All Done!

I've finished my Bettie's Pullover! I did try to ladder up the dropped stitch, but it was too noticeable, even after blocking, so I dropped it back down again most of the way and just tacked it into place behind a neighboring stitch. All done!

The only modification I made to this design was to make it with short sleeves instead of long. The pattern itself is quite clever. Short rows are used to create an undulating foundation for the feather and fan stitch, and short rows are again repeated at the top of the body when transitioning back to stockinette. The sleeves look like they're set in, but actually, they're knit in one piece with the body. More details are on Ravelry.

All But One

I have to decide what to do about the dropped stitch I discovered before I can finish up my sweater.

Right Now

On the Needles: Bettie's Pullover using Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool. I'm about 9" into the body.

On the Nails: Butter London Marrow

On the Brain: Mahna Mahna (we saw The Muppets today)

New Beginning

A new year, a new beginning. I had gotten kind of stuck on my International Sweater because I'm still trying to figure out the pockets and the hem. To clear my mind, I tried to cast on for a quickie leg warmer project, but that was an utter fail (I should have read the designer's project page more carefully--even she hasn't actually worn the leg warmers!). I decided I really needed something fresh on my needles. Enter the Bettie's Pullover:


This starts out with over 2" of 1x1 rib on size 4 needles, but I'm finding it very relaxing and not tedious (yet!). After this comes some feather and fan. I'm looking forward to mindful knit to start out the year. How about you? Have you started anything new already this year?