Here's my accountability post to show that I haven't abandoned this sweater for the summer yet. I decided to pause the body and start the sleeves next. They've been going relatively well so far, and I've already shuffled them around so I can work them two at a time. It is an awful lot of... Continue Reading →

I finally finished off the rest of this ball of yarn. It looks like I'm around halfway through the body of the sweater, depending on how long I want the ribbing to be at the bottom. I tried it on and it fits great! The neck is a bit wider than I want, but the... Continue Reading →

I made it about halfway through my ball of yarn before I had to stop and cut it due to a weird frayed section. I thought about pausing to do the sleeves right away, but decided to keep going until I finish the whole ball. This is fairly relaxing stockinette knitting now, but the grippy... Continue Reading →

I made it a couple inches after splitting for the sleeves. It's much easier going now that the colorwork is done, but it's also more boring so I haven't been reaching for this project quite as often. Once I finish this ball of yarn I will probably switch to doing the sleeves just to change... Continue Reading →

I finished the colorwork over the weekend, and have just split for the sleeves. The yoke depth is much longer than the pattern calls for, even though there's only one row of plain knitting after the chart ended. My plan is to knit a few more rounds and then try it on to see how... Continue Reading →

I finished with the Murky colorway and have moved on to some Straw for the trees and the deer. Even after all of this work I still feel like I am struggling a bit with the tension in my colorwork. The stickiness of this yarn makes the stitches look great but it makes holding two... Continue Reading →

It's time for an obligatory yoke photo. It's exciting because it's my first yoked colorwork sweater! I'm a little over halfway through the chart, and have finished increasing already. I put everything on a gigantic cable so I could try it on. The size of the collar opening has been concerning me, but the fit... Continue Reading →

Those of you with keen eyes may note that it looks like there's almost no progress since the last time I showed this project several weeks ago. You'd be right. That doesn't mean that I haven't been working on it, sadly. I had spent a lot of time with this sweater and had a few... Continue Reading →