The Knitting Frog Fairy & The Sweater From Hell!

Allow me to preface this post by saying that in fact the sweater didn't come out so bad. The sleeves are too long, not a pattern error, and I will be learning a way to fix that with the help of indigodragonfly who shortened the sleeves on her Susie Hoodie.
I think my dislike for the sweater came when I saw the colorway change to huge circles on my buttocks! Then the decreasing started to give me problems, but I didn't give up. I then had to rip out the collar a few times, but as the Knitting Frog Fairy called to me to start frogging I continued.

I finished it only to find it didn't fit!
In a fit of rage I started to pull on the ribbing along the front and broke some of the yarn! As the Knitting Frog Fairy laughed the ribbing began to fall apart!!
Being the hard head that I am, I fixed it and here it is.





Doesn't look too bad does it?



I made a swatch to practice shortening the sleeves as indigodragonfly said. I just need a break from it for a while. I'm already feeling better about it and think,this time, I will not listen to the Knitting Frog Fairy.
If things change I will post pictures of the frogging just for the Knitting Frog Fairy.

Knitty Emerald up date

The progress is slow on my Emerald from knitty.

I'm not happy with the lower body and hope I feel better when I continue. I started the second sleeve.



The colorway on the back looks a little odd. All I need is to call attention to that part of my body! We'll see.

One Finished, One Still In Progess

Turn a Square needs to be blocked.



It didn't come out as well as I would have liked. I will make another and hope to do a better job. The square on top is very cool!

The first sweater I am making for myself is coming along. There's lots of shaping in it and I'm not sure if I'm doing it right.


Lots of pain today and school starts. We'll see how the day goes.

Now on the Needles

The projects I was going to make, Arwen and A cardigan for Merry, are taking a back seat for now. My daughter and I have to figure out the reversible cable.

I'm making another Turn a Square.



This time I'm making it with strips and the square will show up on the crown of the hat.
The main yarn is Cascade 220 Tweed and the strips are Debbie Bliss Donegal Aran Tweed.

The other project on the needles is Amy Swenson's Emerald cardigan on Knitty.



This is the first sweater I'm making for myself. The yarn is Andes by Elizabeth Austen that I purchased a while ago on sale at six-n-stitches.I can't pass up a good sale, even if I don't have a project for the yarn. This time it worked out. I have more than enough yarn to my this sweater.

Susie Hoodie Final Update

Here is my youngest modeling her sweater.
I got it done faster than I thought I would.





The only problem with it is I should have gone another round to row 15 on the hood.
I love the shaping and the cables.

I Have Come a Long Way

I was looking through some of my first projects and realized how much my knitting had developed.

This is the first sweater I made. The pattern is from a TV show that is no longer on the air.
Edith's Chunky Baby Sweater

I love the dog with bone buttons.

This was my Debbie Bliss Hooded Baby Sweater Period.





More Debbie Bliss! A Kimono I put my own twist on. I did a crochet trim.





This is a free pattern from lionbrand.







My Lupus knitting break has given me time to look back from where I came.
I just love to Knit!