OK, so time to start knitting! Since I’m going to knit the body in one piece, first thing is to add up the number of sts for the back and both fronts. The second size says, 60 sts for the back and 28 apiece for the fronts. Adding those up in my head, plus two…
Category: Playing Lessons
PL: Provence Baby Cardigan, Playing Lessons
Provence Baby Cardigan, Part 1 – pattern, yarn substitution, design tweaks, size, gauge
Last week I wrote about how I was frustrated with not getting much actual knitting done, and why that has been the case. So today, we put the money where the mouth is, so to speak, and I have a new “Playing Lessons” project to share with you! Background: My niece is expecting a baby…
FO Files, PL: Wrap Cardigan
Wrap Cardigan, Part 6 – closure
Ahem, ahem. OK, yes, you are right — the last post in this series was in July. Just barely not in June. July 1, to be exact. Of course, I did include this bad boy in the UFOlympics, so technically, the last post on this project was more like, oh, late August. But enough about…
PL: Wrap Cardigan
Wrap Cardigan, Part 5 – let’s hear it for the sleeves
Well, you can’t say I haven’t been keeping you in suspense! It’s been a month since the last post on the wrap cardigan: and against all expectations, I’ve made a fair amount of progress. We have sleeves! (They actually go down to about 3/4 length so far, but none of the pictures that showed the full sleeves…
PL: Wrap Cardigan
Wrap Cardigan, Part 4 – in which we fix some things
Warning! Parts of this post are verrrrrry graphic and may be disturbing! Where we left off: I had knitted the back to the underarms, the fronts to the underarms, joined ’em up, and worked my way down to the waistline. And I was rejoicing over the fit of the armholes. OK, now for the bad news: …