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A couple weeks back, I rebooted a WIP that had been languishing for at least a month. Since then, I’ve managed to knit several more inches:
You can see where I test-blocked it, just before dividing body from sleeves. The test-block revealed that the sweater needed a touch more armhole depth, so I was able to work a few more rounds before the dividing. (It also revealed that the blocked fabric feels fabulous! Kudos to Imperial Stock Ranch.) And you can see where I cast on the underarm stitches provisionally, so I can use those same stitches later when knitting the sleeves, resulting in a smooth underarm – it’s one of my favorite tricks for top-down sweaters.
In Knitting from the Top, Barbara Walker calls this style a “continuous” set-in sleeve sweater, because the yoke and sleeve caps are knit at the same time, in the round. Doing so can be a little fiddly, what with remembering to increase at the right spots at the right times. Ironically, the sweater stalled after I got past all the fiddly bits. Apparently, plain knitting isn’t my cup of tea. But I am determined to finish this project! DH needs a new one for this coming winter.
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