What Are You Working On
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I have done all my knitting in recent weeks on two main projects. I have knitted at least 1,000 stitches a day 5 out of 7 days every week. And I made measurable progress on both!
The giant shawl, aka Aero, is put together. I learned 2 techniques in getting to this point.
First of all, on the ends of the "wings", the bind-off was different. The designer said to knit two together, through the back loop. Then take the new stitch from the right needle and put it back on the left needle, and knit the next two stitches together through the back loop. And so on, across the 92 stitches.
This cast-off was easy to do. It is also quite substantial, finished very "even" and lays very flat. It is a nice sturdy edging at the end of the garter stitch panel. I am not commenting on stretchability since this is not a stretchy location.
The two panels attached to the center triangle with a three-needle bind-off and I photographed this.
To start with, I laid out the panels and examined my diagram closely, and made sure I had it all lined up properly.
I am standing on the table at the coffeeshop.
I still had live stitches on one triangle edge, so I did that side first. On the panel edge, I removed the stitching and picked up the 92 stitches. Sometimes I picked out the thread. Sometimes I snipped it a few stitches ahead - this yarn was woolly enough that the stitches stayed put for a few minutes.
That part was just a bit tedious, and not very hard. The woolliness of the yarn helped, I am sure a slippery yarn would be more challenging.
Then I lined up the wrong sides of the triangle and the panel, and checked one more time to make sure I had the aligned properly. I only needed the right-sized needle on the stitching needle, not on the two holding needles.
Here is the first knit-two-together:
Here is a purl-two-together, as the pattern asked for k2 tog, p2 tog, etc.:
The bottom row of amethyst stitches is the finished three-needle bind-off - it lays quite flat, but it's not very even, and it doesn't seem very substantial for what it does. It is of course, on the wrong side.
I am using Knitpicks Wool of the Andes for this project. I have loved working with it. It is a lighter worsted. I originally chose this line because of all the colors. The pattern required 4 colors, and I kind of thought the designer did not use a very good variety in his sample. So I was looking for more contrast, and a greater range of colors I wanted to work with. And after all this time (a little more than a year) and all this knitting (over 40k stitches), I am still pleased with the yarn.
Next is weaving in the rest of the ends (about 2/3 are left) and then I need to pick up and knit a few hundred stitches on the top and bottom edges. He says to knit 4 rows, but I might add 6 to match the garter stitch ends on the panel. And I am still considering a dash of color in the middle, as on the panels.
My second focus project is the Wavy Feathers Wimple, using Malabrigio Silkpaca. I am at the end of the 3rd repeat.
I can see the feathers leaning left, then leaning right, even though it isn't blocked yet.
Oh, and several weeks ago I finished my legwarmers, and they are wonderful to have! I look forward to having these woolly items ready to use in the fall, after they are finished and blocked.
What are You Working On?