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January 02, 2006
Beginning
I'm still in the swatching phase, but am reading with interest the beginnings of everyone's projects. I still haven't swatched a yarn that I am in love with and I really don't want to make this with anything but something I love. I swatched several yarns for my first (and second) Rogues and it was worth the effort, I love them both.
A quick comment about the cast on. From my interpretation of the chart, and looking at the photo, it is a Tublular Cast On. Look at the bottom of the charts for the ribbing and the button bands. The first three to four rows show only half the stitches. A tubular cast on (the one I know how to do-a search of the internet brought up two types, but this is the appropriate one) requires you to cast on half the number of necessary stitches with waste yarn, work in stockinette stitch for four or so rows and then pick up stitches from the bottom, turning it up and increasing to the number of stitches that you need. It is lovely and worth the effort. Hop over to My Fashionable Life, Little Purl of the Orient, and Knitty for excellent lessons (way more detailed than my lame explanation) to get you through it.
Posted by terry at January 2, 2006 12:09 PM
Comments
I finished the cap tonight and I used the tubular cast-on for it. It turned out really nice. For the cardigan I am going to change yarn and use Rowan Magpie Aran on a gauge of 25st/10cm. I need a bigger cardi:)
Posted by: Monica at January 2, 2006 02:21 PM
Monica, could you tell me what yarn you used to do the cap? How big did it turn out to be? 130 stitches sounds like alot for a cap.
Posted by: karon at January 5, 2006 07:33 PM