But last night wasn't the night. I started a pair of baby
sweaters—top down raglan's—and cast on 72.
72 is the wrong number to cast on! I
needed 71, (the pattern is a multiple of 10 +1)--but I needed some
more stitches for the button bands--I totally forgot to include button band stitches in my initial stitch count.
72 is also wrong for 1 X 1 ribbing—I
like my button bands to start and end with Knit stitch—and I need
12 stitches for the button bands—I work the button bands in a slip
stitch pattern, so they aren't nearly as wide as they sound like they would
be.
I also decided for some stupid reason
to start them sweaters not together, but separately. And that caused
further problems, when I couldn't (well I couldn't last night) get
the sweaters to match up—and have an equal number of rows, and the
same side out on the cast on--which matters with the cast on I used--it is one with a definitely side A and Side B (I won't call them right and wrong (both sides are interesting, but not identical)
And in spite of this, I kept knitting,
thinking it would be OK... but when it came time to do the
pattern—well I didn't have the right stitch count--D'oh! (but it did take me tinking counting and reknitting the row before i realized what was wrong!)
So this AM I gave up. The ribbing you
see is gone—the work has been completely frogged, and started over
again in the light of day, with just a brief bit of figuring.. and
now, 3 rows of ribbing completed.
Next up the first button hole, and soon after that, the pattern will start.
By tomorrow, there will be something to
see. A completed neck band, and a few rows of the pattern
established.
The yarn is Adrialfil's IMPULSO—a
machine washable wool and nylon blend—that was a special at one of
Smiley's sales a few seasons ago. I have 10 50g balls—they suggest
9 for a medium womans sweater, so I think I'll have enough for two
little sweaters. The lace will make them girly—and if I have
extra, they will get hats to match—more likely, they will get pink
hats—trimmed with some of the Adriafil yarn—not perfectly
matched hats, but coordinating ones.
