Sweater Knitting Update

Just a quick vid to show the progress of the cardigan I'm making. You saw me starting it in my "Two Boys, One Cup...One Gorilla" video.

I hope the sound is alright, you may have to turn the volume up. I took a break from helping Rafe (TimberGeek) install our kitchen cabinets in the new house to show you what I'm working on. You can hear him working hard in the background, perhaps.

Please feel free to ask questions. If you're a knitter this really isn't as hard as it looks. The long color repeats in the yarn make the colors int the pattern. I just have to knit the pattern.

The pattern is from an amazingly talented woman, Ruth Sorensen, and can be found at:

www.ruths.dk

The yarn can now be purchased at Webs in Northhampton, MA, or on their website. Just search for "Kauni" to see all the colors:

www.yarn.com

The color I am using is EQ (Rainbow) which is out of stock at the moment, but they will get more in. I didn't buy from them, but got mine from Denmark.

More later as I add the sleeves!

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• ravensky23
• TimberGeek
• Kauni
• Knitting
• Continental
• Cardigan
• Sweater

[paulyknit]

beautifull

[ravensky23]

Thank you! :-)

[aje2103]

if you are knitting in the round how big are the neeedels?

[ravensky23]

Yes, I'm knitting in the round using KnitPicks(dot)com Harmony Options needles, the composite wood ones, they have really nice points to them. I'm using size 4 needles for the body and size 3 for the cuffs and bottom edge of the sweater body (U.S. sizes).

[bnmuzic]

can you explain how you will cut the front of the cardigan and make the front. Or maybe show us a pattern.  Thank you.

[ravensky23]

You can download the pattern I'm using for free, I have the link in the video description up there. Her instructions on "steeking" (the cutting part) are a tad vague, but if you Google "steeks" any of the top 5 responses will tell you how better than I can! Especially since I haven't done it yet! The reason for doing it this way is you can circular knit uninterrupted and won't have all those yarn ends to work in! A good thing! I may show a vid of the process once I figure it out.

[blahblah2542]

i dont get what it means when she says increase with 11 stitches in the 1st round

could you explain please?

[theonlysuz]

Absolutely gorgeous!

I am at the point of putting a ribbed shawl collar and front on my sweater. Can you help with how to figure out how many stitches to pick up? I added length to the cardi so I can't follow the # of stitches called for in pattern - and should I add stitches around the collar for the roundness there? The other samples I saw on ravelry most of the collars don't look very round. Thanks!

[weezee30]

please make a purl continental video. Love your site

[gossemerwings]

HI, I just left a comment on your other video of you working on this same sweater, asking what multi colored yarn your using, and you just said so~ LOL! Can you tell me where you bought the yarn, does the company have a website?

Also, I think I saw a video of you working on a cable sweater in a burgundy yarn, that was when I just got back into knitting a few months ago, how did that sweater come out? Watching you do a cable really helped me back then, thanks so much for all your time and work!

[gmccray689]

that is really pretty