Sweetheart....Issues?

I was wondering if someone could help me out, I emailed Jen about my problems, but she hasn't gotten back to me yet. On the sweetheart sweater, I'm now on the first row of the front, after completing the chart I was ready for my second row of intarsia, however then I noticed that it told me that I was to complete a darted waist decrease. However, it didn't say which row to do the decreases on. I assumed that it meant row two (but row two is a purl row of intarsia).

Elfin Bride clarification

I emailed Jen and she replied with some very good info that might help Hazel out too, so I'm going to copy and paste the email here.

[[That's alright, you've just been distracted by the increase method info. Here's how this is supposed to work:

FIRST Read through the increase instructions and decide which one you want to do. Then go to after the increase methods to resume the pattern, which refers back to those increase methods.

The pattern resumes here:
Left Shoulder shaping (apply chosen method as above)

RS rows: Inc 1 at beg of row only while work in lace patt.

Rep until piece measures 9 (9.5, 9.75, 10, 10.5) inches or 23 (24, 25, 25.5, 26.5) cm long and 8.5 (8.5, 8.5, 8.75, 9) inches or 21.5 (21.5, 21.5, 22.5, 23) cm wide with 7 (7, 7, 7.25, 7.5) lace repeats. All sizes end with a RS row—54 (54, 54, 57, 60) sts

AND THEN:
Left Gusset and Shoulder Shaping

Do not break yarn. While casting on 25 new sts simple loop style at end of RS row, PM after the first cast on st, and PM before the last cast on st. You will pick up sts in this cast on row later. Gusset sts are knit plain while shoulder sts knit in lace patt.

Gusset row 1 (WS): K1, purl to end.

AND THIS IS WHERE YOU BEGIN INCREASING AT BOTH EDGES, WHILST ALSO DECREASING IN THE GUSSET:
For this section, inc 1 at beg of sleeve and inc 1 at end of sleeve; dec 1 at beg of gusset and dec 1 at end of gusset. For feather tip, refer to lace shaping guidelines for left edge (end of row). Stitch count remains the same for all rows, specifically: etc…]]

Hope that helps anyone else that's confused!

elfin help

That doesn't sound too good but I'm getting all confused with the elfin bride top. I've just started and I seem to be getting all confused with the pattern. I did the start of the left yoke fine but now that I'm increasing I'm getting a bit muddled. Any tips?

Swatch, swatch, swatch

I'm finally swatching for the Elfin Bride. The cotton isn't driving me nuts like I had feared, so that's good (I'm not a fan of cotton.)

I think I got gauge with the plain knitting, and I'm swatching the lace part right now to see if that works too. I have a feeling that it will. :)

Oh, I'm using Paton's Grace in Black.

You've Got to Pick Up Every Stitch/ Oh No Must be the Season Of the Witch

I have finished the left sleeve of the Gothlet rather quickly and now I have to pick up stitches. I can't pick stitches to save my life. They end up very crappy.

It's not perfect at all, but hopefully this will be the only problem I have with this. And, maybe this time the pick stitches won't be bad at all.

Bob

I swear I've been knitting. Bob is coming along fine, the intarsia is fun and I really enjoy the colors.



That said, if I see another spot in the chart where I have to start a new strand of yarn for the same color block just because the side I'm working on starts six stitches over and the side I'm not working is one or zero stitches over, I'm going to sell it to drug traffickers to gut, stuff and carry on the plane.

Bob Dobbs

Hey guys!
I'm very excited to join the Domiknitrix KAL. I'll be knitting the Bob Dobbs vest. I'm knitting it flat so I can work the image in intarsia rather than duplicate stitch. This is it so far.



The yarn is Plymouth Galway on size 8 addis. I changed the colors to chocolate brown for the main, baby blue for the face and navy blue for the accents. I washed the brown before starting in hopes that it will bleed less. The ribbing and about 4 inches were worked in the round before I split the front and back, adding a selvedge stitch on each side. The back is completed so you guys won't have to watch endless posts of dark brown stockinette.
I'm super pumped about getting this project done and if you guys want to see more, just check here

Confession

Just to avoid someone else repeating my mistake.
The Silky Tweed was a very bad choice for the Elfin Bride.
And now I've learned that it is not enough that something feels right, or looks right (and beautiful) or knits to gauge perfectly, if it starts acting up once finished and worn happily for a few hours.
Something I didn't know before.
For some reason the Silky Tweed wanted to be a shorter and wider Elfin when worn.
That is apparently its nature.
But I still loved knitting it. And the cats love snuggling it, and I will just frog and figure out what the yarn wants to be instead.
No disaster as such.
And I will start on a new one June 15, once the last exam paper has been handed in.
I have my eyes and fingers on some lovely dusty greyish lavender mercerised cotton for that same purpose.

L'il Black Riding Hoodie.

Yay! It's done.



This is a great pattern, I love the finished sweater, and I have no reservations in telling everyone to give it a try. I'm going to wear this hoodie until it falls apart.

I'm very glad I used a 2-way zipper for the hoodie. I can unzip from the bottom when I'm sitting so I don't get that weird bulgy effect (yet keep it mostly zipped so I stay warm).

I'm seriously considering making another one someday, that's how much I love it.

More details and pics on my blog.

Hello all!

I'll be starting the Elfin Bride soon. I was going to hold off until I got this vest I've been working on done, but no longer! The Bride is calling to me. ;)

Hopefully I'll get some swatching done this weekend (but I'm moving in a week and a half, so I have a lot to pack and clean up). Might be a little while though.

Looking forward to sharing my progress with ya! :D