Cardigan Updates

after repair and marking for cables

So, last night, August 28th, I finished the ribbed bottom cuff. I was all excited, then I realized somehow I misread the cast-on count while being super intimidated by the cast-on method and was 20 stitches short. Did I tear the entire thing out? No, I made a 20 stitch piece and very carefully added it to the part I had complete. It's not perfect, but unless someone is examining it up close, it's not overly noticeable.

How did I figure out about the mistake? Well, I was doing the cable layout and the pattern was way off. So I did it again, and still... off. Counted, and bloody heck! So, now I have finally repaired my mistake and got the markers in place, which by-the-way, I didn't have enough of so I used safety pins. LOL

With all this excitement, I am not sure I am ready to move on to the next step of the project! Time to watch more of the tutorial video and see what to expect in the next phase.

Okay, so I started on the cable last night (28th) and wow it was really difficult. Like, I thought I would be cross-eyed for life difficult. Finished 3 rows and I was

a sample of my color-coding

done. It looks good so far, but trying to follow the different directions was a bit insane, so today I went through my kids' school supplies and found a bag of highlighters. This should be much easier to follow now.

Other than color-coding the pattern, I've really not gotten anything accomplished on the actual sweater. I think I need a day of rest on the eyeballs after last night, but perhaps I will work on it a little more tonight while watching tv.  I hope to at least get to the next video phase, decreasing the waist, tonight.

Will see.

Starting a Terrifying Project

So, in 2015 I got this great deal and bought the Craftsy class Celtic Cables with Carol Feller. "Enjoy the knit of the Irish as you follow Carol Feller stitch by stitch to make a flattering cardigan sweater with contemporary Celtic cabling."

I bought the yarn for two different cardigans.

I printed the instructions and additional information.

I bought the needles.

I sat on all of it for three years! Holy crap, I can't believe I have been intimidated by this project for three fracking years!

So, today I decided to break out the beautiful yarn I bought in March of 2015 and the pattern. I brought up the tutorial and the first awesome thing I learned to do, is an alternative cable cast-on. It makes it so that the stitches are going in the proper direction for a ribbed edge. Beautiful!

I'm currently working on the bottom rib, but as it works up I will share my progress.

 The hardest part of the entire thing so far, taking my measurements! It's fitted, so hoping I got them right.