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Knitting In A Fjord

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The Bibliophile 2 sweater is going to be well traveled. I’m not sure if I was in a bay or a fjord so I picked fjord because it sounds prettier.

We sailed out of the bay and I sat on our balcony watching nature go by. I think I have added maybe 3 inches to the body by this point of the trip?

I can’t help but want to transport back to this view. Turquoise water, snowy peaks and bright blue skies. We really lucked out with the weather on this trip for the most part.

All of the crazy weather happened back home with tornados, flooding and downed trees. Not the most relaxing to come back to!

Happy Knitting!!

Sweater With A View Of Glacier

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Okay, break from The Green Hat. I took a flyer and packed my Bibliophile 2 in my checked luggage so I could knit a sweater in the wild north.

We got to see the Hubbard Glacier on day two and it was so majestic. We got to watch from our balcony and learn all about this ancient ice.

After the glacier experience, I took a break from Mom duties in order to relax on a couch in the adults only area before dinner. I just watched beautiful ice floes and knit round and round.

The neck band is finished and I’m just cruising down the body. I have no deadline for this and I’m just living in the moment. The views are once in a lifetime ❤️

Happy Knitting!!

Bibliophile 2 Collar

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The Bibliophile 2 collar is complete!

This crew neck collar is a whole whack of twisted rib. Which is interesting as the cuffs were not to be done in twisted rib? Most muggles won’t notice anyway but it does seem odd. There is the outside chance I read the pattern wrong.

I do have some travel plans upcoming so I think I am going to consolidate this down to suitcase knitting. I’ll get a ziplock/flat pack bag to shrink it down for less space and only pack those tools I need. Hoping I can finish on the trip to take some fun photos.

Happy Knitting!!

Two Sleeves and Starting A Neckline

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I finished the second sleeve on my Bibliophile 2. Just like the first sleeve, I left the stitches live just in case I need to adjust.

I think I did a pretty good job matching sleeve 2 to sleeve 1. Having all those stitch markers REALLY helped. And then it was just a lot counting to make sure the last few rows matched. I did decide to dig up needles to start the collar.

This pattern has a few pattern variations available for the collar. I chose the crew neck with a little modification. I had a little trouble getting the stitches picked up. I needed US 5s and I wanted to use the needles I had one hand. The first sent of fixed circulars was too big so I used a smaller size. It was slightly too small but I am making it work.

Here’s to finishing this collar and on to the soothing stockinette of the body. Happy Knitting!!

A Single Sleeve

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The first sleeve of the Bibliophile 2 is complete!

That 2×2 ribbing felt like it would never be done. I did make the choice to leave the stitches live and I’ll put some waste yarn in. I want to wash and block the sleeves before I bind off. I have been burned by sleeve length in the past and this way I can rip back or add if I need to without picking out a cast off.

I have even got the needles in and picked up for the second sleeve. Im tempted to find needles and get the neckline picked up as well. Do all the fussy bits now so I can cruise for the rest of the body.

Happy Knitting!!

Ripping Back

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I started watching Veronica Mars as a evening binge watch. And turns out that is not good counting knitting….my Bibliophile 2 has a sleeve that needs ripped back.

Not only did I not use the correct pattern instructions, I didn’t even count correctly in an attempt to do the wrong set of instructions. It is meaningful enough and soon enough in the sleeve to just rip back. It would be WAY worse to try and repeat this hodge podge of mistakes on the second sleeve.

Sigh, I guess I get to enjoy this yarn a little while longer! I think I will roll back to that first locking teal stitch marker.

Happy Frogging!!

Bibliophile 2 Separation

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The slog through the increases on my Bibliophile 2 sweater are done!

I do think I am going to do about an inch of body and then start the sleeves. So there is less sweater to turn in my lap while knitting sleeves. I have a US 7 fixed circular that I think I can start with but will need to move to DPNs or my Addi interchangeable needles to finish.

I might also get a second set of needles and knit the collar too before I finish the body. I am not worried about running out of yarn and I think my mojo would benefit from doing the fiddly bits first and not saving them for last.

Happy Knitting!!

Bibliophile 2 In The Round

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I made some slow and steady progress on the Bibliophile 2 sweater. I am through the back and forth process that has a ton of purls.

This construction is intriguing as the back and forth is what is what is making the ‘short rows’ that build up the back of the neck. Where I joined and the work is very skinny will be the front neck. I am not sure I have ever built one this way, so I’m interested to see how this works out

Next up for this project, I am in for inches and inches of raglan increases. But at least I will be in the round! Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: Bibliophile 2

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One of the tasks I accomplished at SSK was casting on the Bibliophile 2 that I was swatching. Swatch #1 was not succesful but I tried another size of needle.

My second swatch was more successful. I am within half of a stitch of the pattern gauge. My swatch was a little unconvential….but it works.

I didn’t realize the yoke of the sweater is worked flat for a minute. Not ideal, but I guess I can manage a few purl rows. In an SSK class I realized that I am a combination knitter and purl the English way. Hit me like a lightning bolt that is why my decreases lean opposite ways sometimes!

The more you know!! Happy Knitting!

Swatching: Bibliophile Sweater

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I decided to swatch for a second sweater after my Autumn Gold went so well. This time around I chose the Bibliophile 2 by Alicia Plummer.

I wound the yarn and used the recommended needles. And boy oh boy did that NOT work. My fabric is almost bullet proof tight and way off gauge.

I think I will I will try a second time with just one needle size up. I think that will give me stitch gauge but not row gauge. So there will be maths involved when I go to actually and knit the sweater.

Guess I can’t win them all? Happy Knitting!!