I'm almost finished!
I knit the collar last night. I attached both shoulder seams, and then picked up 104 stitches. I decided on a 2x2 rib instead of the 4x2 of the cuffs and bottom of the sweater. I think it looks great.
I used 3.25mm needles on the collar and switched to a 2mm needle for the last round. I then bound off with the 3.25mm needle. I was hoping that this would keep my collar from being droopy, and it did. It's a nice firm springy collar. It's also stretchy. I love it.
I even made Stu put down his bowl of cereal to touch it right away.
I then got to work on attaching the sleeves. This is my least favorite thing in the whole world. It's not that I'm not good at it, it's just that I get total anxiety over the thought of it.
Not to shabby, huh?
All I have left to do is sew up the side and arm seams. This kind of seaming doesn't really bother me. So, I guess you know what I'll be doing tonight. I'll be back with a finished sweater tomorrow.
7 comments:
Ooooh, it looks great!!! You do such wonderful finishing work. I can't wait to see the whole thing, modeled of course, tomorrow. :)
This isn't really related to that beautiful sweater... but there are ALOT of sheep in scotland. Wool comes from sheep right?!?
Cheers from Scotland
Lots of Love,
Martin
What a beautiful pink sweater. You did a great job on the neck - I'll have to remember your trick!
It is a really pretty color! Almost there!
It looks so nice! I always fudge the finishing details so I am really impressed with yours. :)
Well done! Thats when a garment goes from handkit to handcrafted!
wow! it's looking really good. :)
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