Knitting monogamy works. Who’da thunk it?
Since my last post, I’ve been working furiously and monogamously (apart from a coffee date!) on Em’s cabled hoodie.
And I’ve managed to complete the entire raglan shapings! I’m up to the hood now – 26cm of solid straight stocking stitch lies ahead of me, and I’ve suddenly lost interest in it.
I’m not 100% happy with the raglan decreases, I wish I’d gone with something a little less obvious, but it’s not bothering me enough to rip it out and start over.
I’m pretty sure at this point that I’m going to be able to finish the whole thing without one single seam. I’m going to kitchener graft the underarm seams. The pattern called for me to cast off at the neck and pick up stitches for the hood. I’m not going to do that, I’m going to use the live stitches. But to counteract any stretchiness at the neckline, I’m going to do a crochet chain seam to stabilise it.
The pattern also says to work straight for the hood, then cast off stitches at each side, then work a long strip down the middle, seaming it up at the end. I think I’m going to incorporate some short row shaping and avoid a seam again.
It works in theory!
Twinkie likes to remind us that she’d like some attention when we’re watching TV at night.
So she takes up prime position.
again another amazing knit. Too funny about Twinkie. My Pug Manda used to do the same thing to get attention to go out.
it really does work and yet I’m surprised by it too when it does. Looks so warm and lovely!
gorgeous hoodie for Emily, there’s so much work in those cables!
and Twinkie just cracks me up every time 😉
Oh how cute is Twinkie. Perhaps he just wants the channel changed over. The cabled hoodie is looking beautiful. I hope that Emily doesnt get her clothes too dirty with the cream, I dont think I could let Isabelle wear that color, the sleeves would end up brown.
Heh, as long as Twinkie doesn’t start jumping up and down in front of the tv you should be ok!!
Yeah, it kinda sucks that project monogamy works doesn’t it!! good luck with the hood shaping, hope it works out!
Beautiful sweater – can’t believe how fast you’ve done this! Good luck with the no-seam plan!
Twinkie is too cute – every time I see a picture of her, I want to get a rabbit.
Don’t know if you are an Elizabeth Zimmerman fan but I know at least one of her patterns has a cool hood. As I recall, the increases spring from the center back of the hood and then you Kitchener the first 1/2 of stitches to the second 1/2 to close the top. Worked well and actually fit. (Was it an Aran coat? Alas, my memory is getting feeble.)
The hoodie is great & I do agree that working on one project at a time is fast. It’s great that you are working the whole hoodie in a single piece without seaming – my kind of knitting too.
Fabulous knitting. Em is a lucky girl. I love the cabling. Looks great.