Almost Onde Finish Line
Well, I was planning on talking about my programming class project tonight, as I think I have most of the project mapped out, and I have a nice chunk of the user interface coded up. But I think I will defer until later in the week, and instead follow the advice from Silvia and Claudia that I just knit on as fast as I can and get finished with my Phil'Onde pullover.
Et Voila! La Devant du Pull...*
The Front of the Phil'Onde Pullover in Chlorophylle
For once, my poor little camera did a good job on an indoor shot, with regards to color. Maybe that bright white Onde reflects just enough to make it work out. The piece is all pinned down to my SpaceBoard just waiting to get hosed down and block over night. Yes, I know that a little water will not fundamentally change the shape of a cotton/acrylic piece of fabric, but the stretching and the water do seem to help even out my sitches a bit, and I think that will be helpful when I go to assemble it.
In response to Julie M.'s comment from yesterday, my assembly process is pretty simple. The first thing I will do is attach the shoulder seams and see how it hangs. Then I'll sew up the side seams (which won't be a lot of fun, because I've got purl stitches on the edges -- I forgot to add that handy selvedge stitch) and try the body on to get a sense for how it's going to fit. Then I'll sew up the sleeve seams and attach the sleeves to the armholes. This might seem like more trouble than it's worth, but I think the extra stability this order of sewing gives the sleeve will be worth it. After I've got the sleeves taken care of, I'll try it on one more time and make a quick assessment of the neckline before doing the simple neckband finishing.
After that I will put it on and dance -- maybe even outside in the sunshine!
*my apologies to anyone who speaks and writes French correctly. I hope I haven't butchered that little phrase too badly.
Woo hooooo! We've got a front, people. It looks like we're on our way to a finished Phil Onde soon. I can't wait to see it!
P.S. Looking forward to the dancing pictures, too :-)
Yeah! Dancin' in the springtime...
Having a srpingy time over there, as I see? ;-) With green everywhere? Great! Can't wait to see the rest of it...
Interesting differences in construction. I like to sew the shoulders, then put the sleeves in flat. Easier for me, ya know. Then I sew up the sleeves from the armpit down and the side seam from the armpit down. Except for my Onde sweater which had no side seams--I had to do it your way and that works fine too...Perhaps Onde is charmed (except for your blobby bit...)
Again with the beautiful Onde that makes me think that I need to get some of this yarn! It looks awesome. So perfect for spring. It's clear you're enjoying this project. :)
It is beautiful. I am -->