Sleeves
It's a big day here. I finished not one, but THREE sleeves.
I finished my second Autumn Rose sleeve. This is exciting, don't you think? Now, all I have to do is weave in all the ends and I'm ready to move on to stage two of construction. That of putting the sleeves, the body, and the neckline all onto one needle.
(The fact that the row gauge from sleeve one to sleeve two is marginally different, we'll just ignore, huh?)
But, that's not all.
I also finished the sleeves on my Ribby. Finally. You see that length of yarn next to them? That's all the yarn I had left. In that skein, that is. Talk about cutting it close, huh? The best part is that, not only did I have enough to finish the sleeves, but I think that's just about enough to sew the seam up the sleeves. Phew!
Otherwise, it's been a pretty quiet day here. Mom and I met my sister for lunch at Panera's, but otherwise didn't do much. I made stew and homemade biscuits for supper. Sat on the couch with Chappy and read. That's about it.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got about a gazillion ends to weave in . . .
I don't know whether it's your yarn buying skills or your knitting skills, but you always seem to finish projects with just inches of yarn to spare. I'm always amazed, though I shouldn't be by now, when you show how much yarn you have left after a project is done.
And Autumn Rose looks just beautiful. I am way too afraid to give her a try. I think she'll look great with your coloring, too.
Posted by: Susan | October 17, 2007 at 10:18 PM
Congrats - you're entering the home stretch now! I agree with Susan (above) that the colors will looks great on you.
Posted by: Nancy | October 17, 2007 at 10:51 PM
You and Cate are almost neck and neck aren't you. It's going to be a stunning sweater!
Posted by: Julie | October 18, 2007 at 07:31 AM
Awesome deal! That's great that you made it to the end of ribby sleeves with enough yarn. It's always satisfying when things work out that way. I actually just ordered yarn to make my own Ribby. I can't wait to start it. Can't wait to see Autumn Rose all together.
Posted by: Deborah | October 18, 2007 at 07:43 AM
Glad you had enough yarn to finish ribby's sleeves without having to change colors or break out another skein. Congrats on getting all the sleeves done.
Posted by: Risa | October 18, 2007 at 09:17 AM
3 cheers for 3 sleeves! Autumn Rose is such an amazing sweater! You're in the home stretch with both these sweaters. I wonder what your next project will be?
Posted by: Kim | October 18, 2007 at 09:55 AM
Wow. That's a lot of sleeve-age! Looks great though!
Posted by: Jessica | October 18, 2007 at 11:15 AM
Great sleeves. Why do you and Claudia have to keep showing pictures of Autumn Rose? You're just trying to temp me, aren't you?
Posted by: Stephanie | October 18, 2007 at 11:31 AM
Oh my goodness, I am impressed. I started one sleeve. Very pretty Autumn Rose
Posted by: paula | October 18, 2007 at 12:26 PM
I love how well we are doing on our Autumn Rose project (you in real life - me vicariously through you!)
Posted by: deb | October 18, 2007 at 02:39 PM
Awesome progress.
I will ignore anything you want.
:)
Posted by: Micky | October 22, 2007 at 06:38 PM