Well, that was quick. Rogue’s done!
Except for the zipper. She’s so nice and warm! The 4-stitch I-cord edging down the front was harder to start than I expected. My first attempt turned out way too tight and curly. It took me a while to realize that my beautiful chain selvedge had one stitch for every two rows; therefore I needed to do alternate plain rows of I-cord between the rows where I joined it to the picked up body stitches. Then I noticed that my instructions had me knitting the last stitch and body stitch together through the back of the loop, which looked crappy when I then knitted the resulting stitch through the front of the loop on the subsequent plain row. (Trust me; it makes perfect sense when you’re doing it.) So I pulled it apart and decided to always knit that last stitch through the back. Then there was the grafting… and while mine isn’t seamless, it’s good enough. (Personally, I don’t think it’s possible to seamlessly graft a four-stitch three-dimensional tube onto a four-stitch curled stockinette edging. But whatever.) There’s some noticeable bulk there, but I figure that my zipper should end right about there anyway and that might disguise it. Once I find my zip, I think she needs one more good blocking. The sleeves could probably use another inch or two, and I still think that folded hem could lay flatter. But she’s finished!
Brittanie
May 29, 2006 — 11:35 pm
Rogue — and you — both look great
miftik
May 30, 2006 — 1:42 am
Lovely! I really like that color.
kate
May 30, 2006 — 2:55 am
Gorgeous! Nice job!
JulieB
May 30, 2006 — 8:18 am
Very nice! I don’t know what you were worried about – your seaming looks just fine. Now, don’t put off the zipper!!
M-H
May 30, 2006 — 8:57 am
And she fits. Yay!
LT
May 30, 2006 — 1:38 pm
hi kris, on an unrelated note, are you still into crocs shoes? i saw an ad in today’s good living liftout of the SMH, and there is a crocs warehouse sales starting thursday, going til sunday june 4. 10am-5pm most days, except friday til 4pm. its at fox studios, suttor stand, building 102, the entertainment quarter.
Lara
May 30, 2006 — 5:52 pm
Fan-bloody-tastic Kris ! Well done 🙂 My husband has mentioned that he wants to knit Rogue for me, I’ll show him yours for inspiration.
And on an unrelated note, thanks LT, Crocs rock!
jussi
May 31, 2006 — 1:33 am
You have some yarn, two stick and this is
the result. I’m sure i miss something
(or maybe i have a big hole in my
enlightenment).
M-H
May 31, 2006 — 2:59 pm
Jussi, your enlightenment is compeletely intact, as is your sense of humour. ROFLMAO!