My thumb seems to be doing much better now. Of course, I’m not knitting constantly, but I’ve started my new sweater, Ren, and I’m thrilled with how it looks, and how my thumb is feeling while knitting it. I started it May 1, and this is my progress through May 21. It’s a fingering weight… Continue reading Started Ren
Tag: sweaters/cardigans
A little bit of body
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
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
Sleeves, body joined
I finished the first sleeve and quickly set to work starting and completing the second, and I’ve just joined the sleeves to the body. It’s always a little awkward working all of the stitches at this stage, but at least working back and forth for a cardigan is a little easier than working in the… Continue reading Sleeves, body joined