Posted: November 27th, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: cascade 220, projects: saddle-shoulder aran cardigan, sweaters, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: aran sweaters, handknitting, knits in progress, knitting, nakniswemo, saddle-shoulder aran cardigan, sweaters | No Comments »
Dudes. My saddle-shoulder cardigan? Is saddled. It is yoked. It is any other adding-gear-to-beasts-of-burden term you can possibly think of. It is DONE.
Well, okay, it’s not done. It is sort of done, in the sense that all I have to do to finish it is a) learn to crochet, b) crochet the steeks, c) cut the steeks, and d) pick up and knit the button bands. Oh, and then e) buy and sew on some buttons. But WHATEVER that is basically done. And the bulk of the knitting is done, which is the really important part. I’ll just be here, resting my laurels, until I get a chance to go down to the store and pick up a crochet hook. It feels good.
Song of the Entry: Miley Cyrus – Rockstar
Posted: November 8th, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: cascade 220, projects: saddle-shoulder aran cardigan, sweaters, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: aran sweaters, cables, eps, handknitting, knits in progress, knitting, meg swansen, saddle-shoulder aran cardigan | No Comments »
More sweater! This photo is from just after I officially hit the part of the body that involves waist shaping, which is about a third of the way up. I love this sweater so far – the cables are all pretty easy to memorize or ”read” from the knitting, so after the initial bout of charting everything out to learn it for my swatch, I haven’t really had to do much referring to cable charts to know what I’m supposed to do next. It is also not the best photography in the world, as I was sort of rushed when I took this photo, but trust me. This sweater is going to be pretty. It looks a little small as is, when I hold it up to myself, but I keep having to remind myself that Cascade 220 expands a lot when it gets washed, and that my swatch worked out just fine. Already, I can’t wait to finish this and wear it around.
Song of the Entry: Sufjan Stevens – The Dress Looks Nice on You
Posted: November 5th, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: cascade 220, projects: saddle-shoulder aran cardigan, sweaters, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: aran sweaters, cables, eps, knitting, meg swansen, nakniswemo, saddle-shoulder aran cardigan, sweaters | 2 Comments »
. . .it’s begun.
I am very, very excited about this sweater, you guys. Bonus points if you can spot the signs in the diagram that give away what I go to school for. ;)
Song of the Entry: Vanessa Hudgens – Hook It Up
