More hours of spinning, plying, washing, weighing and calculating. I've got about 900 yards of sport weight yarn. By my calculations, it is just enough to make Bill's Cardigan Vest.
I still have more spinning to do: the vest ribbing will be trimmed in black wool 2-ply sport weight hand spun. I don't yet have the roving, but it amounts to about another 400 yards, with leftovers for a commissioned scarf.
I knit a generous swatch by casting on 25 stitches on size 5 US needles and working stockinette stitch. I washed and blocked the swatch and my gauge is 4 stitches per inch. I used Ann Budd's Handy Book of Patterns as a general guide for the design.
I am going to knit this cardigan vest with only 2 seams at the shoulders. I cast on 200 stitches and in two days, have managed a whopping 4 inches. I've got a long way to go, but am very excited to see how my first large scale spinning and knitting project.
I'll take pictures as I go and post the results, hopefully soon. But clearly, I didn't get this done by Valentine's Day 2011. I'm not setting another deadline for this project and perhaps I'll just plow ahead and get it done.
Happy crafting!
I am going to knit this cardigan vest with only 2 seams at the shoulders. I cast on 200 stitches and in two days, have managed a whopping 4 inches. I've got a long way to go, but am very excited to see how my first large scale spinning and knitting project.
I'll take pictures as I go and post the results, hopefully soon. But clearly, I didn't get this done by Valentine's Day 2011. I'm not setting another deadline for this project and perhaps I'll just plow ahead and get it done.
Happy crafting!
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