Done!

Actually, it's been done for a while but I've been lazy about posting.  The colours are not quite true in this photo but it's as good as it gets.  It fits, which is important, however, it's way too hot here to model a high-necked sweater!  My daughter has been after it, so if it has her seal of approval, it's can't be too shabby.  I did make one mistake in the centre cable but for now have talked myself out of fixing it.  Can you find it?  Would you bother fixing it?  Enquiring mind wants to know.
For the record, it also hasn't been washed/soaked/blocked.  I am being kind of lazy about that too.

Still At It

I was hoping to be nearing the finish line finally. Nope, not going to happen for some time yet.
The sleeves from hell are winning. I almost had the second sleeve done last night (knit night), until I laid one over the other and noticed that I messed up the shaping. I probably have to rip out close to three inches. Geez, if plain ribbing is giving me this much grief, what can I expect when I go back to knitting the front? It's almost as if I've never knit before.

Just a bit disgruntled. How are the rest of you making out?

Did Not Happen

I did not finish my sweater. No surprise there. I will keep on working on it to finish, hopefully by the middle of April. I now have a sleeve complete and almost a half of the second sleeve.

Where did the time go???

Not Looking Good

Unless all I do for the remaining days of March is knit on my sweater, it does not look like it will get finished. That would be very disappointing. I always look forward to a new sweater in March. Unfortunately, all I have to show for this month is a back that I already showed you, six and a half inches of a front, most of one sleeve (at the sleeve cap shaping) and no second sleeve.
So totally not good. And uncharacteristic since it's a relatively simple pattern and I've never had so many issues with a Drops pattern before.

Spring sweater madness is sounding pretty good, but I haven't given up quite yet.
Knit on.

Tina's Progress

Tina's progress is real. She finished the back of her sweater tonight at knit night and started the fronts. This woman rocks! Did she already tell you that she's using hand spun???

Progress? Not So Much

This yarn barf used to be a half of a sleeve, a full ball's worth plus a bit. I switched to working on the sleeve because I needed to make up some time since the front was going so slowly (when I was actually working on, which wasn't that much to be perfectly honest). I was having issues with the sleeve increases. The pattern lack direction as to whether or not the increases should be done in pattern, only that they should be carried out on either side of the k2. The problem is that the sleeves are knit in the round and how the heck are you supposed to make that look right with the Bleeping increases not looking completely out of place? I ripped and tried it several different ways within the first few inches of the sleeve, never quite happy. Then I decided to just stay in stocking stitch for the underarm as I increased. That didn't look quite right either but I kept going anyway. Then Tina came over and I asked her opinion. We hummed and hawed and didn't really come up with a satisfactory fix.
Tonight at knit night, we looked at it again, I ripped back to where the increases started, thinking I'd work the pattern into the centre of the increases. To end this tale of woe, let me say that didn't work (again) and feeling overly frustrated I ripped the remainder of the sleeve and now I have a yarn cake, ready to start over, this time on straight needles. I should have knit the bleeping sleeves flat in the first place. :(

Yikes

I haven't touched my sweater in three days. I suspect everyone will have their sweaters done way before I do.

As of Friday, I only finished one complete center cable repeat. Like the titles says, Yikes! I better get knitting.

Slower

After completing the back in just over two days, I can say that the front will take considerably longer. While the cables are not complicated, they require me to actually pay attention to the charts every other row.

How are the rest of you making out?

Will we be seeing any photos of your crochet project, Rani??

My Yarn

This is the yarn that I'm using. Mine is from Yarn Treehouse though.

Moving Right Along

I finished the back this evening, and established the pattern for the front. Will begin the centre cable tomorrow. Can't wait to see how it will shape up.
Interesting colour transitions in the yarn, and each ball is different. Four balls down so far.

The Back

This is how much I got knit out of one ball of Yarn Treehouse 100% wool. The colour is a bit off in this picture. I'll take another this afternoon. As of last night, I'm two and a half balls into the back, amounting to 14" or 35cm.

Yay

Tina will be joining us, knitting Girl Friday from Knitty. Great choice!

What will you be knitting, Holly?

I've got about 1.5" of the back started on my sweater, after about a gazillion swatches. Photos of my yarn choice and progress tomorrow.

The Prize

2 skeins of 100% mohair, approx 100g each:

Let the Madness Begin!

Welcome to March Sweater Madness 2012!
I hope you will join me! I know we're a bit slow out of the gate on this one, but we can still make the most of it and hopefully have some sweaters to show at the end of the month.

Personally, I've only managed to choose my pattern. I'll be working on the Drops Cabled Sweater. I haven't picked out yarn (from stash, I'm hoping!) and definitely haven't knit a swatch. I have learned an important lesson last year, so I do see a swatch in my future.

So who's going to join me?

Pattern Suggestions

I chose the following patterns with consideration to visual interest and knitterly skill development. You won't find miles of stockinette in any of them. The wow factor doesn't hurt, either. I believe they're all free patterns. Here are my suggestions:

Drops Seeds and Cables

Drops Cables and Lace

Drops Cabled Sweater

Silver Belle

March Sweater Madness 2012

A little Madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King."

Emily Dickinson

With March just a few short hours away, it would be a shame to miss out on some of that wholesome Madness we've enjoyed over the past several years.

This being the last day of February (on a leap year, no less!), the planning stage of this year's March Sweater Madness will be on the quick and dirty side.

Does anyone have any pattern suggestions? I'll take a peak and post a couple choices later this morning.

Having been the recipient a time or two, it's only fitting I provide the PRIZE this year. I'll post a picture of that on March 1st. Hint: yarny goodness.