So, the birth of this little quiz? A mistake I made. I was working on a "knit for hire" that I had originally written with a rib at the bottom. It was suggested to me that the rib needed to go. Not wanting to knit the whole piece again, I brainstormed ideas to pick out the bottom and re-finish it working down. You can read the whole dilemma here in the original post. After the grafting I counted my rows and had 28! Where did those two extra rows come from?! Just an example of not seeing the actual end product and forging ahead, I didn't see how the rows of live stitches from each piece would create rows as well! So the answer to the quiz: Cast on and without knitting anymore rows start Kitchenering away! One thing for sure, my grafting skills are improving between this and Rogue. I have pictures and details here. I apologize for the quality of some of the photos. Pete had taken the digital camera away for the weekend (and didn't take one shot with it, hrmph!) and I tried out one of those Kodak disposables that returns your photos with a disc. So some of the pics are kind of blurry, but I think you can get the idea.
This is a finished sweater, but because it is not yet published, I cannot show a full shot of it. I will say it is a cardigan, knit at 3 stitches to the inch on size 11 needles. I'll keep to myself my feelings about knitting that! Here is a close-up, proof that I actually do finish things, occasionally.
Before you surf away, look who's blocking! Yep! Rogue will be worn by the end of the weekend. Hooray! The finishing party just goes on and on at the Blues!
Congrats on Rogue! And the K4$. It was beyond me to figure it out as kitchner just creates one row, right? The cardi looks beautiful in all the pictures (ans so do the sleeves of Rogue).
Posted by: margene | April 09, 2004 at 12:21 PM
Congrats on Rogue! And the K4$. It was beyond me to figure it out as kitchner just creates one row, right? The cardi looks beautiful in all the pictures (ans so do the sleeves of Rogue).
Posted by: margene | April 09, 2004 at 12:24 PM
I like the Knitting for hire. It looks very nice. And I can't wait to see Rogue~the sleeves look beautiful!
Posted by: annie | April 09, 2004 at 01:59 PM
Rogue looks great. I'm so impressed with your blocking set up - all those pins and the board. I'm embarrassed to say what I use! I think I'm goin' to go out and get me some of those pins! The contest was FUN - even if I am a loser, I learned something, I think.
Posted by: Mary Beth | April 09, 2004 at 05:50 PM
Go Rogue! Your sleeves are lovely! Did you short row the last 4 rows of your sleeve caps (where you cast off 5 sts ea row?) They are so smooth!
Posted by: Leigh | April 09, 2004 at 07:15 PM
I am *very* excited to see your finished Rogue. Such a pretty color....
Posted by: claudia | April 09, 2004 at 08:49 PM
Hey, thanks, Teresa! I'm on my way to bed, but I'll e-mail you tomorrow. The colours in your cardigan are lovely!
Posted by: alison | April 10, 2004 at 10:49 AM
The Rogue is LOVELY...and from the teaser shot, so is the cardie...wow!
Thanks for the horse show comments, I was saddened by the similarity to Little League...crazy parents, kiddos just wanna PLAY! I was more comfortable in the barn with the animals than in the "stands"!
Posted by: greta | April 10, 2004 at 04:46 PM
Hi Teresa! Your Rogue sleeves look great -- how long have you been using the blocking wires? Do you find they make a big difference in blocking? I have to admit that I basically just wash dry and press to "block"
I was at a knit show yesterday (by the way, Rogue was a big hit there!) and the booth behind mine had the blocking wires, I was tempted, but then it got busy and before you know it we were packig up and I completely forgot!
Can't wait to see the finished Rogue!
Anne
Posted by: Anne | April 11, 2004 at 02:53 PM