casting on 132 stitches using German twisted cast on. (the extra stitch is, of course, for the invisible join in-the-round) the German cast on will use twice as much cast on yarn as the longtail method, but I prefer the look, definitely. I noticed some others had done the same when I read through gaptastic project notes. now, to just not lose count. :)
11/22/13 one ball of mecha knit and I’m about 4.5” in. it feels and looks so lovely! must complete all Christmas knitting before knitting one for me, but I have decided I want one for my very own, in the mecha. this is the first time I’ve not become frustrated with seed stitch, probably because of the wonderful US13s. I’ve only had 1 error, 5 rows in where I slipped into k1p1 and made a k1p1k1 rib. thankful I caught it 7 rows up. I just knit back around to each column, dropped the stitch as I came to it, then purled it back as they should have been. much easier than using a crochet hook, in these circumstances. to see LiatGat’s video for better explanation and how this works picking up stitches 10 rows down, click here
11/23/14 7.25”/18.5cm prior to starting the project today. so excited to have a really nice, handmade Christmas gift nearly done so soon. (years ago this would have been considered l-a-t-e)
12/05/13 all done except for weaving in the ends (opted for just 2 skeins to reduce width when not doubled around neck. has a bit of a “baby carrier” look to me) then lightly spraying it {and pinning} to give it a nice little finish. I used the lace bind off and the cowl doubles over my head easily. yay! I chose this bind off not just because it stretches well, but because it has a lovely chain edge that closely matches the German twisted cast on* (longtail, too, FYI). lace bind off uses 3x more yarn.
I preferred Miriam Felton’s way for lace bind off here on YouTube.
12/22/13 ready to wrap after spritzing/drying and I notice a dropped purl! gah! how did I do that?!? {deep calming breaths} I can only wrap it and give it with love. {jj}