Well, an update on the stupid wrap cardigan is loooong overdue. Last post, it was late at night and I had just used the wrong size needles to restart the upper back. Remember? I sure do. I had re-swatched on a size 4 needle to try to get a bit firmer fabric, because after steaming, the size-6-needle-fabric…
Category: Playing Lessons
PL: Wrap Cardigan
Wrap Cardigan, Part 2 – whoops, I did it again
I really shouldn’t be allowed to knit late at night. When I left off last time, I was trying to convince myself that I didn’t have to start the wrap cardigan over, that the upper back was not too wide. OK, OK, I knew deep down that it was, but I didn’t want to hear it.…
PL: Wrap Cardigan, Playing Lessons
Wrap Cardigan, Part 1 – design, yarn, gauge, math
OK, I’m probably crazy to do this again after the last one, but here goes with another series of Playing Lessons. This time, though, I’ll be designing the thing myself, so any issues will be mine and mine alone. (However, this is not guaranteed to cut down on the drama factor. More than likely, the opposite.)…
FO Files, PL: Nutcracker Sweet
Nutcracker Sweet, Part 9 – the happy ending
OK, here we are, finally. It’s done! And, I’m pretty darned happy with it. Although admittedly, I picked a real lulu for the first set of Playing Lessons! (I didn’t do it on purpose, I swear. Really, I’m usually more lazy than this.) "Lulu" is the perfect term to describe this project, it turns out, because it…
PL: Nutcracker Sweet
Nutcracker Sweet, Part 8 – finishing up
Wow, what a difference a couple of weeks makes! Here’s what’s happened since we last saw our friend, the Nutcracker sweater… Bodice knitting: finished. FI panel: about a million ends woven in. Hems & facing: sewn down. Stitching down the hem took a while, because it had to be redone a couple of times to get…