Event #2 Complete
Ok, clearly I either underestimate my knitting speed or overestimate the difficulty level of patterns, because I figured I would take most of the rest of the Olympics to get Kris's sweater ripped back and re-knit. I was wrong. I did it in less than 24 hours. It started out like this: Not bad, but the neck is a little wonky and wide, and it just looks, well, odd. So, he asked me to fix it. I was totally ok with that, since it was the first thing I had designed, and I really wanted it to be nice-looking and, you know, wearable. We talked about it, and we decided on making it a turtleneck. I figured I would rip back to before I started the short rows that I did across the back of the neck, and start again. I ended up holding about 18 stitches in the center front, and working short rows around the back from there, continuing the raglan decreases at the same time. Once I got it to a place I liked, I had him put it on to check the neckline, and then I started the ribbing for the turtleneck. After knitting during yesterday's Olympics, I had him check the length of the neck, and he decreed it satisfactory. So, as of about 8:30 last night, my second event was completed. And here he is, in his new, improved sweater. And I swear, he is the only human being I know who decides that it is a good idea to shave his head when the weather turns COLD. He's silly like that. By the way, thank you all for your lovely compliments about my sweater - I am really thrilled with how it came out, and I really enjoyed working on it. I have some yarn left over, so I think I might make a scarf to go with it. So, now my decision is this: do I start a third project, or do I just accept that I completed my Olympic challenge and be happy about it? Labels: Knitting Olympics 2006 |
5 Comments:
Start a third project. Geesh woman, what are you a speed knitter? Maybe you should challenge Lily Chin. Hahahahhaha.
Necia
Oh the new neckline makes all the difference! Very nice design.
Love the new neckline! Makes the sweater look even better!
Yeah, go ahead and knit your poor cold hubby a hat! haha!
I bow to your speediknitiness! :)
Nice work! I say add the scarf as olympic project #3.
Wow, your right, ripping it was the way to go! looks great!
Yes, your done! :)
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