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January 19, 2007

Still no power and a raglan sweater.

Thanks for all the encouragement you guys!  The whole "no electricity for a week" thing really sucks, especially with super-cold temps, but I really appreciate all the nice comments you've been leaving, even though I haven't responded to any of them since I don't have power for my home computer. 

This IS supposed to be a knitting blog though, not a whining blog, so.... My custom-fit raglan sweater is coming along nicely, although I've already got a list of things I would tweak when it comes to sizing the pattern.  Also, I had almost finished knitting the body, but I decided to rip out the waist increases because I wasn't doing them right and was getting a little hole above every decrease. 

Turns out that when you're doing an increase by picking up the running yarn in between two stiches, you have to knit into the back of that stitch to avoid a hole.  Actually, yesterday I saw on some blog a description of how to make a right- and left-leaning increase depending on how you pick up the running yarn (front-to-back or back-to-front) and whether you knit into the front or back.  I can't remember the details, but essentially you're twisting the picked up stitch to avoid the hole, so if you twist it in the opposite direction it looks like it's "leaning" in the other direction.  Pretty nifty! 

So, I took a few steps backward on finishing the sweater, but I learned something new!  That's fine by me.  Hopefully by this weekend I'll have power, and I'll be able to curl up on MY OWN couch and knit to my heart's content.  I'll always remember this as the Ice Storm sweater, for better or worse!

Posted by zarah at January 19, 2007 6:05 PM

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yeah, sweater pictures! (soon, right?!) (yes, of course!!!)
sometimes i do bother with the left and right leaning M1's, if the yarn is smooth and the stitches are obvious. i think it's obvious on the increases for a thumb gusset on a mitten/gloves.
and whine=wine=knitting. so, whine all you like. it's YOUR blog ;)
i'm hoping your power is restored soon, and i'm hoping to i don't lose mine as some "wintery mix" rolls in on sunday. eek!

Posted by: gray la gran [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 19, 2007 6:23 PM

Dang -- still no power? You get to whine all you want. I'd be downright pissed! Sure you don't need a warm spot near a couple of different yarn shops?

Posted by: Ann Konzen [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 19, 2007 10:19 PM

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