Arggggh, bloody jumpers!
I had almost finished a lap-necked jumper. It was looking rather nice, in a burnt orange and chocolate, until I sewed it up.
Nope, not working. Not happy. Hate sewing in sleeves (still).
Gave up and frogged.
Humph.
I hate sleeves - or rather I hate the sewing in of sleeves. I don’t mind sewing up a garment, I can do so, neatly, but it’s just the sleeves that I’m never quite happy with. I’ve been looking at yoke-based jumpers etc. as a possibility - or even picking up stitches at the shoulder and knitting the sleeve down (surely someone, somewhere has done this?)
Anyhoo, I have got a few other things finished.
A cat hat (complete with ears). I’m not a fan of intarsia and a couple of lines are a little tight. The pattern also ends up being a little short on Ned’s head, a few more lines would be better - still, I needed some practice so have also knitted one for Nin in pinks and added a few extra rows to the pattern (which worked better) - it’s still tight across the same couple of rows as Ned’s though. I’m now knitting a stripy matching scarf for Nin and when that’s finished (imminently), some mitts. Once the set’s done, I’ll take a pic and post.
Another Ned pic.
It’s an old pattern and uses 3ply, but I just went ahead and used a regular dk (Sirdar Snuggly) and knitted a variegated stripe into the originally plain pattern and it worked really well and fits him with a bit of space to grow. I’ve also knitted a pair of matching mitts (no pic atm) and will also make a scarf (I find stocking stitch scarves deathly boring, but still…)
I’ve just realised I’ve not taken any photos of the corsages I’ve made recently (will have to remedy that).
(Slings'n'things)
