knit fit

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Ok. I figured out what my problem is with knitting: I was doing it all wrong! Apparently, when I taught myself how to knit by following bad pics from the 70s, I misunderstood something. My sister helped me figure it out and now I am finding knitting not to be a problem.

Sweater in Progress

I found the Carolyn sweater pattern free at an online magazine called Knitty. They have some amazing free patterns with each issue. Tons of socks and sweaters (among other things) to choose from. The one I am using can be found here: http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring07/PATTcarolyn.html

I chose this sweater because it is simple enough to follow and doesn't have a complicated pattern (like cables) to it. I thought I'd do this in just plain cream with no stripes, but after I finished the ribbing on the back side I realized I wouldn't like it much. So I did change to navy. I wear more blue than cream, but the sweater will be trimmed in cream edging. I'm also trying the moss stitch (or seed stitch depending on your lingo) in place of plain stockinette which I dislike.

Since I fell asleep last night about two rows into starting the navy, I have little progress to show at the moment. When I have an appreciable sweater back, I'll take a picture to post.

My goal: to manage a sweater without too many goofs so that I can begin one with real wool instead of acrylic.