So I was good and blocked the cardigan pieces before seaming, but after seaming it seemed a little bit small... Rather than being impatient and immediately moving onto cuffs and hems (well, I did knit the collar, i can't be expected to wait for everything, can I?), I was good and gave the whole shebang a long wet soak and have laid it out to dry, blocked fairly strictly to measurement. This way I figure I should get a decent idea of whether the perceived shrinking was due to my lazy blocking job, or an unexpected spring back in the knit fabric. If I feel that it's going to be too small, at this point I could still pull out the underarm and side seams (the raglan seams should be fine) and add in spacer panels if need be. I really don't want to, but it's better to know now rather than knit the whole damn thing and have to rip out the hems and reknit everything.
I think it's starting to look like a real sweater now! and I can't wait to knit the hems, cuffs, and work in all the last secret details...
There's more left to go than I care to admit, and the blocking has set me behind a few days, but it's The Right Thing to do.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
In which our wandering hero returns
Well we made it back from New York in one piece.
I blocked the sweater pieces before I left, so now I have a nice stack of parts waiting to be seamed.
And I indulged in a little bit of yarn whilst abroad. I've got a bit of a design idea for this yarn, so we shall see what happens.
Now to get back to knitting, and time to start looking for a house in Vancouver!
I blocked the sweater pieces before I left, so now I have a nice stack of parts waiting to be seamed.
And I indulged in a little bit of yarn whilst abroad. I've got a bit of a design idea for this yarn, so we shall see what happens.
Now to get back to knitting, and time to start looking for a house in Vancouver!
Saturday, May 21, 2011
In which Shelter is found
Just a super quick mid-trip update. I could talk about New York, but for now, I will just say that Purl Soho is ADORABLE, and I found and purchased some Shelter yarn! (I plan to go back and get a few more skeins in fact...)
Any knitterly suggestions/requests for/from NYC? I'm here for 5 more nights.
Any knitterly suggestions/requests for/from NYC? I'm here for 5 more nights.
Friday, May 13, 2011
In which bags are finally packed
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
In which I present 'Bridgewater'
Well, the big shawl is knit and blocked and done! Loosely based on Jared Flood's Bridgewater, I took the general design (garter square + lace) and substituted a modified version of 'Chinese Lace' from Barbara Walker's 2nd treasury, and a modified wave chart from Eunny Jang's Print O' the Wave pattern. Yarn is Zitron Filigran lace weight (just over 2 skeins, so lots leftover to do something with), knit on my long-suffering Addis. Finished size is just about 48" per side, so... 65" on the diagonal or so?
Enough chitchat, have some photos while I go pack for a trip to New York! (yes, I will visit yarn stores if I can find them)
Enough chitchat, have some photos while I go pack for a trip to New York! (yes, I will visit yarn stores if I can find them)
Sunday, May 8, 2011
In which there is blocking! Finally!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
In which I am ready to block
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