Now that I’ve split for the sleeves on this project, the body is fairly straightforward. I just need to remember to place buttonholes in the correct places as I go. While it’s not as simple as garter stitch, it is still quite relaxing, and I’ve memorized the cables and stitch repeats. Each repeat is 4… Continue reading A little bit of body
Tag: Sammal
I believe I’ve got it
We shall see as soon as I can have my mom try it on. I’ve just finished knitting to the split for the sleeves on my second try for the Sammal cardigan. I went up to a US5 needle (instead of US4), and I changed back to knitting Western purls (which I considered “normal” up… Continue reading I believe I’ve got it
New cardigan on the needles
The other day my mom called and said she’d been looking unsuccessfully for a chocolate brown cardigan. That color is just not “in” at the moment, it seems. She found a hand-knit one for sale online, but then she thought perhaps I might make one for her instead, and she’d be (fairly) sure it would… Continue reading New cardigan on the needles