July 22, 2004
En Erme Laget
That's Norwegian for "One Sleeve Made".
See?:
Told ya I'd finish it today.
It still took a bit longer than I thought. When I got to the red lip-like section, I miscounted a stitch in the center of the pattern (where it's different, which you can't really tell from the photo), but didn't realize it until I'd gone around the entire next row (139 stitches), so I had to tink back and fix it. But the hardest part was setting the pattern for thered on red part above the couple rows of solid darker red. It really shouldn't have been hard, but I started it, then realized I'd started it one stitch too far to the right. So I worked back and started again, one stitch to the left. And when I got to a point where I could tell what was going on, again, one stitch off. So I tinked back yet again, but the third time was OK, and then I just had to go around and around until it was done. At least I didn't have to tink around the entire body of the sweater, which will be a whomping 326 stitches of Norwegian goodness. And hopefully I won't have to, knock on (cyber)wood...
Here's a bit of a detail of the "fancy" pattern at the top of the sleeve.
I have plenty of other projects to work on now, of course, but I will eventually have to get around to doing the body of this sweater (and another sleeve, of course). The body is going to be especially time consuming. Why? Well, let's put it this way: the complicated pattern for the sleeve is on one page. The pattern for the body of the sweater is on four pages. That's going to be a lot of shuffling of pages, keeping track of rows, etc, etc, etc. And my workspace isn't really conducive to that much paper/pattern stuff hanging out around here.
But I'll figure out a way. And if I don't, well, I always have lots of other yarn to knit. Seriously, though, it's my intention to finish this sweater, sooner rather than later.
My back's feeling a bit better today. Not 100% yet, by any means, but better nonetheless, for which I am very grateful.
Gorgeous!
Posted by: Anne at July 22, 2004 07:58 AMWow! I'm impressed! Very nice. I hope I will be able to accomplish something like this someday! It must take so much patience : )
Posted by: Monica Smith at July 22, 2004 05:17 PMTruly exquisite!
Posted by: john at July 22, 2004 07:44 PMBeautiful!
On the multiple-page thing -- maybe you could take a leaf from the Fiber Raven Soiree site and transfer the chart into Excel (she has a link to a knitting symbol font). Or xerox the pages (perhaps with a bit of enlargement) and then cut out and tape the chart bits together?
Good luck -- I'm sure it'll be beautiful too!
Posted by: Rana at July 23, 2004 01:38 PMThat is simply one stunning sleeve. I must take the fair isle plunge one of these days. Beautiful pic, too!
Posted by: Kerstin at July 31, 2004 12:07 PM