Speaking of storm, we got snow, tons and tons of it. There was 3 feet of snow on our deck before Paul shoveled the deck. That was all from the last 10 days.
Sadly, I have not done much snowboarding at the resort this season. Not even during spring break when there was so much powder and that I virtually live right next door to the resort (5 minutes of driving, I can walk to the resort if I'm really motivated.) I'm loosing interest not of snowboarding but of ski resorts. I'm contemplating if I should get another season pass next season. I did go with Paul coupla times hiking up the hill behind our house and did a little back country boarding. It was soooo awesome to have first track and no other people in sight. Then we went with a friend and his dog for some snowshoeing. I am really liking backcountry more. So much so that I am thinking of finding some cross country skis at swaps or thrift stores. If I win the lottery, I'll get myself a nice split-board for backcountry.
Back to knitting. I wanted to test my pattern draft of Zen Garden so I decided to knit another one that's one size smaller with different types of yarn and modified design.
I went for a tunic version with slight variation on design and a slight flare (not a lot, just enough so the tunic will be wide enough for the buttock area.)
This time I knitted with Mirasol Qina. It was lovely both in skein and knitting up albeit somewhat scratchy for my very sensitive skin. I love the red color, it's a cool red. Because the drape along with the color and the sheen of the yarn, the feel of the sweater is completely different. Therefore I decided to change buttons too. I dug through the few buttons I have in my collection (if you can even call it a collection cosider I have only 6 sets of buttons) and found these small roses. They were a bit too small for the placement so I thought I'd place two in one area. I think they work. I'm not sure.... I'll change them later if I change my mind.
This time I knitted one size smaller with zero ease around chest. When I blocked it, I did stretch it out about 1/2" as I'm not a big fan of very snug sweater. Much to my surprise, the yarn, which is alpaca/bamboo blend, did not stretch as I'd feared during wet blocking. It did bleed quite a bit during soaking. I'll see how much will it stretch out during wear. I'd hoped for the tunic to be a bit longer by about another 1", but I ran out of yarn. I bought the last ones of this color at Elann, and I wasn't gonna spend double the price somewhere else just to have another 1" or 2".
I am hoping to finish editing the pattern within the next few days. The pattern will include both the short and the tunic version.
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