February 09, 2006
I have no idea why I thought that I would have more free time when Em went back to school, becuase now the chauffeuring is taking up my time.
However, there is a light at the end of the Finished Object Tunnel.
This Cottonease jacket was started back in September, then got tossed aside for a bit, but now it is approaching the finish line, with only half a neckband, seaming, and a zipper to go.
Oh, and the dreaded crochet edge. Not much really. Especially considering that I was much further along yesterday.
The pattern says to pick up 80 stitches around the neck for the collar. The most I could neatly and evenly pick up was 68. So I decided that they were wrong, and I only needed 68, so I worked the 10cm for the collar. Then, ready to cast off, I looked at it and realised that 68 stitches made a very narrow collar.
After cursing a bit, I ripped back to the row of picked up stitches. I had 68 stitches on the needle, and I still didn't feel that I could pick up 80 stitches, so I just worked another plain row, evenly increasing to 80 stitches, then started the ribbing. I'm much happier wth it now.
So hopefully in the next few days there will be a finished object to show, stay tuned.
Comments
It looks great! Sometimes I wonder, too, how the people that write the patterns figure on picking up as many stitches as they write ... or even if they've ever tried to do it.
Posted by: Samantha at February 10, 2006 02:15 AMThe collar is looking good! Have you tried short rowing your collars? I like mine to come all the way around. I find that it's easy to do a ribbed collar and it bunches up into itself and you get this little shrinky dink collar.
Posted by: Evelyn at February 10, 2006 03:48 AMIt looks great, nice colour.
Posted by: Annie at February 10, 2006 07:56 AM
Looks good!
Posted by: wool winder at February 9, 2006 11:44 PM