Greetings gentle Unraveler’s!
Is it just me or did March blow through with a huge gust of wind? Unbelievable as it may seem, we have arrived at the last Wednesday of the month… and the last Wednesday of the first quarter, both of which seem impossible to me!
Just two repeats until I divide the sleeves off, but no more increases!! Wooo!
But back in my “slow making” bubble… I have been persevering on my journey to The Great Sleeve Divide and, dear reader, I am almost there! Yesterday, I put stitches on two needles so I could do a bit of a try on and I could not be happier! The maths worked exactly as I mathed them!! (I love when this happens!! Hahaha!) All that is left is a half an inch for the recommended length from the back of the neck (which I worked on during last night’s RWU Zoom) and I later today I will be returning to Lorilee’s lesson on things to remember at the sleeve divide and then I will be forging ahead with the body of the sweater. I know she knit sleeves next, but after some thinking, I am not going to follow in her suggested order. I have not worked out exactly how I will be working sleeve decreases and I need to puzzle over that a bit longer.
When the maths math perfectly!!
My morning slow stitching continues a pace… although I did have a bit of unraveling there as well. That first bit of sequin stitching had been sort of yelling at me saying, Hey Lady!! We look kind of sloppy while everything else looks so precise. I listened and snipped the sequins off that very first section and began again. I am much happier with the result. I also picked up some Scotch™ Double-Sided tape which has been life changing in the beading process.
The reading has been so very good! I finished Julian Brave NoiseCat’s We Survived the Night. This book is a gathering of oral histories, some memoir, and Indigenous survival… all done brilliantly! At times it was a gut punch, other times heart breaking, and other times very uplifting. But my favorite bits included the stories that began, “This is a true story…” and I can’t help but wonder if the listeners had heard and believed that as the histories were shared, might things be different? I highly recommend this book… I listened to the author read it, and I think that helped draw me even deeper into the story.
I have also been reading the poetry of Tomas Tranströmer and loving it so much, I searched out a copy of The Blue House for myself. I will be working my way through it as the year progresses.
And with that, I hear my sweater calling… what about you? What is calling to you this week?
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So happy your maths worked out Kat! Your Waffle is gorgeous. And your morning slow stitching is coming along so nicely. Thank you again for recommending the poetry to Tomas Tranströmer – I read “Bright Scythe” which is a collection of his poems also translated by Patty Crane – fabulous!
It is always such a relief when the maths work out (especially for me because math was never my strongest subject)! The sweater is looking marvelous. I think it’s a good idea to carry on with the body while you figure out the sleeves; after mathing the yoke, I think your brain deserves a little break. We Survived the Night sounds like something I’d enjoy, so I’m off to look into it!
Oh, Kat! Your sweater is looking grand! Y’know, sometimes I knit the sleeves before finishing the body of the sweater . . . and sometimes I don’t. This time, I’m knitting at least ONE sleeve before completing the body. Because I feared I was going to be short on my main color yarn! So I needed to do some maths of my own (and of a different sort). I’ve calculated that . . . I will be too close for comfort re: the yarn, so I went ahead and ordered a bit more. Sigh. Anyway. I’m so glad your maths have worked — and I know you’ll be able to figure out the sleeve situation when the time is right. XO
Your sweater looks wonderful and I’m so glad that your math worked out! I love your bandana and look forward to seeing what has changed each week. I just placed a hold on We Survived the Night and look forward to listening to some true stories. Thanks!
That’s a beautiful raglan line!
I award you first prize for maths! 🥇
That sweater is looking great and I’m glad the math worked out the way you wanted. I am knitting the body first and will tackle the sleeves after. I needed some easy knitting after all of that yoke business. hahaha!
Yea for a brilliant mind that can figure out the Math in a waffle sweater. I’m glad it all worked out. And also yea, for listening to the voice in your head that told you to redo the beads. What a good week for you. I see in the sidebar that you read “A Year of Marvellous Ways.” Wasn’t that an excellent novel? I loved Marvellous.
the sweater texture is gorgeous, it looks squishy and I love the yarn you are working with. I love to set aside sleeves because then the knitting gets faster.