It feels like I haven’t done much on my Hanne Falkenberg Ballerina (color #13) — I’ve just been kind of chipping away at it slowly but surely. Here is the updated progress report. I’m almost to the side “seam.” I have probably 10 ridges and then I’ll start the right sleeve. It is such slow knitting. You’re on very small needles and doing nothing but garter.  I did haul it with me to work today and actually got to knit on my lunch break. I have not been able to knit at work for awhile — and I need that down time to regroup!Â
Here is a detail shot of the back right shoulder shaping:
It is all short rows all of the time. The technique is the yarnover short row — a Hanne trademark. They work pretty well for the way it is designed, though not as well when working the short rows from the top down, as I do with my sleeve variation and for the center back gusset of the Mermaid Jacket. I’ll show pictures of my sleeve detail when I get to that point.
Thursday Knitting Group was quite fun tonight. I did not get home until 9pm. Woo hoo — wild social life!
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Hmmmm . . . my Ballerina kit is sitting behind the sofa, waiting patiently for me. Tempting!
Comment by Wendy — May 5, 2006 @ 5:50 am