the Norah knits: sorry so slow!

Hi! Sorry I haven't posted in so long, I have been very busy with wedding preparations as I'm getting married May 16th. Yippee!

There are so many things to look forward to when Sayer and I get married. I will admit that one of the things that excites me the most is that I can finally knit him a sweater. It is a commonly held knitting superstitition that you should not knit a sweater for a significant other until you are married or similarly committed. I don't know how superstitious I am, but why risk it? Especially now that I only have two months to go.

I already have some ideas for the first sweater I'll knit him. When we were first dating I knitted him a pair of Genome Socks, loosely based on this pattern by Meema Spadola. I really only used the cable design and put it on a plain sock. He's a grad student in Genome Sciences right now so it makes sense.

He enoys the socks very much, but did point out that a DNA helix is asymmetrical. This DNA Scarf pattern by June Oshiro shows a more accurate and elaborate DNA helix. I was thinking about using this cable and putting it on a sweater for him. Perhaps I'd make a sweater like this sweater (pattern by Kristel Nyberg) and put the cable on coming down over one shoulder.

I haven't even knitted that many sweaters for myself, but that's a whole other post!

I've knitted him two other pairs of socks, with many more in the years to come. I knitted him these Apeman socks from the famous Monkey sock pattern by Cookie A. I also knitted a pair of No-Purl Monkeys for my friend Jennifer that I sadly don't have a picture of. I will work on that.

Also I knitted him these Gentleman Socks (pattern by Kristi Schueler):

AND I taught him how to knit!

You can clearly see the look of fierce concentration.

What else have I done lately, knitting-wise? I finished the socks for Shey, but I'd like to see how they fit him before I post a picture. I also knitted Howl, a sweater for my parents adorable Puguhuahua/Chug, Allie. This pattern is by Diana Rupp and can be found in Stitch 'N Bitch, which is great to have around for reference. I recommend that every knitter have a copy.