Rhinebeck inspired in me a desire to get knitting again, but the real knitting bug didn't bite until a few days ago when I suddenly had a desire to knit 20 different things at once. And this isn't a process knitting bug... this is definitely a product knitting bug. But because knitting time is limited, I need to be strategic and not start a thousand projects... otherwise, the next thing I know, it will be May and I'll have completed nothing and the knitting bug will vanish for the summer.
First up, I decided that I needed to finish Lanesplitter. When I had last left off with it, I had finished the body, sewn it together, was pleased with the length and fit, but needed to pick up and knit a waistband. Lanesplitter sat and sat and sat.
I picked it up and picked up the stitches (didn't really count them). Knit several rows of k2, p2. Knit a row of yarn overs and p2tog, knit more rows of k2, p2, and bound off. It took about 2 hours. Then I crocheted a quick little drawstring in about 30 minutes (I'm really slow at crocheting).
The finished product was worn to school on Tuesday:
It sat for 2 months because I didn't want to put about 3 more hours into finishing it. One student even complimented me on it. (I didn't tell her that I made it... shame on me!)
I will admit that I was a bit paranoid in wearing it for the first time all day at school. I actually took a pair of jeans with me to change into in an emergency. My biggest fears were that there would be a sudden hole or I would realize that it was entirely see through or that it was lose its shape look terrible. None of those things happened. I did wear a pair of tights underneath as well as a black slip. I would not have felt comfortable without the tights and slip.
It was wonderfully warm to wear and will be great throughout the winter. One side does have a bit of a butt stretch to it, but I think a quick blocking will take it back to normal. I think that ultimately attaching a slip to the inside would be good, but if it took me a couple of months to just knit a waistband, sewing in a slip might take years!
That turned out very well!
That's awesome! And fantastic styling, too!