OK, I un-grafted the shoulders on the cardigan and replaced the graft with a three needle bind off. It looks SO much better. I’d post a picture, but I’m feeling…
Moment of Truth
I finished knitting the sleeves for the hexacomb cardigan tonight: Awe, aren’t they cute? Now comes the moment of truth: I have to decide whether to leave the messed up…
Sleeves Part II
Bleh – sleeve drama: The sleeves of the hexacomb cardigan are knit from the cuff up, with a garter stitch border followed by stockinette with increases placed every 10 rows…
For posterity…
I realize that I never recorded the info about the gauge swatches I made in July for the hexacomb cardigan. One of the main reasons I started this blog was…
Sleeves
I’ve decided to knit the sleeves for my hexacomb cardigan flat, like the pattern calls. I think the set in sleeves will look nice (as laiane suggested). Anyway, I’ve also…
digital failure
I have a super painful ingrown fingernail on my right index finger and I haven’t been able to knit since Thursday. The doctor told me all I can do is…
Life
I was totally depressed this afternoon so I decided to ignore my homework and knit. So, I tried to work on the sleeves of the hexacomb cardigan only to get…
Illustrations
So, I think an illustration is in order to show the botched shoulder on the hexacomb cardigan:You can see how each of the hexacombs is about an inch, then right…
Finishing Considerations on the Hexacomb Cardigan
I finished the body of the hexacomb cardigan on Sunday. I joined the shoulders using kitchener stitch instead of binding off and sewing them together later. (And hooray to me…
Update
So, I haven’t been knitting a whole lot lately. I got some cool new games for my DS, then I got a wii, and you know how it is…. ha…