Knitty Couture

Well, I’m off to knitting camp to learn everything I can from Meg (Swansen), Amy (Detjen), and Joyce (Williams). You can’t tell right now, but I am ESTACTIC!!! ESTACTIC!!!! I can barely hold in my excitement!

I packed lots of yarn, needles, projects (useful during our 7-8 hr car ride), and my pi shawl for show and tell. I even have several of Elizabeth’s books to read during the trip.

For knitting camp, we’re asked to make or knit a nametag. I’ve been putting this off for months, but finally sat down and knitted up this little cutie earlier this week. I even employed Elizabeth’s technique of knitting everything in the round and connecting at the yoke.

This little yoke sweater was knitted in Jamieson Shetland DK on US1s. I casted on 64sts (oops, I mean, 44) for the body, 16sts for the sleeves and closed up with 24sts. Four rows of ribbing was applied at the hem of the body and sleeve and garter stitch to the collar. Double stitch decreases were placed at the front and back intersections of sleeves and body and then randomly thereafter until I had 24sts remaining.

I played around with the yoke twice. My first attempt was a drawn-out, color design on graph paper which didn’t turn out right. On my second try, I said, “screw it, I’m just going to wing it,” and look! It turned out nicely.

I’ll keep you all posted during my trip… with lots of pictures too!