Wow, that was a long time without a post. In addition to not having a lot of time to blog lately, I haven't had a whole lot of time to knit either and thus no update on my beloved Bountiful Bohus Cardigan. Now, however, I feel I have made enough progress that I can share. I have just finished the last colorwork chart of the yoke of the cardigan and I am sooooo close to being done! I just have the 18 short rows to shape the neck area, a couple sets of decreases, graft the underarms together, do the crochet steek up the middle, cut the steek up the middle, and knit the button band and attach the buttons.
Wait..... CUT MY KNITTING?!?!
Just kidding, I knew I would have to do that : ) Since I made this cardigan in the round, to actually make it a cardigan I have to cut it up the middle. You do that by steeking or reinforcing the knitting by sewing (or in my case crocheting since I don't have a sewing machine) up and down the area, so when you cut, the knitted piece doesn't fall apart. Just the concept is frightening to a knitter. But heck, I know it will work. Tons of people have done it, I'm not too worried.
So, that's my update for now. I'm hoping to finish up all the knitting of the cardigan this weekend and graft the underarms and steek it on Tuesday night at knitting group. I love my group, they are so good to me and are amazing enablers. More on my enablement later :D
2 comments:
That would scare me! I have a pattern I've been wanting to do but it involves steeking so I just keep putting it off until I'm a bit more advanced!
The color part is so pretty! You'll have to be in a very Zen state when you cut it!
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