tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post717263034451438988..comments2024-03-18T06:46:14.562-04:00Comments on The A.D.D. Knitter--because I make everything a lot harder than it needs to be...: Tilting at Windmills, i.e. Putting Sleeves on Waste YarnThe A.D.D. Knitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667169869020308185noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-49558093046665079042009-08-03T13:23:20.466-04:002009-08-03T13:23:20.466-04:00those rows before the sleeves go onto waste yarn k...those rows before the sleeves go onto waste yarn kill me. they are so frigging long! I've been using the kp cables to hold sleeve stitches, and I tell myself I just have to knit a few rows so the frigging cables are so fiddly. <br />delusional as knitting up the stash lady. My stash just keeps having yarn babies, it'll just keep growing and growing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-86353365396387698932009-08-03T12:12:23.890-04:002009-08-03T12:12:23.890-04:00I think the psychology of it is that the stage whe...I think the psychology of it is that the stage when you put sleeves on waste yarn is a definitive milestone in the knitting, and once you get past that point, there's not really another until you finish the body or a sleeve. I think when you knit something in pieces, it's much easier to keep the mojo up because you reach milestones like this more quickly.<br /><br />Then again, knitting aSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05434256661615289001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-78478261236607867082009-08-03T11:38:28.359-04:002009-08-03T11:38:28.359-04:00You know why I've had my Featherweight crammed...You know why I've had my Featherweight crammed into a bag since I got past the sleeves? Because I realized that eventually I would have to knit the sleeves. And then the edging. And then my soul died within me.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940586419664612837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-86064683483547077862009-07-30T19:16:05.058-04:002009-07-30T19:16:05.058-04:00Hey, just noticed your new post on the rav - appar...Hey, just noticed your new post on the rav - apparently, bloglines hasn't been updating your feed on my page for some time.<br /><br />I am in the same situation with the wips, sigh. Just can't stop casting on the cardis. Damn ravelry and its oh-so-addictive "friend activity button"...!YawnOverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709655565262326988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-57295904512956607352009-07-28T18:07:40.324-04:002009-07-28T18:07:40.324-04:00Mmmm... so many beautiful projects. You're li...Mmmm... so many beautiful projects. You're like a honeybee flitting from blossom to blossom in the knitting garden! <br /><br />I had a couple sweaters stranded on sleeve island for a while, but in March I somehow found sleeve gumption and just finished them off! Perhaps once there's a cool breeze in the air... It's hard to finish sweaters in the summer since you can't wear Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122120372734286698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-61597196912822670852009-07-28T02:53:52.709-04:002009-07-28T02:53:52.709-04:00I love knitting top down raglans but they just don...I love knitting top down raglans but they just don't love me. I can't get them to look right on me. :(tienniehttp://tiennie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-82079231543314959892009-07-27T02:40:13.157-04:002009-07-27T02:40:13.157-04:00I hear you! It took forever for me to finish my r...I hear you! It took forever for me to finish my recent Green Gable, and my Leaf Tie Cardigan languishes on the back of the couch. I was so ambitious at the beginning of the summer, and now I have lost steam...Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817321406833605079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-85325867766026083312009-07-26T22:22:43.814-04:002009-07-26T22:22:43.814-04:00Thanks to your post on the Featherweight cardigan,...Thanks to your post on the Featherweight cardigan, some malabrigo in Frank Ochre is making its way to me to knit the Featherweight.....such an enabler with your gorgeous pics and well written posts. <br />Yeah, about the sleeve thing....it's all Tomfoolery! :)Knitting Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766763313844430914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-70738677105108991062009-07-26T19:09:17.751-04:002009-07-26T19:09:17.751-04:00Crap, Heather. I was all excited about the Feathe...Crap, Heather. I was all excited about the Featherweight Cardigan. But now I know for a fact that if I start it, it will come to one of two ends: (1) languishing sadly in my knitting basket on the needles for months and months until I finally rip it back to a ball of laceweight in a fit of pique or (2) a sleeveless cropped boobholder type-cardi because I bound the whole thing off in the twistedLaurahttp://cafeaulaine.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-74543831676227353032009-07-26T12:30:21.063-04:002009-07-26T12:30:21.063-04:00LOL! What wonderful writing! And gorgeous yarns to...LOL! What wonderful writing! And gorgeous yarns to look at. ::glances quickly away from UFO status::Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-3378308372998985552009-07-25T20:49:55.116-04:002009-07-25T20:49:55.116-04:00At least with the diminishing rib you have some ap...At least with the diminishing rib you have some approaching interest with the bottom design/ribbing! The featherweight is a slog and I'm still 8 rows from the cursed 'sleeve on waste yarn.'bethhttp://www.ahappymiscellany.typepad.com/meandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-87766392240826417592009-07-25T12:48:37.524-04:002009-07-25T12:48:37.524-04:00A.D.D., you are my twin! I even have a curmudgeon...A.D.D., you are my twin! I even have a curmudgeon! And I recently spent time in Paris and got no knitting accomplished . . . couldn't stay away from all the sidewalk cafes with wine and Parisian-watching. You have a refreshing vocabulary.Jeanhttp://www.ravelry.com/eagerbeavernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-57230563405773649542009-07-24T22:03:05.394-04:002009-07-24T22:03:05.394-04:00Eh, screw putting the sleeves on waste yarn! Put ...Eh, screw putting the sleeves on waste yarn! Put the *body* on waste yarn, then finish the sleeves first. I did this with my Lion Neck Cardi, and it actually made things a lot easier (not as much bulky weight to toss around whilst knitting the sleeves).weezalanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531147937067548410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-66823898754226525532009-07-24T13:52:02.241-04:002009-07-24T13:52:02.241-04:00I think it's your body saying, "Sleeves? ...I think it's your body saying, "Sleeves? Are you mad? It's hot!" Once that crisp fall air surrounds you I bet you'll finish all those sleeves in a flash.Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831291068861524089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-7265770583981364982009-07-24T12:37:00.879-04:002009-07-24T12:37:00.879-04:00i always thought top down raglans were the quickes...i always thought top down raglans were the quickest and most efficient knit, until i realised they are also boring. hopefully we'll both be able to rally and finish something one of these days. :)dunihttp://www.duniknits.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-41698960409886819482009-07-24T12:30:18.364-04:002009-07-24T12:30:18.364-04:00Haha! I'm just glad to know there may be some...Haha! I'm just glad to know there may be someone out there with more started sweaters than myself. If I had the time (and energy!) to blog about everything I started, well, I could give you a run for your project starting money, that's for sure...<br />Well, what can I say? Just keep knitting, just keep knitting...Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296289041330949932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-4338228246136854772009-07-24T11:39:11.603-04:002009-07-24T11:39:11.603-04:00I too am working on the featherweight, and I also ...I too am working on the featherweight, and I also really want it, preferably before winter descends.I also just got about an inch past "put the sleeves. . . " and all of my enthusiasm just dried up. Luckily for me, I adore the yarn. It whispers to me as I knit. I have the "amoroso" colorway, which is a blend of reds- from purple reds to orangey reds.It's pretty and I like Meredith C.noreply@blogger.com