Current Knitting

I am a monogamous knitter, so it’s a good thing I have other things to write about other than just knitting.  Being monogamous is what motivates me to finish projects.  I knew if I started my new sweater, there was no way I was going to do the fiddly sewing of the Mario blanket.  Right now I have two things on the needles.  The first is a toe up sock with an after thought heel.  

This is out of Knitted Wit, Rose city, 100% superwash Merino that we got at Twisted, a local yarn shop in Portland.  I got the needle holders there too.  This project travels in my new Jordana Paige, if you have the knitting bag, you might as well use it! 

The second project is the Evendim sweater.  I have had my eye on this since it came out in the Twist Collective in the Fall 2011 issue.  The crazed wedding knitting pushed this aside until now.  I had the idea to use the yarn that I dyed for it.  When I dyed the yarn, I wanted to be sure that it would all be the same colour, so I could use it for a sweater so I dyed it all at once.  When I first looked at the completed yarn, I thought the technique I used was Kettle dyeing, so I was expecting more variation to the colour, but the skein looked all the same, the colour consistent.  As I’m knitting it, it’s not solid!  I love the way this is yarn looks! 

I have now finished the body, this sweater is knit from the bottom up, starting with what I love about the pattern, the cable/lace pattern instead of regular ribbing.  

This pattern is repeated on the sleeve cuffs and the wide collar.  Once I finished the pattern, the stockinette section knit up really fast!  

First week:

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The next day:

The day after:  Body finished!

I’ve tried it on, and so far, so good.  I have a habit of making things that don’t fit.  The schematics on this pattern are really good, and there is a wide variety of sizes, so I should be able to make this work and have it fit.

I have finished the pattern on the first sleeve cuff, now on to the stockinette.  I have wide upper arms, so I’m making a larger size at that point, so we will see how that goes. 

I went to wind another ball of yarn, and realized, I might not have enough.  I’m really not sure how I did this to myself, but I’m almost positive I’m going to be short.  Since I dyed the yarn, this is probably going to be a problem getting the colours to match.  I ordered more yarn from Knit Picks, I’m going to try doing the same things I did to the first batch and hope for the best.