When you do one project at a time you actually make progress. What a novel idea.
I’m not sure what’s going on. Usually I have several projects going at one time and it takes me weeks to complete something. I enjoy having more than one project to choose from depending on my mood but it does get a little stale after the same blobs of half finished knitting have been floating around the house for what seems like an eternity. The feeling goes from one of blissful variety to one of “Holey Gourds I’ll never get any of this done!”
The wooly fish are schooling! They are soon to be joined by some colorful distant cousins. Maybe they can come to the library with me and the kids this afternoon.
Here’s a nice look at the sleeve decreases and the underarm where stitches will be picked up when I put the body stitches back on the circular. I love sweaters that have those extra stitches in the underarm area. They just fit so nice.
Here’s a look at the back side of the fishies (hee...hee....fishy backsides).
For those of you who haven’t tried color stranding I must say you are cheating yourself out of the enjoyment of chanting
red, red, red, blue, blue, blue, blue, red, red, red, blue, blue, blue, blue, red, red, red, blue, blue, blue, blue, red, blue, oh sh*t.
No really, color stranding is colorful fun! I think thats why I’ve managed to work on just this sweater for a few days. The color work keeps my attention and watching the pattern form is way cool.
Since this is not an entire Fair Isle sweater it really would be a great first color stranding project. Its a top down raglan (yes, again) so there won’t be a lot of finishing. The sleeves have what you see in the pictures, just one pattern around the top and one above the cuff. There are never more than 2 colors in any row. The same bands will be repeated on the chest area with several different colors.
I’ve also made sure that there is no shaping done in the color work areas. That means you won’t have to worry about keeping a color pattern correct while you do sleeve decreases!
My favorite line from Nemo?
Sea monkey took my money!
Found your site from the Garter Belt. Congratulations!
The fishes are just ADORABLE!!! Such a fun design element for someone who seems to love it!
Your sweaters are so nice! It makes me motivated to stray from patterns and just make it up myself:)
Posted by: Linda | August 06, 2006 at 03:43 PM
The sweater is amazing! How on earth do you keep the fishy backside so... clean? My favourite Nemo moment is the song "Just keep swimming".
Posted by: Charity | June 30, 2006 at 04:59 PM
Wow that sweater looks great. Thank you for showing the inside of the sleeve, it looks so neat and tidy. Amazing.
I don't remember that line from Nemo. We're always quoting about touching the "butt". (by we I mean my husband and I, the kids are all about the ink)
Posted by: Mamma | June 29, 2006 at 06:35 AM
Incredible!!
The sweater looks so good! And how tidy is the backside of your work??
Man alive.
I thought I knew how to knit...
How much does he love it?
I don't remember that line in Nemo - funny.
I love "You made me ink myself"
Posted by: Miss Scarlett | June 28, 2006 at 10:59 PM
How do you keep the sleeves matching? I lovetop-down raglans, but the sleeves are always fraternal.
Posted by: Stefani | June 28, 2006 at 06:28 PM