A couple of years ago, I started a sweater for my youngest son - simple sweater in moss stitch - but his desired color was plain black. That sweater never did get done - knitting with black yarn can be a real challenge, and he lost weight waiting for said sweater. It wouldn't fit him now, even had I finished it. The yarn has since been relocated to other smaller, projects - hats, scarves, etc.
Well, now I am in somewhat of the same predicament - knitting a sweater I don't have time to knit. I prefer smaller projects, mostly socks, that I can take on my commute. But I saw a sweater pattern a couple of months ago that I absolutely love. It's a sweater, that's a shawl, that's a shrug, and it would be perfect for what appears to be a warmer than usual winter. I already have the yarn, and have started it, but bouts of arthritis, along with a busy schedule have pushed it into the background.
I came across this today, and I think this might be what I need to get that sweater finished fairly quickly. It's where you knit a sweater in a month by calculating the number of rows in the total sweater, dividing by 30, and committing to knit that number of rows daily. I think this might work <g>. I don't have a lot of discretionary time, but the principle behind this is workable. I'll do the math, and adjust to what I can reasonably expect to accomplish, and just keep at it. The colors are very autumnal, but I don't think I could finish by Thanksgiving, even with this method. But, I'll give it a shot. And it will give me the incentive to get my camera set up on this computer, in order to document my progress.
The black moss-stitch sweater won't happen. But my autumnal sweater/shawl will.
Leave a comment