It took me about four or five hours to sew down the ribbing, but it’s finished, and I’m so happy! I finished it last Saturday night, and was able to wear it to church on Sunday with the cold front that moved through. I’m currently working on my Looking Back cardigan, and already plotting the… Continue reading Stonecrop cardigan finally
Tag: sweaters/cardigans
Stonecrop cardigan
I finally got up my nerve to cut the steek for this sweater. To say it was a mess is putting it mildly. And if the yarn had been superwash or non-wool, I think it would have completely fallen apart, even with the reinforcement sewing that I had done. As it was, some of the… Continue reading Stonecrop cardigan
Getting there
I’ve finished my first sleeve and am now working on my second sleeve of the Stonecrop cardigan. I recently tried it on, and realized again just how much I like this yarn (the bright pink). It has zero scratchiness next to my bare skin. So I ordered some more of it. Because more sweaters need… Continue reading Getting there
A ton of stockinette
Wanting to have a fairly simple, straightforward sweater project, I started Joji Locatelli’s Boxy sweater back in February. I decided to go with a Bluefaced Leicester yarn that I’ve used in a few other projects (including my other current sweater, Looking Back, which is also, interestingly enough, a Joji Locatelli pattern design). The great thing,… Continue reading A ton of stockinette
More cardigan knitting
In late December, I learned that a yarn I like was going to be discontinued. I had already been thinking about knitting the Looking Back cardigan, for which I had purchased the pattern in January 2015, using two lighter yarns held together instead of the called-for DK weight yarn. I like the way my No… Continue reading More cardigan knitting