decide to wish you Thanks. Eugene 
Tangled Yoke: Nearly Done!
So maybe nearly done is a bit of an overstatement, but I’m getting there. I’m probably 2/3 to 3/4 done as I start the yoke. The sleeves are done and attached, and I’m not too far away from the cables. I must admit I’m a little nervous about starting the cables for some reason. I’ve done cables pretty confidently before, but never on a sweater, and never in a place where tension and fit are important.
I can’t believe that at the end of this I’ll have a completed sweater that fits me…I hope. I really should try it on with both sleeves before I start the cables, but the attempts at trying it on so far have been successful!
In non-knitting crafts: I went to the craft store a few days ago and bought some 16 gauge wire to make shawl pins. This stuff is awesome, however a bit fiddly. Some of it is coated to be a particular color, and one color I got is just the natural color of the wire. I learned that the needle-nose pliers I have probably aren’t the best because they have grips that scratch the wire. Scratched wire makes snags in your knits, which is definitely not a good thing. With a little duct tape I was able to fix things up and make some nice pins. I kind of like them, and have a bunch of wire to make some more (not that I need more than this really!).
January 11th, 2008 at 9:37 am
The shawl pins are awesome! What a great idea! When you get some spare cash go check the beading/jewelery making aisle of your favorite craft store and look for the needle nose pliers that have rounded tips instead of the grips… you’ll love them and are worth the $7.00 =)