Please make these sleeves done !

Hi,

Yes, you are at the borning part of the sleeves. I give you lots of credit for doing four at one time, that's one thing I never did, one at a time for me. Keep us posted.

Hugs,

Nora

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Oh you poor dear! It's the second sleeve that is usually the killer. It's a good thing you aren't making another set. Think of how much you will enjoy shaping the top - all those decreases.

I've been trying to think of a good sweater project for myself, and you've put me in mind of a pattern though. Dora

Oh, you are a brave soul. I don't do stockinette stitch on little needles for sweaters any more. Years ago I made my sister a sweater like Princess Diana's black sheep sweater; red sweater with white sheep on the front with one black sheep...on size 0 needles for the ribbing and collar and size 2 for everything else. This is the sweater that made me decide never to do stockinette stitch only on tiny needles, and it also convinced me that intarsia is *way* overrated; I had so many damn bobbins on that sweater I couldn't keep them separated. Give me a complicated cable or lace pattern any day, and I'm a happy girl :-)

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Oh, I feel your pain and I haven't even started my 2mm-needles sweater project. I ordered 6 hanks of Bendigo Woolen Mills 5-ply cabled wool last month. The siren call is strong, but I've got resale stuff to finish before I can even start swatching...

Cherry-red gansey, here I come (in about three years knitting time).

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I KNOW how you feel... and I recognise your DH's reactions!LOL! I'm sorry I don't have anything comforting to say; But when you are ready, you will love them, and you have a reason to feel PROUD!! Not much comfort??? After that you can make potholders for a long time! THAT's a comfort! AUD ;-))

hahahaha Aud! It will be okay. I am 7 inches into it and they need to be 15 inches before I do the arm top ! The nice part about them is they are mindless now that the increases are done and down to knitting and measuring once in a while. Good for movie viewing etc .! I am embarassed to say I have been knitting during movies since I started this project and some of them have had subtitles so have to look over often !

Dora, this one came out of Jean Frost Jackets. All of them tailored and very high end looking in my humble opinion. They could be used for office use for work they are so good. barbie

Hi Wooly, These two jackets take 8 skeins each of Dale of Norway Sisik, a yarn I like pretty well by the way, and thus 16 skeins total. I do so hope I have enough to finish these !!!

I see your point - I've never even tried to do a sweater on needles that small (though I've just finished a small bag on size 000s). I found a knock-off t-shirt of that "black sheep" design at a thrift shop. It's cute, but I doubt I'd ever knit it. If I did, I'd probably redesign it so the sheep were very close together and carry the yarn. Hmm. Could probably do it in Fair Isle, with intarsia for the one sheep.

=Tamar

I love cable work as well. Just finished an intricate stitched oiled wool vest albeit it problems with the buttonholes--see new post. I do not like intarsia knitting either. I guess it is just a personal preference. It will be a long time coming after these two jackets before I do stockinette work again. It is very uninteresting although I am happy with how the yarn shows with it.The star in this case being the yarn and not the stitch. I have to give good kudos to Jean Frost on her instructions in this book ( Jean Frost Jackets) because they are clear as a bell~~ding!!!

I am here to report my sleeves as of working a lot on them last evening are at 14inches ! Yeah !!!!!

Hi,

Good for you, won't be long and they will be finished.

Hugs,

Nora

You go girl! Dora

I took these blasted sleeves off last night-I fear they may be too short but will march on! Happy Dance ! Happy Dance !!! Barbie