Sweatheart Sweater - The second sleeve went by so fast. It made me ponder about attempting to knit socks. There is some major puckering going on that makes me want to rip out the heart and maybe try duplicate stitch instead.
To Dye For - Hesistant to rip the above sweater has lead me to look at my other WIPs. I went ahead and knit the first sleeve which went by so fast. Those big needles hurt my arms though.
I am moving along on the sleeves. I still have to figure out how I will join these striped sleeves in the round to the solid pink body.
Stashalong update: I have been tempted to purchase yarn ever since Kim mentioned the "Free Day" last week. I am here to report that the stash has not grown. Still holding strong.
I heard back from Rowan's Customer Service. Here's their response, "We have no amendments to this design. You are right in saying that it seems wide but it is meant to be a very loose fitting garment which hangs like a smock rather than a conventional sweater."
I am glad that I read through the pattern/schematics. At least this means I can probably use a smaller size for myself :-) I know Pumpkin Girl will be happy with the changes I made. Even I don't wear a 40" sweater.
I was diligently swatching last week for Pumpkin Girl's Sweet Heart (aka Imp) sweater. When I finally started knitting the sleeves, it turned out too big as in 9" wide for a 8 yo old kid. Something is seriously wrong here.
According to the pattern, size 8-9 fits 28" chest. Gauge is 23 x 32 over 10 cm. Cast on for back piece = 117 stitches. Whoa! That comes out to almost 20" for the back. It will look like a tent on my 7 yo daughter. So it looks like I will need to rethink this pattern. Out came the calculator, Ann Budd's book pictured below and a favorite shirt for comparison.
Since I'm making changes to the pattern, might as well knit it in the round.
BTW, the pattern called for 10 balls of the MC and 4 of the CC. I'm about 5" into the body and on my second ball. I bet I'll have so much leftover yarn.
A few weeks ago Hubby asked me to knit him a scarf. He wanted something from the stash. I wanted to make him an Irish Hiking scarf but did not have enough yarn for it. All I had was red, white and fuschia which were set aside for a felted bag. Red was too bright; fuschia was out of the question; so by default he got the winter white. I showed him a sampler scarf I made when I taught myself how to knit. He knows I'm a slow knitter and he wants to wear this scarf this winter. So we decided on a garter stitch scarf. I found some leftover grey and hunter green yarn that I can add to it to make it a bit more interesting.
This will be a perfect first project for Kim's Stashalong KAL.
