Sunday, August 23, 2009

The main thing I did this weekend was to pull out the long-stalled Airy Cardigan and finish the little bit left on the back shoulders.

airy body

It looks wide here but when it's on, it stretches lengthwise. The body is done except for the button band/buttonhole band and neckline edging.

I also spent a lot of time Friday night figuring and drafting and came up with what I think is a workable way of lengthening the sleeve - I started out using the number of stitches from the smallest size (I am making the fourth of I think seven sizes) and then increasing at a slower rate than I would for the 3/4 length sleeve (increasing every 5th row rather than every 4th). It seems like it's working, at least, the sleeve so far fits and it doesn't seem like it's going to be too long.

first airy sleeve

It's about half done here, if you don't count the cap as part of the sleeve. The edging - which is knit sidewise and then stitches are picked up at the top of it - is at the top.

I do like this kind of kid mohair; one of its nice qualities is that it weighs next to nothing but it is very warm. I'm motivated to finish this because if I work diligently on it now, it should be done by the time it's cool enough this fall to actually wear it.

1 comment:

Kucki68 said...

Waving my pompoms to cheer you on! I think this will be a great addition to your wardrobe.