I’m in the home stretch for a sweater for my son.\u00a0\u00a0 I ruined a couple of 100% wool sweaters I’d made for him and he was a bit vexed.\u00a0 You see, we live in Northern New England.\u00a0 Hand knit sweaters tend to be pretty warm.\u00a0 So, I learned my lesson and I don’t care what the fiber geeks say, I knit using Wool-ease.\u00a0 You can wash it in the washing machine.<\/p>\n
So, this is a Seamless Yoke Sweater such as you will find in Knitting Without Tears by Elizabeth Zimmerman.\u00a0 I adore knitting in the round, and making sweaters in the round is insanely easy.\u00a0\u00a0 The yoke will have the Autobots logo on it.<\/p>\n
Knitting is an inherently geeky craft.\u00a0 There’s a lot of math in it, as well as pattern repetition.\u00a0 If you’ve any creative bent at all, it’s also an endless opportunity for creation and invention.\u00a0 It’s a technology as well as an art.\u00a0 You know me, I like the intersection of technology, creativity and usefulness.\u00a0 That’s why my favorite knitting projects are sweaters and socks.\u00a0 You always need good, warm socks and where I live, you always need comfortable, warm sweaters.<\/p>\n
The cool bit about the way I make sweaters is that there is a basic algorithm that will work for anyone, and it’s still custom.\u00a0 Check out Knit by Numbers: a simple way to make your own patterns<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 It explains the concept really well.\u00a0 It really works and you get a sweater that fits you <\/em>properly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m in the home stretch for a sweater for my son.\u00a0\u00a0 I ruined a couple of 100% wool sweaters I’d made for him and he was a bit vexed.\u00a0 You see, we live in Northern New England.\u00a0 Hand knit sweaters tend to be pretty warm.\u00a0 So, I learned my lesson and I don’t care what … <\/p>\n