the two photos below are enough to push me into getting into shape NOW!
That said (hoping against hope that no one will comment on the flabby) I am risking it and posting them because... Knitting top down is not intuitive to me. Not yet. I can say I am liking this (goes fast!) and I can't wait to have Tivoli done! But I can't tell if I think it is fitting well enough. Maybe since it is cotton the blocking and washing/drying will take it down that extra notch??
Any ideas? Bueller????
For those not following along this is Grumperina's brilliant Tivoli, which I started last Saturday. I am knitting it in Debbie Bliss Cotton Cashmere on my Denise needles (size 5US) and getting 6st per inch gauge. This is the 34" bust size. I want a hugger top... and I want it to look good (cause that flabby tummy NOT SO GOOD!).
I also want to finish it this weekend. I have a long Easter weekend. We get Monday off here for that holiday celebrating the bunny barrens under that cross that the shaggy hair guy hung out on. Also known as the holiday where the French drop acid and believe that BELLS fly in from the Vatican and drop chocolate eggs for the sprogs. The weekend involves a train ride (1.5hr) each way, not to mention any other time snagged away from the midget tossing events of the weekend (there are 4 of them... all fun :)
I would like to have a finished Tivoli (that maybe someone more talented and not ME could take a picture of) and a seamed Cutaway (which HOLY SHIT, you type Chic Knits Cutaway in to Blingo and I am hit #2 and 3!!!) by the time I return. If I am lucky I will get to take photos of the BRILLIANT and ASTONISHING trade gift I got. Let there be (against all odds) LIGHT for it all! I might swatch a bit. I will be trying to learn how to use a Mac, dyeing eggs, and baking cookies. Oh yeah and I have a sock I could finish and a sock I could start too.
So I am calling on any and all of you to tell me ASAP if you think things are off (I have no fear of ripping back if it doesn't work). For now my plan is to do one or two extra waist decreases and continue as prescribed. That I hope will cinch it in (I can't tell if the loosey feel is the extension around the Denise needles or the top itself). And then finish her off...
Wish me luck :) Happy Hopping!
Posted by Stinkerbell at April 14, 2006 11:19 AM | TrackBackIt looks good to me - but then again I'm not really one for tightness in the boob area. Too much to show off. And if that's belly flab, then I'm about to give birth. And no, I'm not really pregnant!
Have fun mac-ing and dye-ing and bake-ing!
Posted by: Cara at April 14, 2006 02:23 PMOh, I could show you belly flab. Don't even start. It looks FABULOUS. Keep knitting.
Posted by: Snow at April 14, 2006 05:29 PMAhhh come on! YOU look great and i love the new sweater! I can't wait to see it finished.
Posted by: Rebecca at April 14, 2006 06:37 PMStop it ! Right now.
You're a gorgeous woman. Very sexy. Don't even think of trying to emulate an emaciated twig. Now me? I have belly flab. ;-]
x
Ok chickie, next time I hear something about "flabby" comin' out of your mouth, I might have to use the invisible force of power to smack ya :-)
On another note, since you want it to be a "hugger" type top, the only thing that worries me is the cotton content. Cotton stretches. Like, sag type stretches, especially without ribbing to keep it in shape. Might be a consideration...
Posted by: Kae at April 14, 2006 11:34 PMI think you have a rocking body. NO advice on anything else.
xo
Posted by: Scout at April 15, 2006 01:21 AMthat flab you're talking about? either you have a trick camera or it's all in your mind cause those pics look great.
tivoli--it looks great around your chest but maybe a little big right under it? although if you can make the increases fast enough to get to your waist and be snug it might all work out.
i think i would knit until that point and try it on again.
Posted by: jody at April 15, 2006 05:49 PMNo advice to give but I tell ya - it's a gorgeous color and style. Keep up the Paris Roller and you'll be fine - I don't think anyone's flab likes such a long skate.
Hope the weekend is fantastic.
Posted by: Terry at April 16, 2006 04:16 PMLove love love love it!!! Love the color, love the sleeves, love it ALL!! But most of all, I LOVE THE BELLY!!! What belly you ask?! Why, that ever so slight gentle curve across those tight abdomen muscles! Do I dare mention the smirk!
Posted by: Angelle at April 17, 2006 12:01 AMLike the others, I don't know what you're worried about!
Posted by: Chris at April 17, 2006 03:10 PM