NaKniSweMo?

National Knit a Sweater Month, anyone? I'd love to, but at university, I don't have the supplies. If anyone would be willing to send me a sweater's worth of dk yarn for free, I promise you'll see a finished sweater for Thanksgiving.

Right now, I'm working on my February Lady Sweater, which I've been trying to finish since June (and then ripped and begun again in September due to my sudden onset of looser knitting, which is a whole 'nother story).

She's only awaiting sleeves., originally uploaded by Wileycomma.

I've got a sleeve and a half left to go, and I'm hoping that the sleeves aren't too wide for my arms. I also think it might be just a bit too swingy for me. I'm going to finish it anyway. Just because it's pretty and it will look nice in my closet and on my Rav page. And just because I love Pam. I totally won her contest a few weeks ago, update on that later. I'm also impatiently awaiting her new mitten pattern.

P.S. I MISS MY SWIFT! Brought the ball-winder to school, but not the swift. Dumb! Dumb! Dumb!

Sweater weather, for sure

Licorice Whip, originally uploaded by Fletch Knits.

Today is absolutely freezing outside. Nearly every county north and west of us got a snow day. But today...Today, I am knitting a sweater to counteract the freezing.

Darn!

My sweater is half way perfect. Except the arm holes are too big. The waist shaping is perfect, but I'm going to have to completely frog and start again after doing more math to figure out where to put the stitch markers again for the shoulder stitches. Darn it!

Sweater Number Two

Modified Buttony Sweater, originally uploaded by Fletch Knits.

This is my second sweater in my nearly two years of knitting. I'm excited about this one because I'm knitting it with my handspun! It's a modified Buttony Sweater. I'm making it into a pullover, rather than a cardigan. I joined it into the round by taking the six stitches from each of the button bands and putting them on the needle one stitch from the left, one from the right, etc., until all twelve stitches were staggered. Then I just knit two together six times and then I finished working in the round. I'm to the point of putting the sleeve stitches onto holders and working the body. I want to do some waist shaping, but that will involve math. Wish me luck.

Handspun, originally uploaded by Fletch Knits.

Ohmygosh.

I finished my first sweater!
I didn't post any pictures or mention it because it was just a sea of stockinette. I'll have pictures and details tomorrow when the sun is out.