Progressing

 

I'm making progress on the front of my cardigan. I've reached the shaping of the sides. When I knitted the back, I kept a record of where I'd decreased, so that I could match the fronts to the backs without having to work out again where to decrease:

I didn't get any knitting done today because I needed to prepare for tomorrow's craft group meeting. We're going to be making cards and bookmarks made by folding paper:

As well as making the samples, I cut and folded cards, cut strips, made templates, packed everything up.... Oh yes, and baked biscuits (cookies) for tomorrow's tea. 

Starting The Front

 

I've made a start on the front of the Kaffe Fassett cardigan. I'm knitting the two halves of the front at the same time. I'm a bit worried that I might run out of specific colours. If I have to make substitutions, I don't want to end up with one half looking different to the other. The pattern just says 'follow the chart', but I decided to make the colour patterns on each side mirror images of each other. Just to complicate things a bit further! 

The Back

 

I've finished knitting the back of my Kaffe Fassett cardigan. I have snipped all the threads, but not blocked it, so the edges are curling. I'll block it when I've knitted all the pieces.

 I knitted the last few rows just in black. I dithered about that for a while, but what the heck - it's my project, for me, there are no knitting police, amd it made casting off for the shoulders much simpler. 

Sewing Morning

 

 

My sewing mentee came this morning, with plans for a pencil case. He wanted it to be lined and have a division in the middle. He wanted an inside pocket too, but we ran out of time for that. We did cut the bottom corners off so that it stands well.  School starts again next week and he'll be all set. 

Spinning Lessons

 

Two ladies came yesterday morning for a spinning lesson. Both of them did really well.  Swathi is going to be travelling soon, so she thought it would be more sensible to learn to spin on a spindle rather than a spinning wheel. Ute brought carders with her and learnt to card too, as she has fleeces she wants to spin. We had an enjoyable morning!

The Kaffe Fassett cardigan is progressing. I'm above armhole level now, so rows are slightly shorter. 

Progress

 

I've made good progress on the Kaffe Fassett cardigan. I won't be able to keep up this pace, but so far, so good. The two rows where I join in new yarns take some time, but the rest is easy enough. I've trimmed some of the threads, to see how it would go:

It's more time consuming than I expected because it has to be done carefully, but it's certainly quicker than threading the ends in with a needle. 

I've Made A Start

 

Right, I've committed to using the Kaffe Fassett kit and made a start. It feels a bit like that game where you rub your tummy and pat your head at the same time, but it is doable. I'm carrying the background thread of each square across the diamond and using a weaver knot to join in each thread. The rat's nest method works well:

Just pull out the thread you want to work with and don't worry what the rest looks like. I have woven in all the ends, but I know it's best not to cut them off too soon, or they tend to poke through to the front. 

I took the little sample I showed in the previous post to a knit'n'natter session on Friday. One of the people there suggested that I make a short sleeved cardigan. I think that's a really good idea. The yarn is a fine cotton, so the garment is never going to be warm. Making a cardigan that could be worn as a top makes more sense than the long sleeved coat of the pattern.