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May Knit Goals!
I'm prone to being a scatterbrain, so I try to make a short list of things to accomplish each month (lest I have 27 different non matching socks).

No throwing books during finals - Sucess!

Finish Yarrow Rib #2

Start (finish?) Entrelac Socks

Start Eunny's Vest, Ribbi Cardi #2

Work on Dumb Scarf
On the Sticks

K1, YO, K2Tog Scarf

Sort of Samus

Yarrow Ribbed Sock

Rogue

Raglan with lace panel sleeves

Ribbi Cardi #2 (black/purple)

Mountain Stream Scarf
Sweater-A-Month 2007

Picovoli: Cathay - Needs blocking

Cabled Hoodie: Cascade 220 - Needs seams

Urban Aran

Mariah

Durrow - Done!

KnitPicks' Kimono Sweater: Silky Wool

[Sort of] Samus: Chester Farms 2-ply worsted - Some seaming and a whole lot of i-cord left

Ruffli Cardi

Top Down Raglan: Nashua Creative Focus Worsted - Needs blocked

Tricot: Ella Rae Classic (?)

Janda: Rowan All Seasons Cotton (gray/lavender/white) - Done!

Tubesque: Noro Garden + ???

Springfield (Cabley Twisty Rib Raglan): Cotton Plus

CeCe: ??

Lucy in the Sky: Shelridge Farms W4 (pink lemonade)

Rogue: Handspun

Shawl Collar Cardigan: Kathmandu Aran Tweed - Done!

Elizabeth Zimmermann's Bog Jacket

Ribbi Cardi: Cotton Ease (Black/Purple)

Ribbi Cardi: Cotton Ease (Blue/White)

Simple Knitted Bodice: Silky Wool?
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Knitting on the Road along

Sweater-a-Month KAL
An Unused Box!
Something should go here.
FO - Theoretical Sweater (Does this make it Actual Sweater?)
Saturday, April 15, 2006

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My mom's reaction was (of course) that she wants one as well. She also said I should email the pattern designer, and show them how I changed the neckline. I don't think she realized all the times I was bitching about knit math was because there was no pattern to go with.

So the specs:
Saxon braid (pick a source! I used the chart from "Welcome Back, Old Friend" (Kathy Zimermann, Fall 2000). But you could pick any Saxon Braid chart). Also: Cables Pull In. Swatch the cable! I had to cast on an extra 20 stitches for the front.

Basic outline from Ann Budd's Handy Book of Sweater patterns. I used short row shoulders on the body, which was much better than steps and seams. I want to use more short rows in the future, they're fun. I started the V-neck shaping a lot lower than she has in the book, so I pulled in the knitting equation from "Stitch and Bitch Nation."

Yarn: KnitPicks Merino Style, Hollyberry. 13 skeins (for $2.29 each -- less than $30 for a hand knit sweater!) I think this is going to be one of my new favorite sweater staples. I found two knots in 13 skeins, and only one snag. Felt very nice in my hands the whole time. It did turn my bamboo needles pink, so I'm a wee concerned about wearing a white shirt under the sweater. Also, I tried spit splicing for the first time. Why haven't I done this sooner?! So quick! So few ends to weave (hate the ends! I wove ends and seamed for about 7 hours today! Okay, so I still have to hem the edges. Bah. Not like I can wear it until Octobor anyway. I hear there's some DMC thread in the same color available, and that makes for easier hemming. Will investigate.).

The V-Neck Detail

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posted by Amber @ 8:55 PM  
2 Comments:

  • At 9:29 PM, Blogger Unknown said…

    one day, you'll have to wear the theoretical sweater to the snb. is this the new knitting blog?

     

  • At 12:51 AM, Blogger Woman said…

    Hey Amber it's me from Stitch DC. It's a really pretty sweater. Although you can't wear it now.

     
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