One thing great about knitting is that you can usually rip it out and fix it. The bad thing about knitting is ripping it out and fixing it.
I made a few mods to the sleeve for fit and construction. One thing I wanted was to finish the gusset decreases before I started the sleeve shaping — I did not want the increases and decreases to collide (been there, done that — did not like the look!).
I also did not want the sleeve to narrow quite as drastically. In the first version, I did my sleeve decreases every 6 rounds — now I am starting with the every 8 round decreases. This will mean that the sleeve stays wider where my arm is fat wider and get narrow where my arm tapers to the wrist. Duh.
So, I spent most of my weekend knitting time reknitting and figuring. That’s okay 🙁 . I had nuthin’ better to do…
Eala Bhan is also progressing. I have about 6 inches above the armhole split. Yay!!
PS: How many Trick-or-Treaters did you have? We had ONE. Uno. Singleton. Not a duo. I am now forced to eat all of the leftover Snickers before they go stale.
PS2: Today (Wednesday) I am wearing one of my “new” outfits, made a few weekends ago — made to go with my Sunrise Circle. And it does!!
You had one more trick-or-treater than we did. No surprise (we live in an area with a lot of Amish families), so no candy for us either. The Green sweater is looking marvelous. I will have to check back on this and the last post when I get around to knitting mine.
Comment by Ruth — November 2, 2010 @ 10:45 pm
I can send you my mailing address if you want to get rid of some of those Snickers. Yeah, I’m a saint, I know.
Comment by kmkat — November 2, 2010 @ 11:03 pm
Well, the snickers ought to help smooth out the ripping/reknitting process. The protein is really great for that level of concentration. (and the level of concentration where I function, but let’s not discuss that…) ;^)
Comment by Lisle — November 2, 2010 @ 11:09 pm
You are a clever knitter. I love reading the ways you tweak things. Such an inspiration.
I had only TWO trick-or-treaters and they were my grandsons!!! 🙂 I’m kind of on the edge of town, so not a surprise. I made my son take home all the left over candy so I would not eat any MORE of it (all various forms of chocolate). Now I can get back to my Weight Watchers agenda.:)
Comment by Kathy — November 2, 2010 @ 11:47 pm
If you want trick-or-treaters, come to my neighbourhood–250 this year (I know because I buy a bag of 250 lollipops to give out with other candy so I can have an idea of how many come by–once they are gone I have usually also run out of everything else!
After all the work you are putting in on the sweater, can’t wait to see the final product!
Cheers, Barbie O. in Montreal
Comment by Barbie O. in Montreal — November 2, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
You can always freeze the leftover Snickers. That’s what I’m doing.
I’m really glad you’ll get the sleeves all figured out for me. 😀
Comment by Cheryl S. — November 3, 2010 @ 2:44 am
There were 18 trick-or-treaters at my house. My neighborhood was super dark. What’s with the families with young children not handing out candy? As a little kid I would go trick-or-treating around the neighborhood and then we’d come home and pass out candy. I live in San Francisco and a couple of kids (or their parents) peeked at the World Series score while at my house (which is why I believe that more than a handful of people must have been at home that evening).
I guess it beats being the guy at the store bitterly buying more candy because the flood of people on Halloween costs him $400 in treats every year!
Comment by GinkgoKnits — November 3, 2010 @ 4:42 am
I am liking the sleeve development!
I was finishing moving and cleaning the old apartment on Halloween, so I didn’t get back to my new house until 8 pm. I immediately switched on my porch light and brought out the candy I’d bought thinking I’d be home around 6. I got two groups of trick or treaters. One was a group of 4 and the other was a group of about 5 or 6. I was thrilled because many of my friends didn’t get a single one at their houses.
Comment by Katie — November 3, 2010 @ 2:22 pm
Oh Susan, you make me feel so much better. I love knitting sleeves top-down, but I also struggle with the rate of decreases. I’m making an Essential Cardigan (IK Summer 2010) and chose to work the sleeves top-down, using the short-row method. I’ve gotten as far as the beginning of the cuff twice and had to rip back due to poor fit (and let’s be honest here, poor planning on my part). Sigh.
However, knowing I’m not the only one tinking back sleeves gives me just enough strength to go on and do it right.
Comment by Julia in St. Paul — November 3, 2010 @ 2:46 pm
Man, that sweater is looking good. Thanks for leading the way on it – I am following your sleeve adjustment comments with great interest.
Comment by twinsetellen — November 3, 2010 @ 6:14 pm
Will you post a picture of you wearing your Sunrise sometime?
Comment by Penny — November 3, 2010 @ 7:10 pm
We had 313 trick-or-treaters (with only a handful of double-dippers!). My husband has made short work of the Kit Kats, only a few M&Ms left. (That’ll do, though!) Most popular item: Nerds-on-a-Rope.
Comment by Lori on Little Traverse Bay — November 4, 2010 @ 8:17 pm