fo: paulie

This project has been done for a few weeks, now, I know. The past while has been even busier than usual for me, and I’ve been having trouble finding time to craft – and even more trouble finding time to take pictures of my crafts when the light is nice.

I had planned to take pattern photos for Glenna this weekend, and fortunately she was nice enough to take a few pictures of me in my finished sweater after we were finished.

This is an awfully nice sweater. I’ve worn it a couple times since I finished blocking it, and every time I do it makes me happy. It’s the perfect transition sweater – the fabric is dense enough that it’s super warm, but the whole sweater is light enough that I can wear it when it’s a bit warmer without overheating.

I am also really pleased by the general effect of the stripes, and by the fit. I worked really hard to size this sweater appropriately, so that it looked fitted but wasn’t so tight that it gave me Pointy Cardigan Button Bands, which is a look that is not my favourite.

(The yarn is Malabrigo Sock, and the pattern is Paulie. More details on my Ravelry project page)

I do have one complaint with this sweater, and that’s the garter yoke. Before I started, I read through a lot of the Ravelry project pages, and I noticed a lot of people commenting on wishing they’d done the yoke on a smaller needle. It wasn’t quite clear to me what they meant, but now that I’ve knit the whole sweater, I understand. The issue is that the garter stitch has a tendency to stretch, and with the weight of the sweater, the cute shawl-collar gradually migrates into something like this.

I am wondering if a second blocking might help, but apart from that, I’m not really sure what to do. It’s hardly a sweater dealbreaker, but it is something I notice, and if there is a way to fix it (without reknitting the sweater), I’d love to try.

what i did with my weekend

I finished one sweater, and gave it a bath. My goal for the week is to find it a handsome set of buttons.

And as a reward, I let myself start a new one.

It’s in aran-weight yarn, on GINORMOUS needles (6mm! My gauge is 4 stitches to the inch!), which feels almost like instant gratification.

month of craft photos: days 21-ish through 29-ish

I’ll admit, I gave myself a lot of free passes to skip days on the last week of this project.

Day Twenty-One: Crafting Accompaniments

Day Twenty-Three: Inspiration From Clothes

Day Twenty-Four: Up Close

Day Twenty-Six: Organization

Day Twenty-Seven: The Wrong Side

Day Twenty-Eight: Simplicity

Day Twenty-Nine: Crafting Companion

Wordless for now, I’m hoping to do a full round-up post over the weekend, and maybe have some knitting done to show you.