... so I can go back to work on that project, too. Woo hoo. Last night I got to where the sleeve goes in, and marked that. Then I have to knit 5 1/4" past that point (1/4"? Really? How much difference can that possibly make?) and then start the v-neck shaping, which is where I experiment with my scheme to maintain the stockinette stitch border.
Waiting for the yarn to show up, I did some more on Snowdrop.
It seems to be going amazingly fast for such delicate yarn. I mean, it's no where near done, but my progress surprises even me. I ran into another snag the other night, where I got things quite screwed up and even dropped a stitch, which I didn't even know until I saw it's tiny little loop sticking out of the knitting several rows below. Had that been in an intricate pattern section, I probably would have been in big trouble ... because I don't know how to fix a dropped stitch that involves yarn-overs and what not. Although I probably would have had a crash course in it, because there was no way I was going to rip this out and start over. (Note to self - quit being so cocky and get the freaking lifeline in soon).
Fortunately - very, very fortunately - it happened in an area of plain knit stitches, and I was able to chain it back up with my tiny crochet hook, and fixed it. Incredible luck.
But mostly I'll probably be working on the sweater. Every time I've tried to knit a sweater, it's taken forever. For once (well, more than once I hope, but for now) I'd like to make this in something reasonable - 6 weeks would suit me. That's going to be a lot of knitting.
I'm not sure it's going to turn out as summery as I originally planned. I intended to make the summer cardigan out of a cotton yarn, but after I started on this I remembered that I'd gotten this one test skein that wasn't cotton, but it was inexpensive and the blurb in the catalog said it was incredibly soft, so I decided to try it. It is incredibly soft, almost merino-ish, and it's very nice to work with - but it's acrylic and nylon. The more I get done on it, the heavier it feels. Not weight-wise, it's very light that way. But 'heft-wise' or whatever you want to call it. It just feels thick and fluffy. It may be a bit much for warm weather, may end up being more of an autumn kind of thing. Well, that's okay. My 6-week goal is overly ambitious, and I probably won't get it done till fall anyway.
This is (hopefully) only the beginning of many successful sweater projects, so I can always make my cotton summer cardigan next winter if this doesn't work out - and I'll still have this one, so I'll be happy.
1 comment:
Okay, I'm commenting on, like, your last 10 posts at once:
1. I think you were right to give up on the projects that were going badly. You didn't quite have the tech knowledge for the shawl, but you knew when to quit on the sweater. I have the same problem with gauge, and there's no point in being miserable trying to knit cables that are going to feel like armour in the end!
2. I'm glad your little Tyler came out okay. We tend to think that dogs can eat anything, but obviously that's not true! They're not goats. Did you know they aren't supposed to eat raisins either?
3. The Snowdrop looks great. What yarn is that? You might have said, but I missed it.
4. WOW! The sweater is going to be a masterpiece! And all because you had the smarts to see it wasn't working right the first time! Hooray for doing things YOUR way!
5. Ummm...I forgot. Unless it was to say that this was the first place I read about using a lifeline, and THAT is a great idea.
6. Oh, yeah--now I remember--I love the FedEx guy too! Or the UPS guy, or the DHL guy. Whichever brings the goodies!
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