So, I pull the partially completed sweater from my knitting basket. I lovingly look at the patterning, admiring the cables. I check the sleeve, which was 4 inches from being completed. I stick my arm through. ACK!!! Its way too tight! So a frogging we will go...the sleeve is dust. My calculations were obviously waaaay off, so I restarted it yesterday.
As always, it is all okay. It is a labor of love for me, so it matters not. I'm enjoying doing the cabling. It is so fun to see the ropes taking shape just by crossing a few stitches this way or that. I think it makes for a lush thick lovely sweater. Something you just want to cuddle into.
The picture shows the stitch patterns, which are all found in Barbara Walkers stitch treasuries. I just picked a few that I really liked & put them together. The sleeve pattern is similar, it just doesn't have the center diamond pattern.
I prefer a "U" shaped cable needle, but I have a few others from various sources. I lost my "U" shaped one while doing the body on this sweater. I had to use a straight cable needle & I must say, I hated it. I searched all over for the "U" one, but no success...not until I was completely DONE with the whole sweater body did I find the darn thing! Figures, but I have it again now, so it makes the job much more fun!
2 comments:
This sweater looks very complicated! It will be beautiful when finished. Sorry you had to frog. I'm still waiting to see a modeled pic of your wrap!
What a beautiful sweater this will be! I love the color, and the patterns are gorgeous. Someday maybe I'll tackle something so labor intensive! Nice job!
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