Today is the kickoff
of the aforementioned #knittingforhimalong on Instagram — and/or wherever else you’d like it to be. (By all means, comment here, blog about it, whatever works for you! The important thing is to
knit
.) The
previous Bob swatch
having been rejected as too textural, I re-swatched in stockinette to make sure we both loved the fabric before ordering the yarn. Which is to say, I don’t have my yarn yet. I ordered it on Monday and am picking it up at the trade show in Indianapolis this weekend. (Thank you, Jocelyn!) But that’s ok, because as we all learn — either the easy way or the hard way — there’s work to be done before the actual knitting begins. So I thought I’d post a little bit* about sweater knitting best practices — and my practices, which are not necessarily the same! — in case anyone…
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Two Crows and a Squirrel 