I'm SO tired of snow
Even before I took a look outside this morning I knew from the sound of the ice pellets hitting the window that it was going to be a snow day. Freezing rain and snow overnight, then ice pellets and snow all morning. There was no way I was going to make youngest child walk to school, and no way I was driving either. So we stayed home together and except for the inevitable shoveling (30 cm = 1 foot), had a great day.
We had bacon and toast for breakfast and then ...
We finished the chickens!
One of them is evil, but the others are as cute as can be. More pictures next time.
There has also been progress on the Cobblestone pullover, but not without some stupid knitter error.
We had bacon and toast for breakfast and then ...
We finished the chickens!
One of them is evil, but the others are as cute as can be. More pictures next time.
There has also been progress on the Cobblestone pullover, but not without some stupid knitter error.
Here is the finally-long-enough body of the sweater basking in the sun, ready for the long-awaited joining with the sleeves.
But I had a design dilemma. The pattern calls for a set of short rows to be worked immediately after the joining, to lengthen the back and improve the fit. But my plan for Fibonacci stripes on the yoke to match those on the sleeves complicated things. Working the short rows would make the stripes go all wonky. I tried it anyway and then ripped it out after about 8 rounds. Keep in mind that at this point each round had 376 stitches. Right.
So I decided to continue in grey stockinette after the joining, until the short rows were complete, and then start the garter stitch stripes. Can you see the short rows?
No. You can't. In stockinette they are virtually invisible. In garter stitch not so much. If you look closely at the picture on page 55 of the Fall 2007 Interweave Knits you can see the ends of this set of short rows just forward of the handsome young man's left armpit.
Fine. On to the stripes! But this is where the stupid error comes in.
I hesitated to even show evidence of this stupidity, but I keep telling my knitting students that even very experienced knitters make mistakes, including some really stupid ones, but I don't think they really believe me. So here you see the proof.
The Fibonacci stripes on the sleeve go 1 grey, 1 red, 2 gray, 3 red, 5 gray. But even though this was the second time I worked this part of the yoke I got the colours reversed: 1 red, 1 gray, 2 red... At least I noticed after only 1504 stitches.
376-stitch rounds in garter stitch go very slowly, but eventually I got to the first decrease round. Woo hoo! Down to 301 stitches! Since then I have decreased again so that there are now a mere 226 stitches. This is so much better. Now it looks like this, but with a few more grey rounds done.
According to my calculations, after this grey stripe (13 ridges) and the following red stripe (21 ridges), I should be at the rolled edge of the yoke. It will be grey, and that will be that. I think the second set of short rows (to raise the back neckline) will fall completely in the last red stripe, so it should look okay although there will actually be a different number of ridges in the back and the front. Well, it will just have to do, won't it?
The more portable knitting at the moment is a plain sock. Plain stockinette, but I really like the way this Neutral Zone yarn is working up.
But I had a design dilemma. The pattern calls for a set of short rows to be worked immediately after the joining, to lengthen the back and improve the fit. But my plan for Fibonacci stripes on the yoke to match those on the sleeves complicated things. Working the short rows would make the stripes go all wonky. I tried it anyway and then ripped it out after about 8 rounds. Keep in mind that at this point each round had 376 stitches. Right.
So I decided to continue in grey stockinette after the joining, until the short rows were complete, and then start the garter stitch stripes. Can you see the short rows?
No. You can't. In stockinette they are virtually invisible. In garter stitch not so much. If you look closely at the picture on page 55 of the Fall 2007 Interweave Knits you can see the ends of this set of short rows just forward of the handsome young man's left armpit.
Fine. On to the stripes! But this is where the stupid error comes in.
I hesitated to even show evidence of this stupidity, but I keep telling my knitting students that even very experienced knitters make mistakes, including some really stupid ones, but I don't think they really believe me. So here you see the proof.
The Fibonacci stripes on the sleeve go 1 grey, 1 red, 2 gray, 3 red, 5 gray. But even though this was the second time I worked this part of the yoke I got the colours reversed: 1 red, 1 gray, 2 red... At least I noticed after only 1504 stitches.
376-stitch rounds in garter stitch go very slowly, but eventually I got to the first decrease round. Woo hoo! Down to 301 stitches! Since then I have decreased again so that there are now a mere 226 stitches. This is so much better. Now it looks like this, but with a few more grey rounds done.
According to my calculations, after this grey stripe (13 ridges) and the following red stripe (21 ridges), I should be at the rolled edge of the yoke. It will be grey, and that will be that. I think the second set of short rows (to raise the back neckline) will fall completely in the last red stripe, so it should look okay although there will actually be a different number of ridges in the back and the front. Well, it will just have to do, won't it?
The more portable knitting at the moment is a plain sock. Plain stockinette, but I really like the way this Neutral Zone yarn is working up.
Despite the pain, Cobblestone is looking quite lovely. I have to put it aside and take deep breaths before I rip out that many stitches, no matter how necessary.
Love the chickens!
Oy, the pain of the stripes!!!!
*snicker* evil chickens... my mom was right. Who knew?! :)
I hope summer is as intense as the winter was, for a little balance. I want heat. Intense heat. Bring it on... I taunt the weather gods.
No eggs with your bacon and toast for breakfast *snicker*
I always suspected that there were some evil chickens out there. Now I have the proof I needed.
More snow coming on Saturday. Can I scream now?
Your chickens are Fun!
Paula, the Cobblestone is looking fantastic! I LOVE it!
Cool socks!