Brian’s sweater update
I’m having a love/hate relationship with this sweater (The Fog Sweater by Tiennie). I love the yarn, I love the pattern, I love the way the fabric feels. What I hate is k1,p1 rib. Endless swaths of k1,p1 rib. It’s going to make a beautiful sweater, but I’m having a really hard time with it. I’ve taken a break from knitting for a few weeks, since my fingers and hands were unhappy with the ribbing. I really need to start up again; I’ve told Brian his sweater would be ready before Christmas. Unfortunately, this is all I’ve knitted so far:
I’m about 1/3 of the way up to where I need to be before I start shaping for the armholes. If I’m going to get this done before winter, I really need to start working on it. I really shouldn’t be complaining… I was looking for an “easy sweater” for my first sweater, and this is definitely it. Drop shoulders, basic shaping, nothing but ribbing. My only worry is if I got my gauge correct, as I’m using a different yarn than Tiennie did for this sweater. My swatch looked ok, so my fingers are crossed.
Oh. Word of advice: Don’t use black yarn on anything that requires you to actually see your stitches. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve had to fix my errors because I was watching TV and knitting… it’s really easy to lose your place with black yarn and k1,p1 ribbing.
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