I managed to finish the fronts of my sweater this morning. This project is just moving right along. Perhaps there is something to this idea that not everything has to be knit in fingering weight…and that when you use worsted weight it goes faster! (Novel and shocking I know!) I cast on for the sleeves this morning and got one row in before it was time to head to work. Hopefully there will be some more progress on them tonight. 
Have a good day!
The fronts of the sweater as modeled by the hotel bed.
The sleeves, cast on.
PS - I love this yarn, but I hate the way it’s wound. I couldn’t find the stupid end last night and ended up making a big mess (thankfully no knots!) and had to ball the whole thing as you see above…I swear the next bit I have to use will be caked before being added in to the item.
Tags: Knitting, WIP
I have finally finished the back of my sweater. Alas, I kept thinking I was nearing the end and then realizing that there was one more instruction. So about 10 inches or so later I am done. I think it looks great. Tomorrow I will learn how to not twist my stitches.
This is the minimalist cardigan from IK Fall 2007 knit in moss stitch.
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Tags: Knitting, WIP
I cast on for my first adult sized sweater not too long ago. It’s the Minimalist Caridgan from the IK Fall 07 and it’s for me! I am about halfway through the back now and I am really really liking it. Even if it is all seed stitch because actually seed stitch doesn’t bother me in the least. Oh and the yarn, Suri Merino because I want it and I deserve it.
Yep, I’m on gauge!
Tags: Knitting, WIP
I worked on my niece’s sweater and got the two fronts to match in length. Then I used ALL the leftover yarn I garnered to knit one additional row on the 2nd sleeve. I clearly need more yarn. Now I must wait patiently for my saving grace to send me the little bits of yarn she has left over from her socks.
See how the fronts are the same length? So superfly! (Yes, I just said superfly [and again!].) The very beautiful stitch markers allowed me to count rows to make sure that the fronts were the same length. Such a novel idea!
In other news the boy has begun “construction” on my niece’s birthday gift from him. It is so super cool! I can’t wait to post pictures after she receives it.
Tags: Knitting, WIP
My youngest brother’s confirmation is this Friday and since his sponsor, my other brother, presently resides in North Carolina I was asked to stand in for the rehearsal. My mother’s exact words were along the lines of “Can I borrow your butt for about an hour?” I agreed to go and then asked if I could bring my knitting. I didn’t want to appear rude but this is a rehearsal and not the actual ceremony. My mother said sure it wouldn’t be a problem (did I mention that she and dad are 2 of the teachers?). I ran up and down and up and down the stairs hunting for something to take but everything I wanted to start needed the pattern or I couldn’t find the needles. So I grabbed my niece’s jacket that needed to be ripped, a tiny circular needle and sweater that I was going to take apart for its yarn and out the door I went.
As soon as I got to the church my mom said, “Did you bring your knitting?” I wold like to take this time to say “Thanks for supporting my habit so jovially.” 
I first pulled out the sweater to be de-constructed but since I didn’t have my seam ripper and there is some mohair in this sweater I gave up and went back to the jacket. I ran my tiny needle through a row that looked like it was close to the length of the other front and ripped out the yarn up to that point. Then I started counting the rows on each front and marked them with markers so that I can go back later with the pattern and figure out what needs to be done. The rehearsal lasted about an hour and involved singing and some standing and sitting so I felt rather accomplished. I need to get this finished as they move back to Ohio at the end of this month and her big 1 year birthday party is the weekend they arrive. Oh and her present from the boy is in the garage…we need to work on it but we have time.
Here is the jacket back in pieces again:
Tags: Knitting, WIP
