RIP razor cami

for a variety of reasons, my razor cami is dead.

RIP razor cami
07.11.2006 - 08.26.2006


i'll still be keeping an eye on this knitalong and adding new peple as time goes on.

Work-in-progress!

...and my first post to the knit-a-long! Here's mine, I'm 16" in, and need to measure to make sure I don't want it extra long, before I split for front & back. Kati's really inspired me, I loved the color (dunno if ours are the same or not.) I used Sirdar Snuggly DK in #222 - Surf and I absolutely love it! I'm almost through the second ball, so I hope I can get through to the straps without needing more. (Yarnmarket only had 2 left, last I checked!)



Anyhoo, hope you guys like it, I'd love to hear comments! Thanks!

not really progress, but...

i haven't forgotten about my razor cami. i think i'm going to go through my stash and see if there's anything that might work for the very top of this. i'd love to get it off the needles, but don't really want to work on it if i'm just going to have to stop to search for more yarn.

Finished Cami!

I've finally finished my razor!



I cast on 204 stitches, because I am obviously not as tiny as the designer, and it took two and a touch of a third skeins of the snuggly 4ply in color 377.

Splitting for the front and back was the tricky part. I counted until there were exactly half, placed a marker opposing the first marker, and then moved both markers in evenly(about ten stitches on each side) so there were more stitches in the back than in the front. To work the front keeping in pattern, I ended up decreasing once on each edge each pattern row to retain the four edge stitches with the yarnovers. If I make another, I'd probably do double decreases every four rows or so, so the straps could be at the edge of the cami.

But otherwise, I'm really happy with it, and there are some other notes and shots on my blog. :)

divide for front and back...

for anyone who has gotten to this point...how did you divide the stitches for the front and back? i'm (slowly) approaching that point, and would like to have my plan of attack mapped out.

progress has been made

the lifelines are in place, but have not been used. i'm glad i have them there, though. i tried two different yarns (a laceweight and some worsted cotton) before settling on some embroidery floss i had. it seems to be working out pretty well, even though the first one i put it came undone and lost a few stitches.

i'd estimate that i'm about 45-50% done with the knitting, not counting the sleeves.

i've been knitting...

the razor cami is going along pretty well. i've finished up my first hank of yarn, so i'm a teensy bit worried about having enough to finish. i was planning on getting another color / type of yarn for the straps anyway, so i might have to do the last bit of the back in another color, too. we shall see...

did anyone use a different yarn for the very top and straps? i know it says to in the pattern.

Progress shot

Here's my Razor Cami, about 13 inches in:



(Excuse the magazines, that's just me trying to figure out what to knit next.)

I'm using Sirdar Snuggly 4ply, in an aquamarine color (I've lost both the labels, so I have no idea what the actual color name is.) I added an inch to the ribbing, and I'm planning on going up to 17" or so before I split. I'm having trouble putting it down because the lace is so addictive.

warning: whining

i didn't want to soil the knitalong with my whining, so i tossed it up on my blog here. long story short: i frogged back to the ribbing.