Thank you so much for your insight! I know first hand of the difficulties - I have already frogged this sweater once :/
Considering what you wrote, I'm thinking of unravelling a couple of centimetres of the sleeves, based only on a wild guess. If after the wash I want back the lost length, I'll only have to unravel the i-cord. Or even skip the i-cord, wash it holding the sleeves on a lifeline and finish it afterwards. This way, I wouldn't need to unravel anything after wash. Would that work?
(Making and blocking a swatch would definitely be the adult thing to do, but I'm really not keen on the prospect of looking for more yarn...)
Thank you so much for saying it out loud! I did wonder about potential consequences of not-blocking - I like that it's kind of bouncy in its current state. However, it will have to be washed at some point, so I figured it's better to find out now... Tension-wise, it's a little messy (two years on the needles) but it's also hairy so it's not super obvious. Mostly, I'd like to soak it to wash away the project-of-doom vibes and initiate it as a garment.
TL;DR Do you expect stockinette in a silk/mohair blend (Tilia by Filcolana) to grow longer after blocking?
The complete story
Do you remember my fluffy WIP of doom? It was nearly finished before the holidays. But I ran out of yarn, with no hope of getting my hands on more of the same. Filcolana has apparently changed suppliers or something and the new lots look completely different nowadays (much more muted colours - I'm really happy I have the older version).
Anyway, I was absolutely devastated. So I took pictures of the sweater to show you, thinking I might take away some of the body length in order to finish the sleeves. Seeing the pics, however, I think I'm not mad at the proportions as they are.
Side note: Thank all the gods of knitting for TAAT, otherwise I'd have one sleeve and a half.
OK, now time for a confession: When I started this project, I didn't block my swatch. So I don't know how the proportions will change after blocking/wearing etc. I'm afraid that the sleeves will grow longer, ending up like too-short-full-length-sleeves instead of 3/4. In which case I should unravel a bit of the sleeves before doing the I-cord edge.
What do you think?
On the topic of cables, here are mine - not nearly as impressive as OP's cardigan.
Pattern is A very braidy cowl and yarn is Austermann Camel & Wool.
Congratulations! Did you also print the CKM yourself?
Did that evolve into four-at-a-time sleeves?
These are the two skeins of my TAAT-sleeves. Both were fresh skeins, only used for the sleeves. But one of them has twice as much yarn left than the other. I'm not amused.
On a side note, if I run out of yarn this sweater will be in serious risk of getting thrown in the fire....
That's the technique I meant: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6U3IEUdddUY
These are very beautiful!
Have you seen this video on insta (originally from TikTok where all new things come first, if I'm not mistaken), where they mend by first threading yarn for the rows from one side of the hole to the other and then they ladder up using a crochet or mending hook? Would that be an option for your socks?
BTW, I'm really looking forward to all the socks to come this month, even if I'm myself in no state to embark on a new endevour before next year. Sock galore!
(Edited for spelling)
Grateful Jon Congrats! It's mind-blowing, isn't it? Happy purling!
I doubt that I can make anything in time for Christmas, but I'm tempted to at least knit a tiny vest for a certain fox using scraps from the toddler cowl from last week. Perhaps, if I'm really productive, even a pair of shorts. So kind of a Christmas gift for a plush :)
This is the only thing I've ever knitted for a child, finished a week ago, thus perfectly punctual for our current theme. The theme announcement might have had something with to do with the timing, or perhaps it was the approaching winter. Anyway, it is not fancy (or particularly beautiful, let's be honest) but the ribbed collar suits the toddlers curls very nicely. It is based on Kim Cowl by Muki Crafts. I started with a provisional cast-on on the neck and finished with a crocheted ruffly edge for maximum stretch and it worked very well.
Lessons learned:
- I dislike crocheting edges.
- Think twice before taking a toddler to the yarn shop. Who could have known?
Great to hear about the doll again! I was thinking about it the other day (Is that creepy? Thinking about internet strangers' knitting projects?). You're doing great and it's most probably doable until next week, depending on what else you have on your plate. And as long as the baby hasn't watched certain horror films yet, the "creepiness" shouldn't be a problem either :)
All the best for your friend!!
Picking up the green theme, here's my WIP for the week. A cowl for a toddler based on this pattern. I've made the neck long enough to fold over and I'm planning to finish the edge with a light crochet ruffle in a contrasting color. The blue is just a provisional cast-on, a technique I learned for my previous project.
It doesn't look like much on the pic, but I hope for the best...
What a crisp bubble definition! It looks amazing, wonderful job! Is the picture taken after washing/blocking the project?
You're perfectly right about the imperfections, our knitting is an unintentional diary. Glad that everything went well.
Beautiful jumper! It gives some (very) remote Elizabethan vibes, doesn't it?
@thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee, @MrsDoyle, @CutexKitty, thank you so much for the good vibes and TAAT appreciation! The truth is, that I already frogged and restarted once because (a) I created huge ladders and (b) I split the sleeves at the wrong place, so I couldn't work my decreases properly. And I really need to think carefully about what goes where when I put the work down and pick it up again. Definitely not going to watch TV while working on this one, lol
Not much progress around here in the past week, and I'm losing momentum... So, to avoid the very real danger of giving up before this sweater gets both its sleeves: Here I am, starting my magic loop, two-at-a-time, top-down sleeves. These are a lot of firsts for me, and I might be a little terrified :D
Edging's going well, thanks!
Looking back, it has taken an awful lot of time indeed. But it has served its purpose well: With this sweater, I restarted knitting (with minimal, dormant prior experience) in a time, when I needed distraction from Life™. And later, it gave me some creative time when I had, neither energy, nor time for sewing or any other elaborate activity. So, a therapeutic knit. But yes, I'm starting to have enough of it and want to finally wear it. :)
It's September and my summer top is done, which means one thing: My longtime WIP (once frogged, now being re-knitted) is out of the drawer and ready to cover everything in red hair!
Unfortunately, it also means that I'm using my old basic circulars again because I superstitious and afraid of changing needles mid-project). Significantly lesser knitting experience compared to my beloved Reflections.
My contribution to the current theme is also my latest FO: A Thea Top in Cotton/Linen/Viscose. (Link to Rav-project)
That's what it looks like after one week of wearing and toddler-proofing (we end up dangerously close to a side-boob situation, so it definitely needs layering):
I'm a little proud for managing to weave in all my ends and block it in the last days of August, in time to wear it on our late-summer vacation. The final garment is not exactly what I was hoping for, but I'm learning to love it.
Cable stopper with metal insert on KnitPicks Reflections, as opposed to simple plastic stopper on KnitPro cable. Doesn't it fill your chest with satisfaction?
This is the Thea top by PaulaM. I'm knitting it with Sandnes Line, which is a cotton/viskose/linen blend. This was supposed to be a quick knit to be worn this summer, but it took me ages to go through swatching - I just couldn't get gauge. Anyway, there's still one and a half months of summer left and this baby is only half a strap away from top topology.
BTW, have you seen the VeryPink video on weaving in cotton ends? These ends are cut soo short! I don't know if I can bring myself to trust the process...
That's my drawing for a sea-horse soft toy for a -not-so-newborn baby of a friend. I'd love to hear your opinions.
I'm thinking of using two or three different fabrics and satin tags for the fins, perhaps some yarn as "hair".
I know seahorses have spikes and baby would love them, but I doubt I can realistically tackle that level of sewing detail.
What do you think about the overall shape and size? Or anything else I haven't thought of?
Edit: Working on the picture issue, please hold... :) Edit 2: Picture uploaded, typo corrected.