Audrey!

I finally cast on with my first small success with Audrey. I must say I do feel a little over my head with this one. My first several swatches were not pleasing to the eyes. The stitches were more inconsistent than I have every experienced in my knitting. After fighting with addis and bamboo, I finally settled with the plastics thanks to the great tips given by Theresa over at the Audrey-along blog. I have never had more trouble getting gauge before (and I typically have problems with it on a regular basis). The ribby increases are what I have to tackle next.

That ribby start pictured is getting ripped now that I have swatched again with my Denise interchangeable with much success. The v's were on the wavy side.

All and all I am very excited about this sweater. The knit-along blog has been a great resource! I only hope that I will feel like I have something to contribute soon. The level of experience and expertise over there is immense. And though I check there regularly for updates, I don't feel that I have a post of interest. I have trouble following some of the tips which is only due to my lack of knowledge in regards to shaping techniques at this point. I must say the contributors are extremely helpful and I plan on kicking up my knowledge a bit as this progresses. I have learned quite a lot from it already.

But I feel Audrey will be worth the effort it takes to complete!

Posted by froggy at April 12, 2004 06:08 AM