Voila!

I did it!  The sweater is finished!  The boucle yarn got downright tedious ... especially when I realized I made an error about 24 rows back and had to rip it out.  Boucle does not take to unravelling -- at all!  What a bother.  But it's done and on it way to T.O.  Yay!

I put a shirt under it to show that it's a cropped sweater jacket with 3/4 sleeves.  I'm happy with the way it turned out.

Now I'm filling in the gap between projects trying out some pattern stitches.  And, as always, that's done in the form of a dishcloth.  So here's a new discloth pattern.  This stitch gives a very nice texture for a dishcloth.

Bamboo Stitch Discloth

Materials: 

1 skein worsted weight cotton yarn  (I used Bernat Cot'n Corn)

Size 8 Knitting Needles

Note:  this is actually a variation of the classic Bamboo Stitch

Cast on 42 stitches.

Knit 4 rows.

Row 1:  K3, *YO, K2, pass YO over K2, repeat from* to last 3 stitches, K3

Row 2:  Knit across

Repeat these 2 rows 24 atimes, or to desired length.

End by knitting 4 rows.
Bind off.

Obey Speed Signs

click clack click clack click clack ....


That's the sound of my knitting needles working on that sweater I need to finish.  I am not breaking any speed records on  this one!


Speaking of "speed knitting" -- here's some incentive to get us practising for the stitch-n-pitch opening pitch knit-off.

post-holiday hangover

With the rush of getting Christmas projects completed and wrapped and delivered, it's time to turn back to that sweater I meant to complete for Christmas.  I will finish it in the next 3 weeks.  I must finish it in the next 3 weeks if I want it on time for a birthday!    I'm knitting it with a boucle yarn. 

The yarn gives the project a nice nubbly tweedy effect which suits the trendy vintage style of the sweater.  But does anyone else get frustrated by knitting with boucle yarn?  It just doesn't slide easily along the needle and it's so easy to catch little stray fibers. 


I'm working on the front plackets right now.  Then all I have to do is attach them and knit the collar.  The end is in sight!  Oh yeah ... still have to find just the right buttons ...