Twisp of Fate

FO = finished object, in knitting-specific internet speak.

Here is the sweater I have been knitting along with my class, and using to demonstrate different parts of the process along the way.  I washed it yesterday and it has been drying on the wooly board.  Today I will wear it!

Yarn: Rowan Magpie Tweed, 7 skeins.  Needle size 8 (5 mm).  The cable panel on the front and back is from “The New Knitting Stitch Library” by Lesley Stanfield (no longer in print but easily found on Amazon or elsewhere).  I used the same motif for cabled ribs on the bottom edge, sleeve cuffs and neck edge, with a simple rolled stockinette stitch edge as the final finish.

Yesterday was our guild meeting and the annual Fiber Exchange.  We run it kind of like a white elephant (draw numbers, go in turn, but something can be taken away from someone else up to 2 times).  The fiber is for weaving or spinning, although there were other fun things in some of the packages like chocolate!  It is supposed to be nice enough to be used in a project but not expensive or “too nice.”  Mainly leftovers from projects, or bargain finds that are being passed on.  Lots of fun!