Dyed yarn for shorties

Still no FO's. We've been so busy lately I hardly get around to do any knitting. The SKB is progressing though. I am past the waist lace detail and will soon start the sleeves..


To start a completely different project then I dyed some yarn to make Sejer some shorties today. I dont know the first thing about dyeing yarn so it was all pretty random, but I think I like how it came out..

YAY - I finally started my SKB!

Yes I finally started my Simple Knitted Bodice by Stephanie Japel - and it is even going pretty well I dare say..
It is even possible to see that I dyed the yarn to give it a slightly variegated look. It is brown BFL - aran weight. The pattern calls for silk at gauge 5 sts to the inch. Turned out when I started knitting (yes - I did swatch to match gauge, but appearently my swatch was tighter than my actual knitting..) that I knit at 4 sts to the inch.. hrmf..

So - I had to do a whole lot of calculations, but it turns out that if I knit the size small instead of the size large I had planned, then I should meet the same measurements. So I started knitting and it seems to be going fine. I dyed the yarn using salmon jacquards acid dye to get the variegated effect, and I am pretty happy with the result so far.
I tried it on last night see:
Now dont ask me what happened to the Tomten.
It is on the shelf for now. It bugs me big time - especially since I ran out of the organic yarn and appearently dont even have enough of the Sandness yarn either, so for now it is on hold. Such a shame as my daughter really could use a spring sweater..

Stuck again

Once again I am stuck. The Tomten is coming along SO slowly now. I have finished the hood and the body - only the sleeves left, but it looks like I will be out of yarn before I get that far. I will have to get some more - luckily it is possible as I bought the yarn for this project in my LYS.
The shawl is just waiting for me to knit on it - easy peasy, but I would rather finish other stuff as I am in no rush with that one.
I cast on a pullover for my newborn, but once again I did something wrong with the sizing :( I think I made the raglan-increase-part too long, so now it is way too big. I will also be out of yarn for that one so I will have to add some Alpaca-merino as I cant get anymore of the particular handdyed BFL that I used for the yoke :(. I may frog..
I have cast on a swatch for the Simple Knitted Bodice that I am planning. I cant match the smaller gauge so will need to do some serious decreasing around the waist. Have cast on a swatch for the chevron lace so I can do the calculations for waist-decreases right.
Boring boring. I wish I had some FO's to show, but that may take a while yet..