Something bad happened...

to my Soft Linen Feather and Fan Cardigan by Pam Allen (the link is to Ravelry). If I look at the photo I took before starting the body of the sweater, I can see the problem...NOW. Why couldn't I see it before I knit 12 inches of body?? So I ripped out the body, undid the 3-needle bind off up the back, and ripped back to where the shoulder increases end. At least I didn't have to unsew the underarm/side seam.

I am back working on the body, and the fronts match this time. I think I left out repeats between the shoulder and the neckline beginning, because the sleeves are the same length, and the "waist" is the same on both sides, but the neckline is definitely off.

C'est la vie. Knit and learn. *sigh* Here is the official pattern information: Soft Linen Feather and Fan Cardigan

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Finished Blackboard

This is the blackboard finished. I love the way it turned out and it functions perfectly! And Kelly had hours of fun drawing and writing on it.

Tangerine Sorbet

Why do all of these hand-dyes remind me of fruit? This was a natural skein of Araucania Nature Wool Worsted dyed with two packets of Lemonade Kool-Aid and two packets of Orange Kool-Aid. It smelled great! And the color is pretty, too.

Pattern: Seamless Baby Kimono, a free pattern by Jacki Kelly

Modification: I did not decrease the number of stitches for the sleeve cuffs because I like the flared kimono look. For some reason, I didn’t have enough yarn for large ties, so I made little loops for buttons to hold the sides closed.

Plum Clafoutis

Skein #2: Louet Sportweight dyed with Gaywools dye Plum and Bull Oak. I just improvised this top-down baby cardigan to knit in one piece and I'm pretty pleased overall.

Berries & Cream

And now for a short post about the first improvised one-skein sweater...I am not totally pleased with how the dyeing turned out. This is Gaywools Cranberry and Salmon, using the dip-dye method. Somehow some purple splotches of undissolved dye got in there, too.

About the sweater: it is done top-down in one piece with an opening along one of the raglans to allow easy entry. At first I thought it was a tad long, but I'm coming to terms with the length, and it's not a bad little sweater after all.

Kai Cable Sweater

OK. Time to write about the little sweaters made from one-skein each hand-dyed. The first was the Kai Cable Sweater from Natural Knits for Babies and Moms by Louisa Harding. The yarn is Louet Riverstone dyed with Gaywools "Mulberry". Making the smallest size, I squeaked by with a smidge of yarn left over.