I re-knit all the pieces for swatches 1, 2 and 3 that didn't survive the rusted pin debacle. I also knit the pieces for swatch 4.
I kept plugging away at swatches for the Aran knitalong. I finally decided that the Lustra yarn just wasn't a good choice for this. I picked up some Malabrigo Rios in a deep purple color, and I think it will work a lot better.
On Sunday, I took a class on Continental Knitting. I'm thinking I like it a lot. I seem to have a lot less shoulder pain knitting this way. I decided to go whole-hog and commit to knitting the whole Aran sweater knitting Continental. I finished the filler-stitch swatch and it was a little dicey at first, but I've fallen into a good rhythm and it looks like I got gauge on the first try. I'm going to start a cable swatch tomorrow and see how that works out. If it looks nice, I'll go ahead and buy all the yarn on Saturday. I may hold back a few skeins of the Lustra and make this sweater designed by Suzanne Bryan.
I kept plugging away at swatches for the Aran knitalong. I finally decided that the Lustra yarn just wasn't a good choice for this. I picked up some Malabrigo Rios in a deep purple color, and I think it will work a lot better.
On Sunday, I took a class on Continental Knitting. I'm thinking I like it a lot. I seem to have a lot less shoulder pain knitting this way. I decided to go whole-hog and commit to knitting the whole Aran sweater knitting Continental. I finished the filler-stitch swatch and it was a little dicey at first, but I've fallen into a good rhythm and it looks like I got gauge on the first try. I'm going to start a cable swatch tomorrow and see how that works out. If it looks nice, I'll go ahead and buy all the yarn on Saturday. I may hold back a few skeins of the Lustra and make this sweater designed by Suzanne Bryan.
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