This weekend I hit another milestone on Ms. Z's next sweater and completed the first Zebra Striper sweater sleeve. Like the rest of this sweater, persistence is what gets you through. And you have to be a little extra persistent with the color work since two color knitting on double points is a little more fiddly than when just using a circular needle.
Really, though, once the cuff is complete, the rest is simple and it doesn't take too long to finish if you actually dedicate some time to it.
In the background, you can see the body of the sweater -- I realize now that I don't think I made a point of mentioning that I had completed all of it. Frankly, it was hard to get a good photograph of it since it is in that kind of awkward stringy phase before the steeking begins.
And one more sleeve... and then some steeking will begin. I am equal parts excited and anxious about that!
Really, though, once the cuff is complete, the rest is simple and it doesn't take too long to finish if you actually dedicate some time to it.
In the background, you can see the body of the sweater -- I realize now that I don't think I made a point of mentioning that I had completed all of it. Frankly, it was hard to get a good photograph of it since it is in that kind of awkward stringy phase before the steeking begins.
And one more sleeve... and then some steeking will begin. I am equal parts excited and anxious about that!
Beautiful--can't wait to see the sweater on Z! But a question (and this may be because of the perspective on the photo): Have you tried the cuff over Z's hand? It just seems small for a toddler.
Beautiful! Can't wait to see the finished sweater on Z. But a question (and this may be because of the perspective on the photo): Have you tried the cuff on Z's hand? It looks small for a toddler...