Unraveled (Opera) Wednesday.
Opera Wednesdays typically don’t leave me much time for a blog post, but it’s Ash Wednesday and I’m skipping the usual after-opera cocktails so I can attend our church’s 7pm service (please note – I’m not giving up cocktails for Lent!)
Today we saw La Fille Du Régiment and oh my it was fabulous. laugh-out-loud funny (how could it not be with Kathleen Turner – and no, she didn’t sing). and amazing singing. This is the opera with the famous “nine high C’s” aria … for a tenor. (watch here – we saw Javier Camerena today!) he gave the encore again 🙂 for this performance. so 18 high C’s! (he said in his interview with Live in HD that he typically does 40-50 high C’s when he practices … I cannot imagine…)
We also saw a preview for next month’s Die Walküre. This will be my first Wagner and I made a mental note to check out the soundtracks from Inspector Morse. He was a Wagner fan, if I’m remembering correctly.
Opera Wednesdays are also good for getting another pair of socks on the needles. I finally wound up the Arco Iris I bought back in January and started these socks for my mom. Promise a better photo of the socks soon – the yarn is really fun … but who can resist Kathleen Turner in a 20 pound costume on the Met’s stage.
In other knitting news, Albini is flying off the needles. I’m past the halfway point on sleeve #2.
and yes, I’m knitting the sleeves flat … which means I’ll have to seam them (and finishing won’t be just weaving in the ends and done). But the gauge is a little loose and knitting flat means I don’t have to worry about any differences in my gauge from the body (also knit flat) or ladders. This might be the first time I’ve tried a flat sleeve in a top-down seamless sweater (for sure it’s the first time I made the decision on my own without the designer suggesting it). We’ll see what I think once it’s all done!
Of course the real reason Albini is flying off the needles is because it’s my only project (well, except for those barely-started socks). funny how that works!
Joining in with Kat and crew – and hoping all of your unraveling this week has been for good.
10 Comments
Dee
Seaming can be a pain, but it does give nice structure to the sleeves. That pink is so pretty!
Bonny
Albini looks like a lovely spring sweater! And I’m glad you clarified that you were not giving up cocktails for Lent. That was my first thought, but I probably should have known better. 🙂
Carole
I have to admit you lose me a bit on the opera stuff but I think it’s great that you are enjoying it.
Sarah
I don’t love seaming, but at least sleeve seaming is fairly straightforward (I always have issues with the sleeve cap). The opera sounds like it was fun!
Vera
Albini is gorgeous and, like Bonny, I am relieved to hear that you have NOT given up cocktails for Lent – lol.
Kat
Flat knit sleeves might be the best thing ever. I struggled with the Beekeeper Cardigan sleeves and gauge – and knitting them flat was the saving grace! (and I think they go quicker than in the round, but maybe that’s just me!)
What a fun opera link – such amazing singing!
P.S. I am not giving up cocktails for Lent either – you are in good company! LOL
Margene
My dad was a Wagner fan and he would lead me through the operas with a libretto! I remember The Flying Dutchman and Tristan and Isolde (better than Die Walküre). Your sweater looks perfect for spring wearing! I hope the sleeves work out well that way. I will try that next time rather than have the usual change of gauge.
Patty
Oh that pink is wonderful! Looking forward to getting home so I can see what the high C’s are…I know nothing about opera!
Honore´
Great to see Kathleen Turner…sadly, I missed…but gearing up for Die Walküre on the 30th! I LOVE Wagner’s “Ring Cycle!” Were you also knitting in the theater? What fun!
Pink sweater is very spring, as in cherry blossoms…look forward to seeing it done!
Cheers~
karen
lovely opera knitting and your sweater is nearly a sweater to wear!!