Silk Garden #71
I got the back finished on the Silk Garden sweater last night and got started on the right front. This may seem like an amazing feat of speed, but it's not, really. It's pretty easy knitting, it's on "big" needles (US size 8), and I only have 34" bust line and this is a tight fitting sweater. Not to mention that being part of a DINK family, I don't have a lot of the responsibilities that many others have.
But if you want to know something that did change my knitting speed dramatically -- it was learning how to knit Continental without throwing. About a year ago I realized that I was doing a lot more work than I needed to be and learned a better method of tensioning that doesn't involve throwing. After I got comfortable with it I was faster, my tension was more even, and my gauge stayed bang-on. I also became a much tighter knitter.
I am not sure that this would make a difference for everyone, but it made a difference for me. My goal is to get the fronts finished today...
Oh gosh that is so beautiful! The colors are amazing, just totally love it! If that nice stuff wouldn't be so pricey, ugh. Thanks for showing.
Say, where did you get and what is it called that nice thing where you are blocking on? (great english, I know ..)
Wow! You have been busy while I was gone. Charlotte looks great (I didn't work on mine at all while I was on vacation). And the silk garden sweater is very pretty.
Hey, I made a hat out of that same colorway! I think that was one of my very first FO's, actually. The hat was for my hubby, and he picked the yarn out (despite the purple in the colorway!). I'm sure it's going to be an amazing sweater! I'm a DINKer too, but I still don't seem to get projects done like you do. Maybe I'll learn Continental...