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September 15, 2007

Ahead of myself...

I'm nearly to the point of starting the armhole shaping on the front of Zena, but I'm already thinking ahead to Neptune.

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Soon, my preetties, we weel swatch.

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Ooooooh!

Ooooh, my heart lept when I saw the picture! We're such Habu heads!

The Habu is awesome. Sigh. . . . I wish I had a shop, nearby, that carried it. It seems so exotic, that I'm not sure what to do with it. That's why I read and enjoy YOUR blog! Hurry, and swatch!

LOVELY idea to combine those yarns! I can't wait to see . . .

love the colors! and that looks like the habu "paper" linen. that's such great stuff to knit with and to wear.

can't wait to see what the front of the Neptune looks like - all the pictures i see are of the back.

happy swatching!

Hey, Stephy--I recently bought the Neptune pattern and wanted to double check something with somebody else knitting it. Roughly how many yards of each fiber did you buy? Using an estimated gauge of a worsted weight and a chest measurement of 44" (the dimensions of the sweater as the pattern is written), I estimate that I should buy roughly 1700 yards of any yarn I buy. I'm planning on going to Stitches to check out Habu's stuff there, so want to go with a sense of how much yarn I should buy (I'm thinking of buying 2-3 or different yarns at a lighter-than-worsted weight, obviously).

Any advice appreciated!

I love your color choices and combos..dying for swatches!!!!!

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