Question by a "continental" knitter

Not only do I knit Continental style but I knit from the back of a stitch. Now in the pattern when it says K1F&B do I knit from the back first the way I usually do?

more sizing

Here is the CDR at 36"

I think it is a tad bit too small.

sizing

I'm new to posting here, but I've been lurking working on the CDR for awhile now. You can read the details on my blog. I just finished the first skein (brown sheep cotton fleece, in lime light), and am up to the point where I have to decide which size to make it.


I measured my store bought sweaters - they seem to be about 36" or 37". I'm worried that the 38" will be too big, and the 34" will be too small. However, my gauge is off at 5st to the inch instead of 5.25 (fell victim to the "swatch on straight needles while the project is on circs" problem). So, doing the math, right now my sweater measures 36" at the bust. I'm going to try it on tonight to see if it fits. If it does, that means I have to do more calculations to figure out the waist cabling. As it stands now, I can do 11 waist cables, but there would be no k2 ribbing between the cables. If the 36" is too small, I can go up to almost 37" by adding the k2 border around the diamond cable. Thoughts?

I finished!

Finally, I finished the Cable-Down Raglan! It's a beautiful sweater, but I think I could have gone down a size.

Swatching, Swatching

I am quickly swatching to make sure my needle choice (and size) is the correct one...seems Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece is super popular for this project. I think I'll need to use my addis since this yarn isn't scooting off the needle so well on my bamboos.

A little progress......

I'm taking this on my holidays and hope to have a lot more done by the time I get back. :)

Hello!

Hi, I joined this KAL a while ago and have finally cast on for the Cable Down Raglan. I have some WIPs to knock out first, but I hope to get really knitting on this soon.



I'm using Classic Elite Summer Set - it's a really soft cotton with some alpaca. Look forward to sharing my progress (and more exciting photos!)