I finally finished the front of the sweater...
But I've still got quite a few steps to do before it's complete. (Like, sleeves.) The next step was to knit the ribbing at the bottom. (Why we're doing it this way? Designers have their reasons.)
That part didn't take nearly as long as I expected. I started with the back...
And then on Saturday I completed the front...
And so I'm just about done...
All I have to do is bind off. It's called a tubular bind off. And I just looked it up...
Turns out I'm very familiar with this. It's called grafting or Kitchener stitch.
Let's just say that we are not on the best of terms.
(I understand the directions. I've attempted the stitch. It makes perfect sense. But when I attempt it... It just does not work for me. There's no good reason for this.)
So, now I'm debating. I know some very good stretchy bind offs. Do I attempt the grafting? Or do I do a different bind off?
I will have made a decision by next week. I may attempt the grafting and see how it goes. If it doesn't (which is likely), I can always rip it back and just do a stretchy bind off.
This is what I get for not reading ahead on the pattern. Sigh.
Well, at least there's progress. I'm getting there.
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