See? I told you I wouldn’t be down for long after my last sweater fail.
This week, I made a lot of progress on my new sweater: Chuck by Andi Satterlund. Why you ask? Well, after being a slave to my couch for a couple of days after a bout of “stomach flu” this weekend (aka norovirus ewwww), I used the time between naps and rehydrating to catch up on some knitting and Murder, She Wrote. I have to say – this is a genius way to knit a sweater with set-in sleeves from the top down: you knit part of the back, pick up stitches at the shoulder, knit the front to the armpit, and then join the front and back and continue knitting in the round. Pretty cool, right? It’s be a while since I did a serious cable project, which I love knitting, so knitting this sweater has been really fun. And since it’s cropped, it won’t take as long as a normal sweater, sweet!
My sewing plans last weekend were dashed but I plan on making up the lost time this coming weekend – I cut out a Colette Patterns Beignet skirt from wool I bought on my recent NYC trip. I’m a little nervous about the 12 buttonholes (holy moly!) since my machine isn’t the greatest at making them, but I have a feeling the skirt will go together pretty smoothly.
Ahhh back to normal…
Glad to hear you're feeling better! The sweater looks great!