knitting diary 01.31.24

If you've been crocheting or knitting long enough, you've likely heard someone talk about "second sock/sleeve syndrome", which is when you finish one sleeve/sock on your project and feel accomplished only to feel the shadow of the next one looming over you as a barrier towards the completion of your work.

What happens when the shadow is the first sleeve, and the issue hovering over your head is that you have to convert a flat pattern repeat into one in-the-round?

I'm finding that out as I work on Joy Friedman's Pass the Honey Cardigan.  Don't get me wrong!  This pattern is really fun, very simple, and is going to be a joy to wear.  The problem I'm facing is that after over a month's worth of working the mock honeycomb stitch flat, I've now started on the sleeves, which are all in the round, and my brain canNOT wrap itself around this concept. 

Actual photo of my project being "tinked"
back to fix the mistakes on the repeat.

I can't wait to finish this project, though!  The design is so simple to create but looks so intricate.  This is something I would even recommend to a new knitter, because the techniques used (slip stitches, k2tog, slip slip knit, to name a few) are not difficult to learn and are vital to your advancement in the craft. 

The yarn I'm using for this is actually Lion Brand Pound of Love, which is one of my all time favorite acrylics.  It works really well, it's really soft, and best of all, it comes in this gigantic ball that sometimes you can get one whole project out of - no need to break yarn or weave in hundreds of ends!!  If this sounds sponsored, it unfortunately isn't, but I would write a song for them or get Lion Brand's logo tattooed on my back if it meant they would send me some freebies.  (Okay, not really...but I do really love their products).

Looking forward to sharing photos of the finished object when it's done!