Uncharted Territory
In the spirit of rest and relaxation, I rested and relaxed while knitting up some swatches for the new yarns that I bought: Luxury Tweed and Savanna. I hit gauge right on with the Luxury Tweed and 4 mm Addi’s so it was off to the races. (I knit the Savanna swatch with a pair of Denise 10 1/2 US needles because the AlphaCraft store is ordering me some 7 mm Addi’s… I didn’t get gauge with the Denise set but will try again when I get the Addi’s.)
Not wanting to delay any further, I cast on for the 34″ size for Highgate. I chose to add one more row to the lower ribbing (on 3.25 mm Addi’s) so that the smooth side of the cast-on edge would show, rather than the bumpy side. Also, I noticed that the collar is going to be knit as one big long rectangle then seamed together (cast on and cast off edges)…so I’m planning on using a provisional cast on and then grafting the top and bottom edges together so that the collar will be seamless!
The Jaeger JM08 pattern book doesn’t have any charts for the cablework. The charts are provided only for the fairisle patterns. So, reading 24 rows of “C6B P4 K3 blah blah” was making me go blind. In fact, it was so easy to get lost in the written directions that by row 10 I realized that I had missed making three cables!
This morning, I decided to chart the cables and le voila things are working now!
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What a lovely sweater! I am in love with this yarn … great pick! I want wait to see more progress. Happy Post-Holidays!
I love that pink color! Thanks for the Japanese link, too - hadn’t seen that one before.
Ooh Felicia, the yarn looks fabulous! Warm and fuzy. I can’t wait to get mine now.
Looking forward to seeing more progress shots.
I agree with everyone else~ the yarn looks great! I love the color and the pattern. Also, great tip for the graph paper. I like to chart everything out as well.
Color is divine. It is going to look gorgous on you.
I can’t wait to see your progress shots and the finished ones.
Stock up on those Addis before prices go up.
I can’t wait to see the project all finished. The yarn looks gorgeous.
Beautiful colour and texture of the yarn!
I prefer charts to written directions. Makes it easier for me to see the “whole” picture.
The color of that yarn is beautiful. This is going to be a great sweater!
Very beautiful!
That pink is perfect. I used the same yarn in “fern” for a scarf but it came out scratchy and I’ve noticed the solid colors seem softer. Watching your progress with delight!
Your sweater looks beautiful so far. Lovely color! Thanks for that link.
Have a wonderful New Year!
beautiful yarn. thanks for the link.
“C6B P4 K3 blah blah” - LOL, ‘kay, that’s going to be my new way to talk about written-out texture directions. Debbie Bliss makes whole books full of “C6B blah blah”, you would think someone with her experience would provide charts, but Nooooooooo.
Beautiful yarn, the Luxury Tweed, beautiful colour.
I have been knitting for only 3 months. Have knitted a poncho, scarf, hat, etc. Do you like your Denise’s. I thought once you got those you didn’t need to buy anymore circulars, or is that just a myth. I used a pair of addis the other day to just practive knitting on circulars, and they were so smooth. Are the Denise’s of this quality?
Thanks so much.
Laura
That pink is making me craze yummy spun cotton candy.
Wow your blog and projects are wonderful!!! Can you tell me something about highgate? Also im very impressed with your beautiful ribbing.I am working on 2X2Ribbed scarf.Ive tryed to follow the advise from cast on mag.about neater ribbing.But to me it still looks rough. Thanks Mary Ellen