Is it so Wrong

To mark the change of the seasons by Knitties?  I mean, each season has it's own special things, but each season brings a Knitty.

I'm very fond of this season's Knitty.  It has a high percentage of likability.  In fact, I don't think there's anything in it that I don't like.  Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't invest time in everything, but there's usually a project or two that turns me off.  Nope.  I like it all.

Let's page through it, shall we?

Heading up the issue we have Viveka. Now, it's a known fact that if you knit the same pattern twice, exactly the same, but one red and one... let's say... blue, or purple, or anything!  I'd like the red one better.  But I like this.  It's romantic, elegant, it's got a v neck.  I think you could rock this with a bust, but I'm still out to lunch on that one.  Heh, belled sleeves.  Who else is thrilled to death that belled sleeves are coming back in this season's knit wear? They're everywhere! 

Next, there is something just as cute, just a sexy, perhaps Viveka's little sister.  The one that has a room over the garage, so she can get in and out of her window easily every night.  Yep, Lucie is a little punk rock party girl.  I love the neck, and the ruffles.  And Axelle make it in sizes up to 3x!  Can I get a big girl cheer?  Yeah, that's right, we cheer the loudest.

Moving on, Cactus Flower is cute, but would never knit it, Cowl necks, no good for round face and short neck.  Yes, next for me is Ivy.  (also up to 3x.  Did Knitty start doing this when I wasn't looking?  If so, Amy Singer has achieved a level of greatness that should make her a goddess to all knitting publications.) Ok, Ivy.  Cute little wrap, cute cable work.  I'd lengthen the sleeves because this season, I can get away with it!

Now, this next number (and yes, it is a number.  In an item's life, if it is lucky, it may go to a level of such extreme sexiness that it can be referred to as nothing less than a number.  Like "that sexy little number".), Serrano is something that you'd take out of the closet and lay against yourself, even if you weren't planning on wearing it, because it'd make you feel like a vixen.  Yes, the color, that saucy little lace pattern, the corset style buttoning.  This thing makes me pant.  And sizing?  4x.  That's right big girls, you be sexy.  We'll all be sexy.  I'll be wearing red.

Avast!  Yes, the name I love to say for this issue!  Jesse wins!  You guys remember Jesse, right?  Remember now?  I'll be honest, the first thing I notice on Jesse's Knitty patterns is Jesse.  The boy is good looking.  I'm sorry!  He's married, and I'm nearly married (to a wonderful knitter of my own).  But aside from my As the Yarn Turns, look at the pattern construction.  We have a great zip up, with great cable work.  The one thing that I would design in is pockets, but you'd lose the form.  That's probably the jacket's great weapon: the form.  Moving on...

Sherwood. Cute little bugger, isn't he?  I've already got two arans on the make for Kadin, so I don't think this will be joining them, but it is well made, with a great cable that repeats across the whole sweater.  The next set of pictures were covered in pine needles, I bet.  Aren't little boys great?

Now, this, this I really love.  Sexy for your bottom half.  Hips, and butt, and corset-style ribbon accents.  I want to see my friend Amanda make this.  Everyone agrees with me, Panda.  Come on, do it.  One of us.  One of us.

Ok, getting sleepy.  Must plug on.

Little slip is cute, felted bags are great.  Lizard Ridge is desirable in color and design.  I can't see myself snuggling up to Kureyon, though.  But I still do have my boot camp blanket.  That's pure felted wool.  We'll see.  I love what the colors do in this thing.  21 balls of Kureyon.  You could buy them one at a time, attaching fond memories to each one... *gazes off*

Socks.  Socks socks socks.  Mmmmm.  I really do love me some socks.  Cookie is in here too.  This woman is a sock designing machine!  I want to give a hearty football linebacker grunt out to Cookie!  Hoo Rah!  Cookie attacks color work this season with Red Herring.  Presented so nicely, too.  Maybe the leg got some paid vacation.  Cablenet follows up with a very intricate pattern.  This will probably be my sock of choice for this issue.  Go on, look at it.  Tiny little cables, almost heraldic in their formation.  Sox on 2 Stix is fairly ingenious, but I've got a public service announcement. Get ready, it's biased, but I'm the one Armed with Pointy Sticks.   Yep, not afraid to use them.  Ok, if you're ready to go to these lengths to avoid using more than two needles, I think its time you stepped back and took a look at the big picture.  Or drop one needle and do it Magic Loop! So yes, brilliant design work, becoming a door mat for my technique whoreness.  Sorry.  And finally, last of the brood is Diamante, that's Spanish for diamond.  Yep.  This is my sister's latest crappy screen name.  Go on, find her, use a combination.  Go nuts.  Stalk my sister.  Back to the sock.  This sock is both simple and beautiful.  The cabling is lovely, and it uses the figure 8 cast on.  So if you looking to do a sock with the figure 8, and Baudelaire makes you break out into a sweat (and that's why we love Cookie!) give this one a try.  Ok, that does it for the socks.

Ayla and Twiggy tweed are both adorable little bags.  If I had to make one, it'd be Ayla.  But I'm cheesy like that.

Sugar on the Snow entrances me the way that all convertible patterns do.  Sure, the description is for April, when the promise of summer is near, and here we are at September, where warm feet are slowly becoming a memory, but there's another summer on the other side of winter.  The most endearing this about this pattern is the cord, particularly, the leaf shaped tassel.  I think this will be a between sweater pick-me-up this winter.  And bonus, the designer recommends Knitpicks, so it'll be affordable.  Might be worth knitting up a few of these.  Christmas, you know.

And Tamarah.  I'm glad to see this pattern, because it means I'm almost done, and the blog demons will let me sleep.  No. This charming wrap has me at the construction.  I'm a little too fuzzy to grasp it in it's entirety, but every time I look at the lace pattern, I love it a little more. 

Finally, for the patterns, Back to School. Who doesn't love a face cloth?  Practical, usable,  quick to knit, and a dandy way to work out stitch patterns. 

Now, the last thing that I'd like to comment on and this has got me really excited (and not just the title, but the title screams to my inner primitive tribal leader.  What, you don't have one of those?  I've got three.  Gets things done, but the tribal wars drive me nuts.  I digress)  Ok Extreme Knitting!

Extreme Knitting: Knitting 2 Socks in 1. Yeah, none of that two on one with one circ.  That, compared to this, is kids' play.  No, we're talking two socks at once, stitch for stitch, one inside of the other.  Click the link.  Read it.

This is a trick I've coveted since I started socks.  I'm going to have to do it.  I'm going to try it with the magic loop method, because I'm severely inadequate with DPNs.  Yeah. Ladders.  If there's 12 steps that don't involve yarn burn on my left index finger, I'm all ears.  So yes, this wins as Coolest Fricken Thing in the Fall Knitty.  It's a prestigious award that I coincidentally just made up.

And with that (and a little editing, because I love you) I go to bed.

Comments

[Jackie]

I had no idea Jesse was the designer, just thought he was a hot model. Total sexy bald rocker guy vibe, like Moby meets Chris Martin. A guy that knits is hot, a guy that designs is way hot. And I love the sweater.

[Arleta]

I'm loving the new knitty, too. I love bell sleeves. Dang! That is some extreme knitting. If you try it, give us some pointers, cuz that looks hard! But, of course, I want to try it now.

[Gina House]

Wow! You did a very thorough job of writing about the new Knitty this month. I didn't even have to go there...I should've just read your blog! LOL! I love the Tamarah, the Lizard Ridge and the Viveka...those might be projects for next year. I'll have to go and re-read that cool sock thing you were talking about. I think I overlooked it or something. You rock, as always!

[Julie]

I agree, the latest Knitty is full of nice patterns. I love Viveka and Serrano! But, mostly, I love looking at Jesse - somthing about bald men (no, not old fat bald men - just young hot bald men) :)