Finished!

[carynb]

As I noted on Saturday, I managed to finish my Rogue, finally! I'd forgotten what a rush it was to finish off something I really like, and will wear. I'm not generally very creative or crafty, so managing to finish something like this just felt really, really good

Comments

[much_ado]

that first picture of the hood detail would make an absoultely lovely icon for you!

(just sayin'... :)

*sigh*

i really should book the trip to go see my mum, so i can get my Rogue as well, and then we should have an LJ-Rogue-Meetup somewhere ;-)

[carynb]

You mean like this? *g* Thanks!

It's actually the first picture of me I've had taken in ages that I actually like enough to iconize. I should give Mike the camera more often.

And it's a wonderfully comfortable sweater, and quite cozy-warm (assuming she knit it of wool, of course). I'm sure you'll love it!

[corbet]

Boootiful!

And also, I second much_ado's icon sentiment. :)

[carynb]

Thanks!

[mycrazyhair]

Gorgeous! (Though I like the larger version of the first picture better than the cropped icon version - I like seeing the way the knotwork goes down to the V.) Very very cool.

[carynb]

Thanks!

And maybe I'll play with the icon a little more tonight when I get home. Trying to figure out where to crop and doing lots of different things is half the fun, after all. I may even get adventurous and add some text... *g*

[galadrielsfire]

WOW Caryn! Fantastic! And yes, that pic is awesome. I wish I were talented in the knitting sweaters way.

[carynb]

Thanks!

And believe it or not, all it takes to knit is a little manual dexterity and a lot of practice. Once your fingers know what to do, it becomes almost rote. This one kept throwing new stitch patterns at me, but there are a few absolutely wonderful sites on the internet that go through the different stitches in detail, with pictures and sometimes, video.

If you'd like to learn, I could certainly show you how to get started. It's easiest to start with some sort of rectangle - a scarf, a wrap, an afghan, a baby blanket - so you don't have to worry about seaming and grafting, and possibly not even increases and decreases, and then you pick up more stitches as you get more experienced.

[galadrielsfire]

OOOOooooo! I would definitely love to take you up on that offer. And what do ya know? I'll be in town for a week over New Years! *g*

[halfabee]

Yes, do a scarf first. Something you won't get attached to when you make your first mistakes. In my experience, the following are challenges to a first time knitter:

- casting on (why is the start so hard to get right?)
- keeping a uniform tension (practice, practice)
- knitting on four needles (socks & mittens, etc. However, knitting on an appropriate sized circular needle isn't difficult)
- taking back after you've made a mistake (or worse, dropped a stitch) and then fixing it
- figuring out the pattern shorthand & translating it into what you do with the yarn
- knitting with tiny and fancy yarns

Yes, I knit; although I haven't done anything other than make patterns for race29irl in a long while.

[zoarazul]

On doing the increases/decreases in from the edge ... absolutely. On your FO ... BEAUTIFUL! (yes, I meant to shout that!)

[carynb]

Thanks!

On doing the increases/decreases in from the edge ... absolutely.

Yeah, it makes so much sense. I can't believe that it never occurred to me before I read this pattern, where it was actually specified to do that. From now on, I'll always do it that way.