As you all know, my sister Susan is my best friend in the world.  We talk on the phone for hours almost every day. I wish I were with her but I’ll be seeing her soon.   In the meantime, please wish my big sister

Happy Birthday!

I’m a visual learner, especially with things like knitting.  I tried to write out the instructions for the i-cord cast on I used for my Sophie Scarf (both of them!), but it bamboozled people.

I attempted to remedy this by making a video.  It was a technological nightmare of epic proportions!  The final youtube video is not as polished as I would like, but at least it got out there.  So.  Here is it.  My continuous i-cord cast on for the Sophie Scarf and other similar projects!

PS to Michele: The ends need to be grafted together to look like the cast on.  Maybe I need to do another quick video!

I’m somehow fixated on summer tee knitting.  My latest FO struck me as so cute, I just had to make it.

The Original Luminos Prototype

I loved the original colorway in Hedgehog Fibres Squid and Graphite, purchased from Wool & Company.  It’s my favorite on-line yarn store.  Free shipping and yarn winding, plus 10% off orders of $100 or more!!

The sweater is called Luminos.

The shoulder has really cute detailing.

I changed up the front a little bit and did a centered double decrease instead of “k2tog/ssk,” which splits apart.  The designer used the split aspect to create the cute shoulder by chaining along the split with the colorful yarn.

I think it’s really cute and it fits.  The problem is that I do not show my upper arms in public.  Ever.  Not even when it’s 100 degrees.  So, the problem is that none of my tops/shirts go with this!!  That means I cannot wear it.  So, that’s a bummer.  I may wear it anyway with a weird looking layered look, and not feel great in it!!  I can’t help it that my arms are as old as I am!

I did try adding a short, cap sleeve, but it did not look any better and the knitting looked kind of bad.  So, I ripped it out and left it as it appears above.  The neckline, which I also like, is a double v-neck (front and back are identical) which makes wearing a top or shirt problematic.  I’ll live with it and admire it from afar??

ETA: I did wear it to knitting today and people liked it!  I wore it with a white, long-sleeved tee and I think it worked okay.

ETA2: How many times can you use the word ‘cute’ in one post!?!