Today I remeasured my swatch for my EZ EPS v-neck and found rather than 3 1/2 inches I only had 2 3/4 inches. I continued on it tonight while watching TV and fiddling with photos for Ravelry (and posting a bug report). I have 3 inches now, but will continue for at least another half inch.
Tomorrow I'll take a ferry to Bainbridge and back, so that will make for some good knitting time. I want to get to the point where I can cast on the body before I fly down to California for a few days on Thursday. The body tube should make for good travel knitting. I assume that at this small gauge the body will take quite a while, but I can easily start a sleeve if I need to. These parts don't take much figuring.
Here's a quick overview from KnitPicks on EPS. EPS stands for Elizabeth's Percentage System, a sweater designing sytem from Elizabeth Zimmerman's books.
I also started to reread some sections of Knitting Workshop on the bus today. I was headed to Remedy Teas to meet with my friend, so I did manage to reschedule that meet up before my trip. We enjoyed Remedy, which has 150 teas to choose from and nice light from a wall of windows on this sunny day.
Afterward I found two silk flower arrangements at a store across the street that will work very well in the Bainbridge house in lieu of fresh flowers while it's up for sale. I even managed to get them home unscathed on the bus during rush hour. The woman who sat next to me commented one would go really well on a dining table - the one I planned for the breakfast table.
I just got Opinionated Knitter for Christmas and must say that you are brave to use EPS for an adult-size sweater! I will one of these days, but for now I'm going to stick with her cute baby patterns. First up is a BSJ! =)
Posted by: ashpags | January 12, 2008 at 06:30 AM
I really like the color you've chosen. I've every confidence it will turn out just fine!
Posted by: Karen B. | January 12, 2008 at 07:04 AM