Sunday 11 July 2010

Learning new things

I'm so pleased I'm actually making progress with this jumper. Yesterday I learned for the first time how to do a backwards loop cast on, which I've never done before :D I needed this to add stitches for under the arms, so good old You Tube came to the rescue. It really is an easy method, but not nearly as neat as the regular 2 needle cast on I've always used.

The unfortunate thing I've found though was I should have used something called a 'provisional cast on' to start off, which I'd never heard of before. This apparently makes it easy to pick up stitches when you need to and it's where I'll want to pick up for the hood of the sweater. Fortunately I do know how to pick up stitches from a regular cast on quite well so I think I'll be OK.

So now I have stitches on yarn for the arms and am at the point of starting the empire band waistline. Hopefully I should get that completed by tonight :D

Friday 9 July 2010

Ridinghood Sweater for Kakes


So this isn't my only project on the go, I usually have a few, but it's the one I'm going to write about as it's quite adventurous. I've not completed any knitting done in the round yet though this is the 3rd project I've started. I am however doing it as part of a knit-along on Cloth Nappy Tree so I hope having some support and company will spur me on to completing it.

I bought and downloaded the pattern about 4 days ago from Ravelry: I cast on later that day and making reasonable progress. The yarn I am using is from Luscious Little Somethings and is a summer surprise colourway I had created just for me as part of a co-op order arranged through CNT.

As of this evening I have finished the increases to the shoulders so am about to place the shoulder stitches on to holders. So far the pattern is easy, but then with 26 years knitting experience there's not much I'm unwilling to tackle. For me the issue is time with a family and home to look after. I do however need to allow the creative side of me to come out a bit more. With this in mind I want to find some time each day to do some part of my projects.