I am always amazed when I can create something wearable from a ball of yarn and needles. I am also amazed that I already finished the back of my sweater! I have a few secrets to share: 1. I completely disregard knitting a swatch and checking for gauge. To me its always a waste of time as I never have the same gauge as when I cast on and knit in the round. I also just get impatient to get the real project so I risk it and just knit! This has led to quite a few disasters but I like knitting on the edge. In these pictures you will also get a good view of the quilt I made with primary colors. My sister calls it my kindergarten room quilt.
In this last, very badly taken picture I was trying to see if my guesses at gauging were successful. I can't tell, can you? I really have to knit the front, stitch them together and put it on to see. What suspense!! I really hope its not going to be too small. The real suspense is that I have several Christmas projects to work on before I can start on the front of this sweater. I love watching old musicals when I am knitting and I thought this was a fun link from youtube.
Looking good Sister! I love the clip. Good ole Fred!
ReplyDeleteP.S. You are undermining my "you should check gauge" speach in the Sweater Knitting post!
ReplyDeleteOOPS, DISCLAIMER" no undermining meant, ALWAYS LISTEN TO HEIDE. Just wait for my follow up post as I unravel everything.....
DeleteI love the quilt, and it was a fabulous backdrop for that beautiful yarn!
ReplyDeleteAnd now a question: Are you really stabbing your thumbnail cuticle with the needle on that header photo? Whenever I see it, it makes shivers go up my spine!
Haha! I am glad you love the quilt, I got the fabric up in your area. As for the thumbnail, its Heide's finger so I can't say for sure. But as she is an excellent seamstress I am just going to have to say it's secrets of the guild. This blog is not for the faint of heart!
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