Being careful not to twist
I cast on a project yesterday. All 408 stitches. Of course it's knit in the round and of course I was about 4 rows in before I realized that I HAD twisted my join. So it's back to square one on that... which actually might be good. I'm using a dark blue yarn (Berroco's Touche') and I'm not sure the lace is going to show enough for what I want.
Let's look as some progress on the other projects:
The Shoalwater Shawl:
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Three complete repeats done! Leaving only one and a half repeats to go. All I know is that these rows are getting very very long. Since it's a garter lace pattern, it's really only interesting every 4th row. I had really debated if I had the fortitude and patience to knit this in a lace weight yarn. Let me say that I do not regret the decision at all. While it's taking me a while, the drape and weight of this shawl is fabulous. Absolutely no second guessing, that's for sure!!!
The Summer Braids Cardigan:
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This is going to be a nice practical cardigan. The Tatamy Tweed DK is a great choice with the pattern. I love the little pink flecks... they really help the yarn to pop, yet it's not distracting from the cable pattern.
Okay, off to either cast on 408 stitches (again) or layout and pin a quilt (meaning furniture movement). Oh, and strip the beds and toss in some laundry (stupid housework chores. hrumph.)
3 Comments:
Ugh, that's a lot of stitches to cast on. To avoid the dreaded twist, I always do at least the first 3 rows of a circular project back and forth before joining. It's a lot easier to see what's going on when you have a few rows going. That is going to be a gorgeous skirt. Hopefully the number of stitches decreases as you work this one (is it knit bottom up?) as opposed to the shawl which keeps increasing.
Your shawl is gorgeous! I know what you mean about stockinette though -- my current shawl is like that, though I am not sure I'd have the concentration for a more complicated pattern at this point.
The green is very pretty and I can't wait to see more progress photos.
ooooh shoalwater so pretty -- are you going to use the beads at the end?
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