I’ll do just about anything I can do lessen the amount of finishing on a sweater. So I knew I’d be doing the hem a bit differently. The pattern instructs you to sew the hem to the inside of the sweater when you’re done. Instead, I cast on provisionally… knit the hem, the purl turning […]
Month: November 2006
In the Name of Pretty Yarn
The saga of this yarn continues, but I’m getting closer people! I love working out sizing issues, but these are the most problems I’ve dealt with all at once. Finished Sizes are calculated with the center cable band overlapping. I’m planning to insert a zipper, so I have to account for that. Yarn Bloom is […]
The Best-Laid Plans
I swatched and washed the Kathmandu yesterday. It took several tries before I got the gauge right. This stuff blooms *a lot*. The recommended needles are 5 mm / US 8. After washing the swatch on those needles, I got 3.75 stitches per inch. Uhm, not even close to the 4.5 listed on the ball […]
Arwen: The Yarn
I changed my mind on the yarn I’m using for Arwen. The Aurora 8 was stuck in customs so I went down to Rosie’s yesterday where Carol helped me pick out a great replacement — Queensland Collection Kathmandu Aran. Replacement is really the wrong word, because I’m *much* happier with this yarn than my original […]
Eye Candy Friday: Fall Garden
Tubular Bind-Off
Quite a while ago I promised you guys a pictorial of the tubular bind off. It took 8 months, but here it is.