Tinking, again...

[zcat_abroad]

Yup, after having unravelled and re-knitted one sleeve 3.5 times, I finally realised that part of the problem was that the whole jumper (sweater) was wrong. So I am tinking - unknitting - pulling the whole thigh-length, ultra-bulky sweater apart.

Bother, bother, bother.

I have a number of books out of the library on knitting from the top down, and would love to put some of the ideas into action, but the largest circular needles I have (from my BUY ALL THE SIZES purchase) are 10mm, and this wool ( a lovely red alpaca/wool single) takes 12mm. Yes, I could buy another pair of needles, but the size I want is pretty expensive (the cheapest I've found is 22.50), and I have already spent FAR too much money on 'craft' when money is quite tight. /grumble.

In other news, I think I've spun up all of my white alpaca/blue merino. At some point I'm going to start knitting that jumper, but I wanted to get this red one out of the way first. Winter is approaching fast!

Comments

[james]

Could you use two circs instead of one long one? (That said, I feel your pain - I have bought so many needles because I needed them for ONE project. Sometimes I force myself to pick a new project based on what needle I need to use. ;-) )

[zcat_abroad]

Did you mean together, or in a line? I was assuming the latter at first, but then tried holding two together (6mm + 7mm) to make something close to 12mm. It seems to work, so we'll give it a go! Thanks for the suggestion.

Also, LOVE the icon!!

[james]

Knitting with two circs is a technique used to knit small things (like socks and mittens) but I thought maybe it would work for this. (I don't use it very often myself). It sounds like you tried it and made it work! Or tried something like it.

Anyhow, the point is that whatever works, works!

[untonuggan]

Oh dear, I hate it when something like that happens! Much sympathy!

[zcat_abroad]

I think I've come up with a solution - two needles held together. We'll see...

[strixluna]

Ugh! I hate it when I do things like that (and I do them all the time). Best of luck on the jumpers.