Proof, Before I Unravel

Today, I’m joining Ginny for Yarn Along.

Some of you might remember that Fair Isle yoke I was adding into the Hourglass Sweater. Well, it turns out that I can knit Fair Isle, and that the pattern is every bit as beautiful as I hoped.

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It also turned out, when I tried the sweater on, that the whole thing fit perfectly right up to the yoke, which was about 3 sizes too small. In meshing the two patterns I got my decreases wrong, and so there was nothing to do but rip it out. I put in the fair isle because I was worried that I wasn’t going to have enough yarn to finish the sweater (the first I’ve ever made for myself!), but after ripping out all those stitches, I found one last ball in my yarn basket. Hooray! And now, I’m just three rows and some sewing away from being finished.

I’m super excited. I already ordered some yarn from Beaverslide (mule spun! How could I resist?) for my next big project.

Oh yes, and for books – I’m reading (and really enjoying) Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House, plus A Journey Through Waldorf: Kindergarten as I prepare ideas for the year to come with Ella. Her plans, apparently, include covering herself with bandaids, “to look like a fierce cat.” Awesome.

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This entry was written on July 27th, 2011 by adrie and filed under homeschooling, Knitting.
Tags: fair isle, home keeping, homeschooling, hourglass, Knitting, sweater

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11 Responses to “Proof, Before I Unravel”

1
Mika
written on July 27th, 2011

I’m so glad you are feeling better and are blogging again – I really missed that! The sweater is lovely and so is the “wild cat”!

Love to All!
2
Sachi
written on July 27th, 2011

Oh the sweater is so pretty (despite the small size). How are you liking Home Comforts? I tried to read it rather than use it as a reference and I found it really hard to get through.
3
Melanie~ Our Ash Grove
written on July 27th, 2011

That fair isle really is beautiful!
I love the “Journey Through Waldorf Homeschooling” books- we have kindergarten through grade 3, and they have been a wonderful resource.
4
Jo
written on July 27th, 2011

Oh my gosh, she is a wild cat! She’s straight out of Cats on Broadway, all covered in Band-Aid spots!
5
Julie
written on July 29th, 2011

Oh my, she certainly does look wild! Your sweater is coming along beautifully!
6
Kugel and Spice
written on July 31st, 2011

Love the sweater and your little wild child!
7
adrie
written on August 2nd, 2011

Thanks Mom!
8
adrie
written on August 2nd, 2011

Sachi,
Thank you. I liked reading the intro and now I’m on the scheduling part, which is also pretty good. I do think you’re right that it’s most useful as a reference – it’s huge!
Adrie
9
adrie
written on August 2nd, 2011

Melanie,
Thank you! And yes, I love Melisa’s work.
Blessings,
Adrie
10
adrie
written on August 2nd, 2011

Julie,
Haha, thank you!
11
adrie
written on August 2nd, 2011

Haha, thank you Lisa!!