Just a short blog to let you know I’ve made a new video of my projects. You can catch it on YouTube at my channel: debgemmell435.
https://youtu.be/V1pWMVCxyak?si=ywg_NkYnhPcNWuxl
I also did a short of the twisted stitches.
https://youtu.be/geNy9N-CCYc?si=_ObQpfqeHy0p5_yw
Things are busy at the lake since this is family visit time. I’m sneaking in some knitting but not a lot.
I hope your summer is going well.
Cheers, Deb
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I am making some, progress that is, on several fronts.
I’m at my summer camp in Northern Ontario. I had big plans to build a new bunkie (an outbuilding for sleeping) this year so my son and partner could have their own place but maintenance has to come first. I have been cutting brush. It was about 4’ high. Now the mosquitos are less bothersome and I can see the lake. Yay.
I have also made progress on both my sweaters.
This V-Neck Pullover is a joy to knit. The green marker is where I was last week. Are you impressed by my progress? I am, ha, ha.
Here is how the twisted stitch design is shaping up at the sides. I’m loving it.
I will post the pattern next week.
The faux Lunenburg I’m knitting is also much further along.
It’s not nearly long enough yet.
I also have my circular saw and screw gun out because the front of my cabin needs to be resurfaced. It takes all the weather that comes off the lake and is now leaking. I’m going to do a sort of board and batten look. Very early days but I can see it’s going to cover the old seams very well, phew.
My job is the woodwork part and my husband is doing the painting. Three different colours of green on it right now, LOL
I hope you are also making some progress on whatever summer projects you have going.
Cheers, Deb
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Here I am in July knitting a circular yoke for my son-in-law. It seemed like a good idea at the time but the weather is not exactly cooperating.
This is my second Lunenburg by Amy Christoffers.
This time I didn’t follow the rules. I printed the chart in black and white.
This is only a part of the chart. I didn’t want to give it all away since this is a paid pattern.
Now the fun begins. What colours to put where? At one point I started into a red/green area. Oops, looked a little too Christmasy so ripped that back and tried to keep those two colours away from each other.
It was an interesting exercise and I will do it again.
I decided I could make some changes for a men’s version. I think most people are knitting for a woman, themselves I hope.
I knit the yoke 1/2 inch longer and then worked more short rows at the bottom of the yoke. I searched around and found a suggestion for starting them in the centre of the sleeve and making the short rows longer and longer towards the front. It gave me more room to get some extra rows in. The back is now about 1.5 inches longer.
Men need a bit more length in the back for thicker shoulders. I am also going to taper the body so it’s narrower at the hip. I’ll see if this works when it’s done. Here’s a side view.
I think you can see that there is quite a difference between the front on the right and the back on the left of the photo. I’ve separated the sleeves and am now working round and round and round and round. Yes, it’s going to feel like I’ll be doing this forever!!! Maybe knitting for someone 5’11” inches tall in the summer wasn’t one of my best ideas?!
Meanwhile, I mentioned on my last post that I needed some progress markers and several days later my sister made me some. Thanks Lyn.
Now I do feel like I am getting somewhere on this Twelve-Point Circular Yoke.
I also have finished the body of this V-Neck Pullover. Yay. It’s all wrinkled because I stuffed it into a small project bag. Blocking it here at camp will be interesting: cold lake water and the sun.
It seems like summer has arrived in Northern Ontario so progress may slow down. I heard someone say that they had several projects on the go so worked on a different one every day. That sounds good to me so that’s my plan going forward.
How is your summer going?
Cheers, Deb
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