Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Work in Progress Wednesday 138

Happy Wednesday! I hope your week is living up to expectations. I will say, this week is a hard one for us, as my husband is back at work. We're having to get back into a routine after being able to sleep in, go to bed late and leisurely get ready to start our day. This week is busy too, as I'm dyeing yarn for a LYS as well as others for the shop.





I have had time to knit though, as you can see from the picture. This is the sweater that you saw barely started last week! I have about 5 more rows before finishing the waist shaping if you can believe that! I don't know why it's going so fast, but my guess is because I'm so used to working in fingering weight yarn (this is worsted) that the progress is flying which makes me want to work on it more! As mentioned last week, this is Candy Skein Yummy Worsted in Watermelon and pattern Ladies Classic Raglan Pullover by Jane Richmond. I love the way she writes patterns, as you fill in all of the info based on your size from charts. That way you don't have to remember which size in the bracket you're doing or highlight. So smart!

My only issue so far (if you can see it in the picture) is the way the sweater joins after knitting back and forth to get the back of the neck. This is my first pullover and I was very sloppy (not sure how I could have done it better, as I'm new to it) carrying the yarn. I'm rotating balls of yarn, since it's hand dyed. I hope it looks better after blocking, and if not, I think that's a GREAT place for a cute patch/felted needle pin, etc! ;)  If you have any tips/tricks to make this look better, let me know in comments! After I split for the arms, I am now carrying the yarn under the arm, down the side which is working MUCH better, as you can imagine.


I wanted to share with you April '13's monthly colorway, Mint Mojito! This yarn is available in Yummy fingering (as usual) now through April 30th! If interested, you can purchase it here!


That's it for me today! I hope you have a great rest of your week and I'll see you all on Friday!


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12 comments:

  1. Gorgeous new colourway. No tips about joining other than to say that if there's a neckband it'll firm things up for you.

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  2. The minty yarn looks lovely!

    Unfortunately I can't give any advice on the jumper, although it must feel good being able to work it up very quick :)

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  3. that mint mojito is wonderful.i too have no tips on your jumper, boy that can be frustrating when everything else on the project is working up beautifully.

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  4. Seeing lots of orangey colors on the net--love the color of your sweater!

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  5. I love the simplicity of your pullover!! If I wore them more... :)
    And I adore the new mint mojito colorway, so fresh!

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  6. The sweater is looking good, I love that color!

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  7. The sweater looks lovely and I'm sure that blocking will help a great deal!

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  8. Wow, so patient to knit w/fingering for a sweater. But the sts will have a fine look in that weight. The color is terrific.

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  9. Great progress on the sweater, and that yarn is lovely.

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  10. I would love some of that yarn...my boyfriend is getting a subtle hint this morning...

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