05-11-2019

The sweater is coming along and is now, after having finished other pieces with earlier deadlines, my sole focus. I intend to finish it within a month or so.

05-14-2019

Tonight I FINALLY finished the body! Yay!! Now on to the really interesting shoulder join! I haven’t ever done a shoulder panel join before. I’m excited to learn this new technique!

06-11-2019

I am just 30 rows away from being done with the textured portion of the sleeves. I am doing two at a time, but each on their own individual magic loop needle. I can’t wait to just get to the stockinette portion of the sleeves, hopefully blaze through that, and then finish the neckline and mail it off!

06-12-2019

OMG I’m finally done with all the texture sts! Now I have about 65 rows of stockinette and 24 rows of ribbing for each sleeve and then the collar! I’m getting there!

06-24-2019

Good god I have finally started the cuff ribbing on the sleeves! I had to knit more rows than written because my row gauge was a little bit off. I lengthened the body in the stockinette section and I have compensated with the sleeves accordingly. Could I finish the sleeves tonight?! I’d love to go to bed with the collar sts picked up!!

06-29-2019

I can’t believe it! I just bound off the final stitch!! I have been working on this piece for a year and a half and it’s DONE! I do have to block it and weave in the ends, but I will be mailing it off on Monday just can’t wait. I learned so much on this piece and I can’t wait to hear of it’s journey and ultimate destiny in Blythe. I hope it makes its way to the voyage to Antartica!

And I have a little bit of yarn leftover to make a little something for me to remember the piece by. Probably fingerless gloves. I don’t think I have enough to make an adult hat. It’s phenomenal yarn. It will wear like iron and will last a very long time with proper care. Wow. This feels like the end of a big chapter. Huzzah!!