December 22, 2017

Sleeves are DONE!! How’s THAT for never doing sleeves?!?! Onto the body next and then that lovely yoke. Still not decided on what combo of yellow/beige/brown I’m going to do - I’ll figure it out when I get there

I also “solved” the three strand faff - two CC in left hand, MC in right hand - BOOM

December 23, 2017

And we’re onto the body!! The fatigue I’m feeling is probably what I feel when I’m facing sleeves. Ugh, why is the body so biiiiiiig???

Sleeves turned out to be quite close fitting, will try to fettle when I block. Loving the pop of bright yellow, it is very satisfying.

Coming to the conclusion that I’ll always have to hand wash this, single spun, lofty, sticky lopi-esque yarn makes for felting like a bugger…

December 27, 2017

Argh that yoke is within touching distance… just in the final rounds to get the front up to 16” and then YOKE TIME.

In other news I need to get another way of doing short rows, w&t looks so fucking awful in the round. Tried ysolda’s tip but it still looked bollocks. Pfffft. Need to play around with some swatches….

December 30, 2017

Tried German short rows - they do look better than w&t in the round not sure it’s the answer to my prayers/out loud cursing but it’s a step in the right direction.

Onto the yoke now! Bit of free styling with the colours as I’ve not got the specified billion contrasts. I love the designer’s work - I’ll probably do another of hers when I’m in the mood for another yoked sweater

January 3, 2018

It’s done! Used the instructions below for the bind off, found the ones in the pattern a bit confusing, probably because it was all in one paragraph and I always find that formatting difficult to read as I’m a scanner :)

https://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/10/i-cord-bind-off-tuto...

January 6, 2018

It’s done and it’s on!! Yay! Husbot in waiting will hopefully take some better photos on our walk :)

The sublime is, well, sublime! It’s really nice next to the skin; I was worried it was going to be super itching. Slightly concerning - soaking and lying flat for two days encouraged some ends to felt together! Nothing I couldn’t handle but I am definitely going to have to handwash this bad boy. Which means I will never wash it.