Twist

Finally!

So Yo!  It has been a long time - I posted once about a yarn trade and managed to get my hands on some yarn that will work really nicely - Paragon from The Yarn Place.  I knit the ribbing and about an inch into the body and realized that even though I'd swatched and got gauge, it wasn't coming out right. So I frogged and put it away for a while.  I took a few weeks off from it to finish another project that was on a deadline; that is now complete so I can move forward on Twist.

I knit a few inches of ribbing last weekend, and realized that apparently I can't follow directions (though I do generally play well with others).  So I've got to frog back about an inch.  But.  I'm back at it, and I'm concentrating on this project, so I should be cruising along in no time!  I'm hoping to finish it by Stitches West as Lynn would like to display it at the Yarn Place booth.

It's nice to be working on Twist again!

It was a Rough Start

but now I am finally making some progress on my Twist.

Hi everyone and thank you for letting me join in on your KAL. My name is Leanne H. and I blog at http://purpleprincessknits.com. So many people I know are knitting the Central Park Hoodie which I do not find to be very flattering so I wanted to find something better. Once I saw this pattern by Bonnie Marie I knew it was the one I wanted to make. The Twist pattern is very classy and so far very easy to follow. There are cables to keep your interest

Lots of ribbing

It has just the right amount of side shaping to be flattering to all and lots of stockinette so it knits up fast.

Fast, unless you are me. I started this at the end of December with Black Water Abbey in the Sky color. Then I restarted after knitting up 1/2 the back.  Then I ripped back a couple or three inches twice. I think I am finally moving forward on this one. I have the back completed and almost the left front.

I first got gauge using a US6 for the ribbing and a US7 for the body. IT was the right gauge until I started knitting it large, that is. Then it was just too tight. After I knit the first 220 yard skein of yarn I realized that the gauge was too tight for the pattern and the yarn so it just would never work. The sweater would end up being way too stiff and much too hot for me to wear, not to mention too small, so I ripped it and started over. I am now using a US7 for the ribbing and a US8 for the body of the sweater and I really like the way it is turning out. The BWA shows off the cable nicely. I will post better pictures after I get the front completed.

Almost there?

Since I'm not sure if I can make it to the KAL this weekend, I'm posting a pic of the  pieces I have so far pinned together.  I think it'll work, but it's hard to tell with the front St st band curling in.  That and I suck at taking self-timed pics. 

I will see Leslie on Monday, so she can give me a better idea on if the size is okay or if I'll need to start over on the next size up, but I'm hoping I'm good to go.