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Backing up a couple days...some scenes from the trail.
Our girl, Amelia. She's everywhere :-).
The finished sleeves. Six days of hard knitting. Well, not hard, but long hours. Even with a simple pattern, these sleeves just take a long time. They fit perfectly. I like the pattern going up over the shoulders. I love the color, perfect for a hard working farm sweater. The problem?
The yarn was just not spun the way it needed to be. I started the body and just hated it. Way too thick. The sleeves were borderline too heavy, but within acceptable range (for me). I tried two different skeins to start the body and after hours and hours of stewing on it...
20 volunteered to do the deed. He's always a good sport.
He's got my sled back upright and ready to hit the trail again. The race is not over!
Speaking of heavy sweaters! Blossom aka Baba
15 comments:
Awww, man!!! Those unexpected detours are hard! Maybe Baaxter wants to be a jacket?
Gasp! That took guts. There are no wussies on this trail. Gather your courage and press on!
20 never seems to age...
Will the kink from being knit once affect the next knitting? I am a novice knitter and have a lot of questions? I knit like I sew...rustically!
That's a great question! If I wasn't so far behind in the race I'd be taking more pictures. I've thought about it, but haven't gotten any further. I think I can still finish before the Red Lantern, but it's going to be a challenge.
So, the yarn is all kinked up like raman noodles. I wind it all back into a skein and then turn on my tea pot. Once it starts boiling/steaming heavy, I hold the skeins over/into the steam and the yarn goes right back to normal. Very fun to watch the natural crimp/curl in each fiber come back to life :-).
So did you respin the yarn? How did you fix it?
cant't wait to see what the backup plan is.
Looking forward to seeing more progress! Baba has the ultimate sweater....
Man, that's a lot of curly yarn, and that's some fleece, Baba!
Thank you!
Yikes!!! That took courage! Very interesting how you took the kinks out though. I've learned a valuable solution for the next time I find myself in that predicament. Thank you!
20 is such a big help. Your sleeves look great! :)
Way to go! Just remember- there is a Future, in which you are admiring the X, knit by you from Baaxter's wool. Enjoy the search for X!
BaBa ~ that is one gorgeous fleece! How is it to spin?
If it's not right, it's not right - Glad 20 could help you out. Now, mush on!
Baba indeed has the makings of a beautiful sweater! I do love the deep chocolate color of your Baaxter Iknitarod sweater. Are the sleeves Jackaroo? I did the whole sweater in Foula and ended up ripping it all out.... probably need bigger needles. Sigh.....
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