I’m getting there! I have two sleeves and a lower torso. The knitting is slow due to wrist and elbow pain, but I am really enjoying this knit. The sweater is going to be enormous, and I have no regrets. Stranded Chart 1 was very clear and easy to follow. Any mistakes made were completely user-error. I am still not terribly happy with the color contrast. There are a couple of places that I feel the lighter colors don’t do the pattern justice. According to Ms. H, only I see it and I need to get over myself or she will jack the sweater from me when it is done. I have about 5 more inches to complete, plain, before I begin the center and raglan decreases. Since I have a not so charming relationship with button bands, I am going to start watching YouTube videos and reading forums on how to knit them without the weird scrunched up look on the bottom hem. I also want to up my button-hole game. I am thinking that I may buy a pretty ribbon to sew over the steeked edges. I am contemplating making it a larger ribbon that will also reinforce the buttonholes. I think Katie of Inside #23 did a quick tutorial on adding ribbon to a button band. I will have to ponder this.
So, let’s get organized- Things to research:
Button bands and buttonholes
Shawl collars
Cut in pockets
Reinforcing button bands with ribbon
Reinforcing steek panels
Loves,
M
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