first model shot for the swingy red caridigan

[geeksdoitbetter]

here's the excellently written pattern - http://www.knotions.com/issues/winter_2008/patterns/swing_swing/directions.aspx

i'm working on two 40 in circulars (knit picks zephyrs, size 8), with a needle tip on one end and a cute round end cap on the other - so it's like using  two independent 40 in long needles ~grin~

makes it much easier to smooth the fabric out for admiring and trying on, now that it's not all bunched up

*yarn is Valley Yarns Colrain by Webs (www.yarn.com) - i got my 18 skein lot from a very generous raveler

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[geeksdoitbetter]

i made a beautiful crochet cardigan last year, that was 95% perfect (http://www.ravelry.com/projects/geeksdoitbetter/amimono-kimono)

disappointingly, the 5% mistake was in the neck increase placement so the whole thing just falls off my shoulders (i made a clear miscalculation, the pattern was perfect). and that error occurred in the middle of the work so i didn't know until it was finished - and i haven't yet had the heart to rip it back

i purposely chose top down for this knitted project, so i could more accurately determine the sizing from the beginning

also, so i would know sooner if things were going very very wrong

[cc_weasel]

That pattern is beautiful, but also seems very difficult to rip back that far. Now I'm tempted to start two new projects! :)

I did the Drops hoodie -- http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/109-1-jumper-with-hood-in-eskimo -- and it went fairly quickly.

The only trouble I had was at the neck split. Then when I tried it on I realized the body fit great, but the shoulders were too big and my sleeves were far to tight. I'm fairly certain I miscounted at some point, I just can't tell where. I still like it well enough to wear it a few times a year. I'd probably enjoy it more if I hadn't had such high hopes.

[geeksdoitbetter]

argh! it sucks when something small goes wrong in a garment, right? coz, so many small things turn out to be super critically important