Posted: May 15th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: lorna's laces shepherd worsted, projects: worsted owl cardigan, sweaters, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: craft, eps, garter stitch, grey, knit, knitting, lorna's laces, sleeve, sweater | No Comments »
Whoa. You guys, even I’m surprised at how fast this sweater is going. Less than two weeks of knitting, and I’m already onto the second sleeve.
Part of this is because this one, unlike my last sweater, is several thousand miles of plain stockinette, so I’ve been able to take it to school and knit during class. (To keep me focused – seven straight hours of opthalmology is not my favourite thing in the world.)
Working on the sleeves, I gave up on the original Owls pattern almost entirely, going back to Elizabeth Zimmerman’s EPS method because it makes them fit beautifully. I always waffle, when I make sleeves, over whether or not to put in thumb holes (because I’m the type of person who enjoys sticking my thumbs through the sleeves in my sweater and looking like a sullen emo kid), but I decided not to for this one. Thumb holes are for hoodies, not pseudo-indie-kid round-necked owl cardigans. Probably.
Oh, and I’m still in love with this yarn, especially in garter stitch. I’m suddenly starting to really, really appreciate the appeal of working with Lorna’s Laces’ products.
Song of the Entry: Son of Dork – Boy Band
Posted: November 24th, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: cascade 220, projects: saddle-shoulder aran cardigan, sweaters, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: aran, cardigan, elizabeth zimmerman, eps, knits in progress, knitting, nakniswemo, saddle-shoulder aran cardigan, sweater | 2 Comments »
You guys have no idea how much self-control it took to not title this post “suck it, universe.” I am sort-of mostly almost done-ish! This sweater, as you probably don’t recall, involves a series of steps:
1. Knit the body.
2. Knit the first sleeve.
3. Knit the other sleeve.
4. Knit the yoke.
5. Steek.
6. Knit the button bands and collar.
And, as these pictures indicate, I have totally done the first three steps. These are the ones with all the jillions of stitches, and the infinite sheepsfold cable repeats (which I kind of love, but that’s not going to stop me from complaining about how arduous it was during my moment of near-achievement.) and most of the work. I may not actually get to steeking this sweater before NaKniSweMo officially closes, but if I can get to the steek by then, I think I’ll feel like I’ve finished, anyway.
Song of the Entry: High School Musical – We’re All In This Together
Posted: November 13th, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: cascade 220, projects: saddle-shoulder aran cardigan, sweaters, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: eps, knitting, meg swansen, nakniswemo, photography, saddle-shoulder aran cardigan, sleeve, sweaters | 1 Comment »
One of these things is not like the other.
I’ve finally – finally – finished the body of my NaKniSweMo sweater, and am starting in on the sleeves. The way this cardigan is constructed, I knit the body and sleeves separately in the round, join them together for the yoke (that is the shoulder-bit of the sweater, non-knitters) and do something interesting and magical that turns it into a sweater. I. . .have not really read that far ahead in the pattern yet, as I prefer to focus on the here and now when I’m working on a big project. And the here and now, in this case, is sleeves.
Well, just one sleeve for now, but whatever. I find it exciting.
Song of the Entry: Taylor Swift – Forever & Always
