Just look at those pretty bobbles. So far, my opinion is that I made the right choice to rip out and start again with the new yarn (Quince & Co. Finch, which also happens to be grown and made in the USA, so extra points for it). I’m almost to the first set of colorwork… Continue reading Pretty bobbles
Tag: sweaters/cardigans
Changing yarns
When I originally decided to make the Stonecrop Cardigan, I thought I would use a superwash yarn for the main body of the sweater. I chose the top (darkest magenta) color, and thought it would work well. And I still think it would look pretty in a sweater. But I don’t like how it is… Continue reading Changing yarns
Stonecrop Cardigan
Here’s a project I started late last year. I wanted to knit another cardigan, and the idea of crocheted bobbles inside a knitted sweater was irresistible. This sweater not only has those crocheted bobbles, but surrounding them are tiny cables, and there is colorwork throughout the design. My colorwork is not the best – I… Continue reading Stonecrop Cardigan
Finished Flax sweater
I actually finished knitting this sweater before the end of the year, 2020, but I needed to finish weaving in ends and then wash it. Because it is 100% acrylic yarn, I washed it in a sweater bag in my washing machine, and then I laid it out to air dry on a towel. It… Continue reading Finished Flax sweater
A tale of two swatches
When I started swatching for a new online sweater class with Patty Lyons, I thought my gauge would be pretty close. Boy was I wrong. So I tried the trick where you use a smaller size needle for purling back. That swatch was still pretty far off, especially in row height. Then I decided to… Continue reading A tale of two swatches