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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!!