Well, I haven’t people. The knitting has been touch and go and the sewing has been a bit of a wreck but I have persevered knowing that I will overcome the crafting slump. I HAVE to because Christmas is around the corner. Of course, I say this as if I do a lot of holiday crafted gifts when really I do not. However, if I want to finish even ONE crafted gift this season, the mojo better make a command appearance and SOON.
On the good side, I started the Cable-Down Raglan with the Calmer I got on sale. Man!! Calmer and Knitpicks Options are like BUTTER! However, I have ripped the top diamond no less than 6 times (don’t ask) and although the loveliness of the butter combo has made the pain a little bit better it is still impeding forward progress. And now I have hit a road block with the pattern which maybe one of my lovely readers can help me with:
When I start the right and left cable section on the sleeves, after the first diamond, my increase stitches started to look a little funky. I followed the errata up to this point (i.e. k1f&b on sleeve increases and knitting the first stitch of the sleeve on work even rows) however, when I got to the sleeve it says change the k1f&b to a M1P on the sleeve increases. I did that and ended up with a big hole and the stitch pattern looking wierd.
- Now the question is. Did anyone else follow the errata, M1P or did you continue to do the k1f&b after the sleeve?
- If you did do the M1P, do you continue to knit the first sleeve stitch after the marker on work even rounds or purl it
So while I wait for either help through the blogisphere or the nerve and desire to figure it out myself, I started a new project. I have never been one to have WIPs hanging around but this mojo thing gives me a true understanding of how people can have so many UFOs. Anyway, I present to you the Endpaper Mitts!
These are pretty spur of the moment, as a wonderful woman on Destash was destashing some Knitpicks Palette for free + shipping and I got it. I think I will call these my chocolate cover apricot gloves because those are the yummy colors. These will be my introduction to two color knitting so that I can get to those Anemoi mittens that tempt me everyday.
Hope to have some good news and more progress on the Cable Raglan next time you hear from me.
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November 4, 2007 at 11:07 am
adrienne
OH that color is BEAUTIFUL!!! Can’t wait to see both projects!
November 4, 2007 at 1:49 pm
Mrs. Hipp
Well, I can’t help you with the increases, but so far the sweater looks lovely.
November 4, 2007 at 3:14 pm
shirley
Ohhhh, nice. Doesn’t look like much of a crafting slump to me. =P
November 4, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Ashley
I haven’t knit that sweater, although I want to, so I can’t speak from experience here, but when you M1P are you purling through the back loop? That can help with the hole.
November 4, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Kim
You tease, now I am all anxious to see the FOs!
November 4, 2007 at 6:54 pm
sulafaye
Your no-mojo is lookin’ pretty good from where I sit! Love the brown & orange endpaper mitts!
November 5, 2007 at 2:19 am
toya
I still haven’t made my cable down raglan, maybe next year, I love the color you picked for yours
November 5, 2007 at 8:50 am
Veronique
Wait a minute. You claim to have lost your mojo, but you’ve made significant progress on a cabled sweater AND on fair isle mitts? I’m not buying it
November 5, 2007 at 9:36 am
amanda
I’m behind on my bloglines reading, but hopefully you got my email response about the KFB/M1P issue!
November 5, 2007 at 12:50 pm
octopusknits
I hope you’ve figured out your Cable-Down Raglan issue (it’s on my too knit list, but I haven’t started it, alas). It looks lovely in the photo, and I can’t wait to see more!
Also, the color combination you’re using for the Endpaper mitts is great (I especially love your photo composition with kitty (black, no less) in the background). Very cool!
I hope you’re crafting mojo returns soon (although, I have to agree with other commenters who note that your purported lack of mojo looks pretty mojo-riffic from here).
November 6, 2007 at 4:39 pm
femiknitter
I can offer you no help or advice on the raglan, sorry ! I feel your pain on the missing mojo, and I hope it comes back soon.
I will say, though, that the endpaper mitts look wonderful, and those colors are just great!
November 10, 2007 at 4:01 pm
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September 3, 2009 at 8:36 am
kathy
i am at exactly the same place in my cable down raglan! did you solve the increases? does purling through the back loop solve it? i’m hesitant to change to my own increase since this very thing is addressed in the errata… did you have the right number of stitiches when you finished the first repeat? does it seem to you like the sleeve cables are too close together? i only have the right number of stitches on the sleeve charts every OTHER round. am i doing something wrong? if you get this, and remember how you solved any of this, please e-mail me. thank you!
September 5, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Monique
Sorry Kathy. This beautiful sweater has remained in limbo since that post. I kinda dread going back because I have no idea where I am in the pattern…LOL!!! I hope your are able to find the answer and if you are so kind can you tell ME the answer if you find it :O)
Much thanks,
Monique