Lookit! All the parts of Firth are done. Well, ok not entirely done because there are 100 or so ends to weave in. 100 or so, for real. That's a lot of weave-age. I might cry. But once that weaving is done I can sew it up, knit the collar, sew in the zipper and voila! I will have a new sweater. Oh, who am I kidding, those last 3 steps could take as long as the knitting of all the parts put together. I had hoped to get this done before the end of February, but I doubt I can finish it in, what, less than 36 hours? Ha.
I'm going to go ahead and toot my own horn for a second. This is my first real attempt at fairisle, and while I realize it's not a complicated pattern (not by a long shot) I am still quite proud of how it turned out. I was able to keep my tension nice and even and I didn't screw up any color changes. At least I don't think I did. This is also my first-ever raglan style seamed sweater (I have made lots of top-down raglans) so I'm really challenging myself with some of the elements of this pattern. We'll see how the actual seaming goes. If all is well I am definitely considering knitting one for Daughter, but in different colors.
Want to see the fairisle again? Oh, indulge me:
Off I go to start weaving ends...
5 comments:
Wow! I am seriously impressed. Wishing good speed for those ends!
When I read that knitting lingo my head swims.
Your talent is amazing. That sweater is the coolest.
Your talent is amazing-I am so impressed. The fairisle looks fantastic to me!
Seriously Kate, that sweater looks like it belongs on the front of a Cool Water Creek or Woolrich catalogue. Absolutely love it.
Are you taking orders? :)
Gorgeous. The colors are great and the whole thing amazes me. 100 ends to weave, though... ugh. Sorry. Good luck with that. We can pretend it's a leap year if that would help you reach your Feb. goal. :)
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