That's 2 out of the 4 big pieces for the Leo sweater, of course.
And this is not a sleeve:
It's the back of the sweater. Leo is not a super skinny man, it just needs some blocking.
Yah, I know that most people block at the END of the process, but I bet most of those people don't have a cool new blocking board and blocking wires. Actually, that's only gravy for me. I like to do my finishing as I go. It keeps me motivated.
Quite a few folks have asked me if I'll be using my machine to knit this piece. In this case, it won't be possible. My machine has no ribber, and the manual task of dropping the stitches that should be purled and using a latch hook to rework them, is tedious and makes my back ache. I'm sure I'll machine knit Leo a sweater in the future, but this piece is all hand knit.
I'm back working in Orange County this week, which means no bus, and lunch at my desk, so progress is slow on the sleeves. Knitting Gir was a nice little instant gratification project, but I'm hoping to crank through as much of the sleeves as possible over the next couple weeks.
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I've been thinking about getting a blocking board and wires. Where did you get yours?
Posted by ladylinoleum | May 11, 2006 10:22 AM
Posted on May 11, 2006 10:22
I'm definitely a blocker, but more of the towel-on-the-floor variety. I don't usually even pin, just pat down and maybe put a notebook over the sticky uppy bits for a little while.
Do you like the wire things?
Posted by kristi | May 11, 2006 7:03 AM
Posted on May 11, 2006 07:03
I like blocking as i go too, especially on things I am designing myself. Gives me more of a sense of where I'mat.
PS, I'm jealous of your swank blocking setup!
Posted by emily | May 10, 2006 2:33 PM
Posted on May 10, 2006 14:33
Looks great, Marnie. Seeing the pieces all blocked out really is nice. Maybe I'll try blocking as I go on my next sweater.
:)
Posted by jessica~ | May 9, 2006 8:36 AM
Posted on May 9, 2006 08:36
wow that's a lot of knitting! didn't you start it only a couple of weeks ago? all that in ribbing too. wow.
Posted by jody | May 9, 2006 7:07 AM
Posted on May 9, 2006 07:07