New Project

I want a new cardigan. It should have stripes. The yarn is bought (Debbie Bliss Prima - Bamboo and Merino - yum). I cannot find a pattern I like. Therefore with no experience and much enthusiasm I am going to adapt a few patterns that I sort of like but aren't quite there. I've been using http://www.garnstudio.com/index_lang.php (my favourite site and I like their wool) to find patterns that I like.

Things that I am doing right :

1. I have (for the first time) knitted a swatch - I feel this should come with applause

No doubt you will note that the swatch is not the right shape (this is because it was reknitted a few times and there were frayed edges and tempers). Anyhow as I am not really using the patterns as anything other than a rough guide, the important thing is the number of stiches per 10cm across not up.

Things I am probably doing wrong but we won't know till later:

1. Not using a pattern

2. Trying to adapt patterns with slightly different knit gauges

3. Patterns are not for this type of yarn

I will not let this deter me. See picture - I have cast on stiches my least favourite part of any knitting project. It seems impossible to get it right the first time I never leave myself enough yarn.