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Monday, May 12, 2008

oooo la laz



A larger project has finally come to fruition, and also come on vacation with me...


The Modern Lace Henley, thanks Pam Allen. In Knitpicks Telemark. I did a right and proper gauge swatch this time, and boy am I ever glad I did. I've got some loosey goosey knitting, and swatching in pattern with 3.5 mm turned out way over gauge, so with a bit of calculatoring, I cast on for the smallest size. I'm not actually the smallest size by any means but it fits :).


I modified to knit in the round. I could have dealt with the side-seam increase/decrease area a little more smoothly (I guess I could have stood to read today's Knitting Daily back in February when I started... where's a time machine when you need it?) Also, I left out the collar thing. Sorry, Pam Allen, it's just not me. I continued the neck band as instructed around the entire neck opening.

And, you may have noticed it's practically long sleeved. Yes, I decided while I was knitting that I would like the sleeves to hit me just after my elbow, instead of just above the elbow. I failed to consult the Oracle (e.g. the swatch). Instead of calculating from the swatch how many rounds that should be, I just knit out 10 inches of sleeve. Duh, blocked lace grows. Well, I actually don't mind the longer sleeves as they are a bit warmer for chilly Oslo mornings. Except it looks like I don't know how to knit a proper sleeve. Which I guess I don't.