Sunday, October 12, 2014

My grandmothers wouldn't recognize this knitting

My cardigan is long enough to bind off the underarms and continue the fronts and back separately rather than in the round. After a chat with my local knit shop owner, I was lead to investigate a technique where the sleeves when knit up to the underarms would be merged with the rest of the sweater so that the raglan yoke could be completed as one piece, on circular needles using the same method that I used to knit the body.

I decided I wanted to knit the sleeves in the round, starting with the cuffs. It would start much like you knit the cuff of a sock or mitten. I feel very blessed to have inherited needles from both of my grandmothers. It is quite a collection of sizes and lengths for both straight and double-pointed needles. I do love using them. I did cast on the stitches for one sleeve.

I was also continuing an internet search on yoke techniques when I came across a post were someone was knitting two cuffs in the round on one circular needle.

It boggles the mind. I had to try it.

I ripped out the cast-ons. After using a too small cable, I transferred the sweater body onto a fairly long strand of yarn so that I could use my longest cable.

So I'm giving it a try. I don't know if I can do both sleeves to the full width. We'll see.

I feel my grandmothers peeking over my shoulder. "Now how do you do that?"


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