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
Tag: sweaters/cardigans
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
Tau cardigan
Even though I couldn’t see well, I got bold after I got to the end of my Playful shawl. And I had been rummaging around in my yarn stash for something else to do. By this time, I was getting better at zooming in and scanning text with my tablet. I still couldn’t read something… Continue reading Tau cardigan