Boy Scout
It’s hard to see the details, of course, but if you look really carefully (or, okay, just trust me), I’ve started the ribbing on the sleeves. They are–or are just about to be–3/4 length which is one of my favorite sleeve lengths, and I figure I can put an inch or two of ribbing and still have enough yarn for the collar.
I did consider doing a hem instead of ribbing. It would have mimicked the hem on the body and the double-knit button bands, but I figured I didn’t need extra width on the ends of the sleeves. Instead, I opted for 3×1 ribbing which will give it a little inward pull without looking too much like ordinary ribbing, you know?
But, really, this mean this sweater is CLOSE to being done. Woohoo!
Photography question for you: Over at the Digital Photography School forum (a great message board for photography tips, may I just say), they have weekly “assignments” and the one coming up this week is for contrasting colors–photos using opposite colors on the color wheel. Like, say, blue and orange. For this week’ project, which of these two pictures do you think is a better photograph? (As in, not necessarily the best rendition of my current knitting, but the best-composed photo.)
Hey, Chappy got to do a good deed today. While we were out walking at lunch, we saw one of our neighbors pulling out of her driveway with a disgusted look on her face. She’s been sick and her mother came to help with the kids, and she went out to bring the dog in … unclipped her from the run outside, brought her into the garage, and then let go of the collar … and Ella took off. Because Ella–one of Chappy’s good friends–likes to escape and run around, playing tag, or whatever. (Don’t get me started on how terrible this is, especially since I lost Katy to a car.) But, anyway, Ella’s Mom asked us to keep an eye out for her. Well, as luck would have it, just a we got to the intersection, we saw her and called her name–she saw Chappy and came tearing over to visit. Now, if it had just been Mom and me, she might have come near us (I’ve done this before) but she might not have come close enough to grab her collar. But with Chappy? Well, she was MORE than happy to hang out with Chappy until her Mom came driving back around. So, Chappy did his good deed today and helped out a friend.
And, of course, the whole rest of the walk home, Mom and I were talking about how concerned we were about Ella being loose–she’s a medium-sized, gray dog who practically blend in with the street, making it hard for a car to see her–and about how her Mom really didn’t look like she felt well at all, and how glad we are that Chappy’s not the kind of dog to enjoy running away. I’m not saying he could never get loose or lost, because accidents happen, but we’ve got two dogs in our neighborhood who think that running off on their own is just the most fun thing ever. Sure, 50 years ago that’s how every body’s dog acted, but these days? Much as I like Ella’s family, it’s just irresponsible, and I’d hate to see anything bad happen to such a sweet dog.
Now, I just need to figure out what my next knitting project should be … obviously, I’m going to need a new one soon. And, what luck, this nice, wool cardigan is going to be ready just in time for Summer! (grin)
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I like the second one best, but that’s partly because I’m a bit averse to the large-swaths-of-blurry type of photo in general. And I like the orange tones more than the yellow which seems a bit bright to me. But I’m no art critic!!
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I like the 2nd picture slightly better. Way to go, Chappy!
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I like the 2nd photo better. The colors and lines are crisper, there is no bleeding and muddying of the colors like in the top photo. But then again, I am a big fan of clear and crisp images and I don’t go in much for fuzzy photographs much to Kirk’s chagrin. He loves those photos with the water all blurred into a sheet of white on a long exposure and his use of depth of field is masterful, but it’s just not my style. But photography is an artform, and much like my art, I prefer realistic and clear photographs, just like I admire realistic painting like Rembrandt and Jacques Louis David. It’s all personal preference.
I hope the dog’s owners are able to get a handle on Ella’s running. There are dogs that have that urge to bolt in their breeding. Beagles being one example. Max will run if he gets loose which I am constantly afraid of. I work very hard to keep him well leashed, but Max can slip out of his flat buckle collar pretty easily no matter how tight it is because of the size of his neck. There are other collar options and I use them when we walk in public, but for yard walks he is rarely in a situation to slip out of his collar buit there is always a chance.
I like the second one as well. The first one is more static, whereas the second one, withe the crossed cables, has more movement and leads the eye. to the knitting. And the cross of the cables hits pretty darn near one of the “sweet spots”.
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Definitely the second one, Debbie. There’s more play between the complements, and the needles add interest and movement.
I like the second one better too. Thank you for sharing your homework! Tips and hints for us all.
Hopefully Ella’s Mom will get her roaming under control - that can be pretty scary. Heck, I don’t like Hezekiah outside all day and until two years ago, she was a street cat.
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The running away thing is the reason why we have had an underground fence for 6+ years. Beanie used to think it was great fun to make a break for it and go tearing across the street to visit the neighbors. We live on a VERY busy road that is used by tractor trailer trucks as well as your usual cars - needless to say, my heart stopped every time she did it and thank God she was never hit. Some people think our kind of fence is ‘mean’ or that it ‘tortures’ the dog - but in our situation, it has saved our dog’s life and we couldn’t live here without it.
I’m glad to hear that Ella made it home safely! :o)
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