08-03-2024

Sleeve 1 complete and second sleeve started. Up to sleeve inc 4. 20%

08-09-2024

2nd sleeve finished. First bottom hem done, second started. 36%

08-11-2024

Bottom bands finished; body joined in the round. Horizontal motif started. 40%

08-12-2024

Finished with horizontal band 45%

08-14-2024

Into the main pattern of the body. Third row of first star completed. 50%

08-21-2024

Realized the first skein was significantly darker in color than the second one. Both sleeves and the back bottom band were knit with the first skein. Checked the other two skeins I have, and they are the same as the second. I will reknit the bottom back band and replace it. I’ll see how the sleeves look with the body to determine whether or not I will reknit those. Might be a task for FiF 2025.

Getting near the end of the second skein as I prepare to start the second star. Alternating a round of the 2nd with a round of the 3rd in case there is a subtle difference in color between the two.

08-22-2024

Halfway through the 2nd star 70%

08-23-2024

Finished with the 2nd star. 75%

08-29-2024

Finished 3rd star and the 10 rows following on the back. About to start the 4th and final star. 84.6%

01-21-2025

Preparing for Finish it February 2025 by ripping out the sleeves to the cuffs. I will re-knit the sleeves above the cuffs using the lighter color. After I steam the recovered dark yarn, I will re-knit a bottom body border to replace in the main part of the sweater. That puts me back at 65% complete on the sweater.

01-24-2025

Started re-knitting the first sleeve. There are ~25K sts to re-knit. 7.6K done 35%

01-25-2025

One more repeat of the first sleeve remaining 40% done on the re-knitting

01-29-2025

Finished the sleeve and onto knitting the replacement front band. 48%

Finished the front band 55% Need to detach the original bands and rejoin the darker ones to the body.

02-09-2025

Body detached and zig zag band frogged to release the two bands. New dark band joined to existing, and the zig zag band has been re-knit. Just needs to be grafted back to the body. Second sleeve still needs to be knit 60% done with the reknitting.

02-13-2025

Grafting completed! Not perfect. I learned a bit about grafting in pattern, which I will likely forget because I so rarely need to do it. The tricky bit was that I wasn’t grafting like sts to like sts all of the time. Sometimes I had to graft (create) a purl from the live sts coming off the bottom needle, but then create a knit st in the row made from the grafting thread.

02-15-2025

started on sleeve #2. Past increase #4 of 17. 70% done with the reknitting.

02-17-2025

Second sleeve finished! All the knitting/re-knitting is complete. Just need to block, seam the sleeves to the body, and weave in ends.