I am fortunate in that I am able to work a 4 day work week most of the time. I work in the billing office for a small private college with limited parking available. A few years ago the administration decided to allow employees to work shorter weeks to free up parking spaces. It wasn't a very successful effort but I have continued to take advantage of the offer. I usually take Wednesdays off to break up the week. It gives me a chance to decompress. Sometimes I have to be flexible so this week I have today (Thursday) off.
Today I thought I would post an update on the
February Lady Sweater, i'm knitting in Caron Simply Soft acrylic worsted weight in white on size 8 needles. It is a top down pattern and I have completed all the increases and I think I'm at the point where I'm about to separate out the sleeves. The needles I am using are the Knit Picks interchangeable circular needles. I actually am using one wood needle and one nickel needle cause I have misplaced the other set! But the cable is only12 inches long, expecting it to hold 349 stitches. Duh!! Last night I changed to a 36 inch cable so it's much easier to knit. I can also able to check the fit since the stitches set better on the needle.
A few days ago I said I would share my thoughts on a book that I got for Christmas. It's titled
Super Stitches Knitting by Karen Hemingway. The book says it is a dictionary with over 300 stitches. It begins with general information and instruction and then segways into the section called the Stitch Library. The stitches are divided into groups such as textured, knit and purl, cables, eyelets, and lace. They are demonstrated in an innovative way and are easy to see with well written instructions for each pattern. This is a wonderful book for anyone who needs a little stitch assistance to do their own designing. Since my background is in afghans these stitches fit well into designing a blanket. I wish listed this book on Amazon and that is where the above link connects.
Well, that will do it for today.
Happy Knitting!!
Today I thought I would post an update on the February Lady Sweater, i'm knitting in Caron Simply Soft acrylic worsted weight in white on size 8 needles. It is a top down pattern and I have completed all the increases and I think I'm at the point where I'm about to separate out the sleeves. The needles I am using are the Knit Picks interchangeable circular needles. I actually am using one wood needle and one nickel needle cause I have misplaced the other set! But the cable is only12 inches long, expecting it to hold 349 stitches. Duh!! Last night I changed to a 36 inch cable so it's much easier to knit. I can also able to check the fit since the stitches set better on the needle.
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