Starting the Swans Jacket

[neotoma]

I've started the Swans Jacket, and gotten beyond the hump of the facing band -- 16 rows of 429 stitches in flat stockinette finger weight -- and on to the color chart. It's a *lot* easier on the hands, and faster.

	Black Swan Swatch Swatch for Swans Jacket -- black swan side
	White Swan Swatch Swatch for Swans Jacket -- white swan side. Lower half on size 3 needles, upper half on size 4. Gauge after blocking perfect on size 3 for stich and row count.
	Swan Jacket start The start of the Swan Jacket. If I get this finished before winter, I'll be ahead of things.

Right now, I've only gotten about halfway through the small swan motif (the motif on the Tam, which my mother called 'ducks' when she saw it). Once I finish that motif, I'll switch to size 3 needles and work the large swan motif for the body of the sweater.

I've cheated with the facing a bit, by using a provisional cast on. When I get to the right point, I'm going to fold the facing down and knit the provisional edge into the body of the sweater. I've done this before with my half-mittens and with the Swan Tam -- it saves me from having to sew down the facing at the end, and thus is wholy worth it.

This is going to be a major project, and one that won't travel well. But I'm not working at the moment, so having an at-home project or two is fine. I might even get this one finished before the cold really sets in, which would be nice.

I am looking for swan-motif closures for it. Anyone know of a supplier that carries nifty clasps or such?

Comments

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

It will be, but given how my arms don't want to work on it today, I think it might be a one-day-on, one-day-off kind of project.

On the other hand, I did the last of the flat knitting on it yesterday, and that's probably why I feel like I've been whacked across the shoulders. Now that I'm onto the knitting in the round, I'll probably go faster with less pain.

[strangemuses.livejournal.com]

Back when I was knitting, I always found knitting in the round to be easier on the hands.

ATM, I am pretty much only working on needlepoint projects.

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

Well, not using teeny tiny needles to get the flat gauge helps.

The only needlework I've even attempted is sashiko handbags, and that's a "Hey, wasn't I working on that months ago?" project.

You should come over to the apartment sometime for a crafter's video and snack session.