Ruthless Knitting Archive

The Kinari cardigan continues to require a great deal of patience. As you can see here, I have finished a sleeve, and lo, it is glorious.

But the part of the picture that’s in shadow isn’t going so well. I did finish knitting the body. It took a week to do the edging: because the yarn I used for that part was somewhat thicker than what I had been using for the body but the needles were the same size, it hurt my wrists to do more than a couple of rows at a time. It really wasn’t any fun. And then when I tried the sweater on, it became clear that the edging really hadn’t worked out. I had put too many increases in, so the bottom was proportionately much wider than it had been in my sketch, and since the fabric was thick, it was also rather stiff, with the result that it more or less stood straight out from my body. Wearing it, I looked like a very fashionable pyramid.

To cheer myself up and restore my flagging confidence, I knit the sleeve. Having learned my lessons from the body, I got the edging right this time. Then I cut off the bottom 4.25" on the body and started over with skinnier yarn and larger needles. The knitting is much more enjoyable now, and it seems to be going a bit more quickly. I’m hopeful.

I’ve been slowed down some by a Secret Design Project that’s going to keep me semi-occupied for the next several weeks. I can’t tell you what I’m working on, but I can give you a hint. Here it is:

Anyone who can figure out what I’m up to from that picture gets a prize.