I am 23 rows into the hem. At 17.5″ I cast off the center eight stitches of the body’s front (the eight stitch bridge for the cardigan’s steek) and began working back and forth on the hem. I’m using US5’s and I purled the turning row three rows ago, making the hem 1 1/2″ long. [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Don’t Hem Me In
Posted in Knitting on July 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Summer Knitting
Posted in Knitting on July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I am nearly done with my Cascade cardigan. Two years ago, I purchased 17 (!!!) hanks of Cascade 220 to knit Mariah for a friend. No, my friend isn’t some freak of nature who requires 3,740 yards of wool to clothe her quivering body- I found a fantastic sale. After knitting said friend a [...]