Thursday, August 12, 2010

The Rainbow Shrug (or Two-Tone Shrug from "Fitted Knits")

People on ravelry constantly refer to this project as "quick."  Quick?  If you say so.  I started this last month, did about 10 rows and put it down.  In the meantime, I've knitted a cardigan and a full sweater that didn't feel as tedious as this.  I have other projects ready to go but I need to force myself to finish this.  Blerg.

So I pick it up again, reread the pattern and realize that in my previous ignorance of the finer points of raglan, I may have done my increases incorrectly-- and  I'm not positive what row I'd gotten to.  So I frogged the first attempt and started over.  (deep breath.)

I'm now about about halfway through the back and upper sleeves in Brown Sheep - Lamb's Pride worsted in "Oregano."  It is going faster than before but I still wouldn't say "quick."  Next, I work the sleeves then I get to the fun part:  the ribbing around the sleeves and neck which I'm doing in Noro 170.  The self striping will be fun and colorful and (thankfully) very, very gratifying.  Maybe that will be quick.

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