IK Heart Sachet

I haven’t posted in a while (not that anyone’s noticed), but it’s not because I haven’t been knitting. I’m still chugging away at Avast. I’ve joined the arms to the body, which feels like a big achievement because I get to decrease for the raglan every right side row. The downside of having the entire sweater on the needles is that it feels like a huge, unwieldy beast, and takes me ages to get through a row.

To break up the monotony, I’ve been working on the heart sachet pattern from Interweave knits in some leftover sock yarn. The mitered squares are fun, and it’s a great way to use up some of the small balls of leftovers that I never know what to do with. I’ve completed one heart, but haven’t stuffed it, and am beginning another.

p.s. Is it lame that I like the little rhyme in this post's title?

Stockinette crawling along

I've made good progress on the body of Avast, over 13 inches now, thanks to a long weekend with plenty of knitting time. I'm nearing the sleeve joins, but it still feels like I have a long way to go. Once the sleeves are joined I'll have a MILLION stitches on the needles, but I'll get to start the raglan decreases, which always feels like progress.

It's the Pirate's Life for Me!

About three weeks ago I started working on Knitty’s Avast for my boyfriend. Up until now I’ve only knit socks for him, so this is a big step up, and I’m flattered that he wanted something as large (and visible) as a sweater.



I’m working in Wool-Ease so it’s not scratchy and using the color ‘Denim.’ My boyfriend’s chest measure is 43 inches, and I’m working the XL size because the large measured 44 inches and I know he won’t wear anything that’s too tight. Now I’m just praying that the XL isn’t too huge when it’s finished. Oh well, I’ve found that it’s always better to err on the side of too big rather than too small.



So far I’ve completed both sleeves and about 4 inches of the cardigan body. The cable band was simple to memorize, and a nice addition that keeps the sweater from being to plain-looking. I’m now facing miles of stockinette over 238 stitches until I can join the arms and begin the raglan decreases, so I don’t think this will be a quick knit. Still, it’s perfect for mindless TV knitting, and will be a good break from any other projects I’m working on.