Upcycle project - bought a man’s 2XL sweater and frogged it around 8 years ago. FINALLY found a pattern that suits it - I hope. Skeins are in various weights from 1.5 - 2.4 oz; will note skein weight when it’s started
Top down construction. knit the sleeves to mid back; join with 3 needle bind off; do cable band; pick up and knit to bottom of cardi
01/06/2018
1.7 oz
Cast on sleeve
01/09/2018
- 2nd skein 1.7 oz
- right sleeve finished
- cable cast on for front and back started
01/12/2018
3rd skein 1.7 oz
continuing with front / back patterning and shaping
for some stupid reason Ravelry won’t recognize the latest pic I took showing the beginning of the front back shaping
01/14/2018
right sleeve front / back finished - 7 oz; 446.25 yds
Cast on left sleeve
01/17/2018
- 1.7 oz skein
- finished left sleeve
- cast on front / back stitches
- 1.7 oz skein
01/19/2018
- 1.8 oz skein added
- stitches for front on waste yarn - row 44
Once I get to row 69 (last row for back) put all on waste yarn, sew side seams, sleeves and do 3 needle bind off joining the back
01/20/2018
Need to put Right Sleeve section back on the needles and tink back to row 44; knit another 18 stitches for neck shoulder then continue as previous.
- tinked back
- fixed shoulder
- Sewed sleeve and side seams
- joined back
- picked up bottom stitches
01/21/2018
the sea of moss stitch begins. approximately 55 rows x 171 st = a lot of freeken moss stitch
55 rows based on 109 rows needed for sleeve length of 18” - 9” for bottom of cardi specified in pattern
- 2.5 skein
- 4.5” 25 Rows - halfway through sea of moss stitch for bottom
01/23/2018
- 2.4 oz skein
- almost at 7”
Noticed that my cable braid was short one on the right side. Weird as I had the correct number of stitches for the shoulder seams and I did the same exact rows for both sides. I must’ve missed something. I’m going to try and equalize the missing cable in the 6” for the collar. Maybe 3 - 4 days until this is finished baring unforeseen circumstances.
01/24/2018
- finished hem stitches - 52 rows
- picked up stitches along collar
- 6” collar started over approx 267 stitches
01/25/2018
1.6 oz skein
- 2 skeins left :) It’s nice that this yarn finally found a forever project
01/27/2018
- 1.6 oz skein
- I-Cord bind off started
- 0.9 oz skein