Nutshell
Here’s a look at my knitting day in a nutshell.
I sewed the side seams of my Ribby and then sewed the fronts closed and basted the zipper in. I won’t actually pull out the sewing machine to permanently sew it in until I’ve got the rest of the knitting done, and have the sleeves in and the neckband knitted. But getting it pinned and basted in is the hard part, so it’s good to have that done.
The sleeves are 9.5" long at the moment and need to be 17" before shaping for the raglan sleeve cap, so we’re past the halfway point, but it’s still got a few days worth of knitting to go.
And then there’s my Autumn Rose swatch. It’s done, it’s washed, dried, and measured. I’m getting about 28.7 stitches over 4 inches/10 cm. Naturally, that’s looser than the recommended gauge . . . because when do I ever actually get gauge, right? . . . but it’s also a lot closer than usual, too, which I’m crediting to the two-color fair isle. This means I can pretty much use the stitch counts for the smallest size and the sweater will (hopefully) end up fitting as it should. I’ve been playing around with my colorized Excel cheat sheet, adjusting the location and shaping of the neckline, taking a few of the waist decreases out, that kind of thing. I haven’t decided if I’m going to tweak the colors yet. Because, well, they’re just so gorgeous as they are, and yet I do so love the tweaking thing . . . so, I haven’t yet decided.
Chappy wants to thank everyone for the anniversary wishes and all the "cute puppy" compliments. Seriously, he was one of the cutest puppies I’ve ever seen.
Hey, on a non-knitting note, if anybody has some money-making mojo they can share or send our way, it would be appreciated . . . Towards my Dad, specifically. Without getting into details, we’re approaching a crisis point and really need some generally good prayers and karma to help get things in line, so . . . if you could, it would be appreciated!
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Wow, you had a very productive knitting day! Sending my thoughts your dad’s way…
Good thoughts to your dad.
i’ll wave 20’s toward NJ (as soon as i have any, lol!)
I’m *way* behind, but the ribby and the swatch are both looking good! Glad you Dad’s surgery went well (what is it with parents and surgery lately?!). Definitely sending good thoughts your way for things to improve.
Looks like the Autumn Rose will be lovely. As will the Ribby. How’s the shoe drying out?
Ah yes, money making mojo. I’ll send what thoughts I can.
You’ve definitely been busy. Autumn Rose is definitely going to be pretty. I can’t wait for my kit to arrive! I finished the main knitting for Ribby on Saturday night. Now I just need to do that fiddly finishing bit, oh and buy a zipper
Sending some serious mojo thoughts to Dad.
I’m sending $$$$ vibes your Dad’s way. You had a really productive knitting day. It all looks lovely. Autumn Rose is blowing my mind.
What a nice balance of knitting! Here’s hoping your dad gets the money he needs. Years ago my grandmother was looking all over the road while grandfather drove, ‘Winnie, what the hell are you doing?’, ‘Lookin’ for my money’…she’d had a dream where she found a bag, a brown bag, on the side of the road, full of money (like 10K). Well, on the news not long after this, somebody DID find such a bag of money. And grandmother said ‘that’s my money!’… I think it went back to some bank.
Your swatch is lovely, I really love your colors.
Good thoughts coming your way.
Lots of great knitting you’re working on! Looking forward to watching your fair isle progress. I love her motif and colors.
Happy Birthday to Chappy!
Good thoughts being sent your dad’s way. And your Autumn Rose swatch is gorgeous. Can’t wait to see the full project.
Wow lots of progress today! :o)
…sending prosperous thoughts…
That swatch is stunning. Of course.