illicit diversions

I have been working hard on my Spencer, and I have just done the cast-off for the neckline on the first front piece!  I am so incredibly excited!

Have a wee little picture from my laptop’s webcam camera.  I’m too lazy to get up and get an actual camera.

I actually finished the back of the Anne Elliot Spencer the other night!  I just now measured it, and it is exactly long enough!

The pattern gave no directions about what exactly was supposed to happen (binding off, what have you), so I just threaded a bit of junk yarn though the loops and called it a day.

Now for the rest of the garment.

I decided that what I needed to do in order to conquer the clover pattern was to do a practice swatch thingie.  So I cast on as if for the cardigan again with some junk yarn I have hanging around.  That actually was a huge help. I figured out the pattern, and then practiced my increases until I felt like I knew what was going on. It has worked out pretty well, so far!

Because of the way the pattern is written, it took me a while to figure out if I was supposed to repeat the row of knitting only  in between the rows with the YO’s that create the holes.  The answer is YES, but I’m a dufus and had to read the section on the clover pattern a few times before I realized that.

FULL STEAM AHEAD!

I am now nearly done with the back piece, and I’m hoping to cast on for the front pannels soonish.  Pictures to come!