Even with customers in the store today I did find some time to knit. I finished the back and one sleeve of Kilcar. (After publishing and re-reading my post it looks like I knit the whole back and sleeve today. Both had been started and I just had to add some rows to finish. I knit fast but not that fast!!) This is the sleeve that was taken inside the store. The picture taken outside is a close up of the back. It really shows the stitch definition but the colour is way off.
I like knitting with the yarn (Debbie Bliss Donegal Chunky Tweed). I have a small problem with the pattern though. Debbie says to knit 80 rows on the back before the armhole shaping. Luckily I looked at the schematic because I was at least 3" short to what the measurement should be. I am afraid that people knitting this jacket will follow her pattern and be disappointed when done because it is too short. I would rather the pattern said to knit to ___".
I almost always have this problem because my row tension is usually tighter than what is called for.
ReplyDeleteIt looks great - I'll have Vero in the mail tomorrow. Really.
I love your colors! I'm knitting the same sweater in the gray color (02) and I love it, but I was wondering if you were having any problems with the instructions for the front? For the life of me, I can't figure out what they mean by begin in Pattern A and end in Pattern B for the left side, and nothing matches up! Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
ReplyDeletePS your dogs are adorable!
thanks for responding! i've posted the question to knittinghelp.com, too -- so far no luck, but i think i'm closer to figuring it out. will keep you posted!
ReplyDelete