Totally Distracted

I was here on my V-neck raglan.

The pattern was working out great and I was really happy with it. I’ve sketched out the charts and they are working, too. Can you hear the “but” coming? I was so distracted by the pattern and the charts that I screwed up my stitch count. Argh. I started my Bust Shaping too early and had to rip back.

I’ve spend the last hour carefully taking out about 8+ rounds. I didn’t want to wreck my pattern. I have almost figured out where I am now. Almost. I think. It may be time to take a break.

On the good news side, I have progressed with my striped version of the V-neck. I am using up wool by Waxwing I had left over from my mitts. I’m happy that that’s working out.

I’ve split for the sleeves, as you can see. That’s a moment, isn’t it?! Now it looks like a sweater.

I only use the raglan lines as a guide. I put the exact number of stitches I need for my actual arm circumference on spare yarn. You can see that my sleeve is slightly inside my raglan markers. All good. This is explained in the pattern which I think I will be able to load up in the next week or so. Then, on the Divide Round I cast on the amount of ease I would like for my pullover. I cast on 2.5″ worth of stitches at each underarm for a total 5″ of ease for this pullover.

It seems to be a good fit, a bit oversized which is what I like.

This is going to be my car knitting project to get up to camp where I will be for the summer. The wool is so forgiving, as far as slight changes in tension go, so perfect for the car, ferry and then more car travelling tomorrow.

Change of location for the summer. I hope your summer is going great. Cheers, Deb

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