Month: August 2018

Wooley and Lambchop Sweater Continued
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Wooley and Lambchop Sweater Continued

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You may remember my  two previous articles about designing a sweater for my brother Bob using wool from his two Babydoll Sheep, “Wooley” and “Lambchop”.

Part one of the series is found here. Part deux can be found here.

Other knitting projects skipped ahead of this one: baby blankets, a full sized blanket, felted oven mitts as gifts, and class projects.

I am happy to get back to this item. I finished the body of the sweater and joined the shoulders using a three needle bind off.

I started the first sleeve, worked for about 6″ and decided the increases were too fast. I frogged (rip it, rip it) back to the second cable row and slowed the increase rate.

I usually don’t “Hand wash, lay flat to dry” until after the garment is put together, but I just HAD to see how the cables would open up. I like it!

Stay tuned. I started it October 2017. It will be finished by the end of THIS October!

Bob and Martha

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Casting On With Knitting in Progress
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Casting On With Knitting in Progress

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How to cast on with knitting in progress.

Occasionally, a pattern will have you cast on in the middle of your project, not just the beginning. Examples of this include casting on stitches to create a sleeve, or over the top of any bound off stitches such as a buttonhole.

The perfect project for casting on in the middle of a row is  “Seven Circle Necklace” by Kristine Johnstone on Ravelry. Here is an example I made with fingering weight yarn. This is a great small project for Summer knitting!

You may choose to use any of these cast ons  at the beginning of a project so you don’t run out of the long “tail”, but be aware that the cable method produces a firm cast on.

There are a few ways to cast on in the middle of a knit proect; I will show you three: Cable Cast On, Knit Cast On, and Purled Cast On. 



Have FUN!

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