As our regular readers may remember, my son actually asked for a sweater for Christmas. Well, what with my other Christmas knitting and whatnot, I finally got the yarn in hand and started his sweater a few days ago. The “whatnot” included trying to settle on a color (green) and style, which required many back-and-forth text messages and emails. He sometimes takes days to respond and his answers were not always as specific as I had hoped. Here’s a record of my lack of progress thus far.
1. Work out the design and how the ribbing would flow into it.
I chose to knit his sweater out of City Tweed Heavyweight from Knitpicks because it’s soft and warm, and I thought it would be good in the chill damp of Portland in winter. Bonus: I used this yarn for a sweater for my husband last year, and therefore could use his sweater as a giant gauge swatch.
2. Start knitting. Realize I am not that crazy about it. Glance at calendar; press forward.
3. Notice stupid mistake twelve rows back. (Note to self: must actually look at knitting occasionally.) Fix mistake.
4. Keep plugging away. He comes home late Friday night; I am hoping to be on the sleeves by then.
