Done? Well almost

Yarn chicken and I won. Yahoo!!!

This is where knitting the Family Crew Neck or any top down knit comes into its own.

As it became increasingly obvious I would be very close on the amount of yarn I had left, I took some time to sort through  my priorities. I did need the body to be long enough. I could deal with a sleeve modification.

So, I  knit the sleeves to just before the cuffs and broke the yarn. If I ran out of yarn, I could rip them back to make them 3/4 length.

Then, I knit the body to the bottom border. I decided a split hem would serve me best at this point. I worked the front panel of the split hem. Not as long as I would like but the minimum amount. Broke the yarn again.

I’m sure you can see the theme here: knit, look at the ball of yarn I have left, work some more, stare harder at the little ball, make a decision and knit some more.

Done.

There are many, many ends to sew in but I’m happy with this Family Crew Neck knit with Shelridge Yarns W4 worsted.

Can you tell I’m 😮 surprised and so very pleased. Whew.

Hope your knitting is successful too.

Cheers, Deb

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I'm a Knitter. The capital K means every day, everywhere. I started designing as co-owner of Cabin Fever with my sister Lyn. We have published over 160 patterns and 11 books. I'm also working on a new set of patterns for Any Gauge or Gauge-free knitting so you can dive into your stash and cast on for a Top Down sweater that fits, or an accessory to use up those odd balls of yarn.

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  3. Hey Deb. The sweater is beautiful, and looks great on you. Good job on the modifications. You are most adept at that. I usually realize too late, and thus, the article has a stripe, or different coloured cuffs, etc. lol I do like a split hem on my sweaters now, though I don’t have a sweater on the go at the moment. I have a sock in progress, the ZickZack Scarf (though I’ve doubled the width for a shawl for myself from old but lovely stash) which I usually do in good light in the day and when I’m not tired or it goes wonky, and a scarf for the local outreach (that’s ongoing – people keep giving me yarn.) For the outreach, I tend to use good quality acrylic or wool blends, so they are easier for the recipients to care for. The season is nearly over, so I’ll have to think of it as a headstart on the needs for next winter. I hope you are able to get out and enjoy this spring-like weather. I’m sure ready to put the boots and shovels away. And I hope you are considering coming to the reunion. It sounds like fun, and I sure would love to see some of the names I’ve seen on the site, like Sue Jane and HayWan. Not all (between you and I), but I figure I can talk to anyone for five minutes, especially if I won’t likely see them again, and maybe I’ll be pleasantly surprised. Fifty years …. it’s crazy. Take care, Jed

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    1. The think spring is here so I should be knitting something summery. Soon. It would be interesting to see old friends. Wow. 50 hard to believe.

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    1. Thanks. I’m really happy with it. Just need some motivation to sew in the ends. Not my favourite part 😕.

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