The Collar

I have only been working on this collar for the last week.  I'm actually within a couple of inches of finishing it now.  I've used almost two skeins now and I'm pretty sure I've got enough yarn left to finish, but the project comments were right about the collar being a yarn eater!

So far I've held off starting another sweater, but I've already picked out a pattern and yarn for it.  I've done a pretty good job on this sweater weaving in ends as I go, so as soon as I bind off, it's mostly just going to need a blocking!

The Collar

I finished the sleeves of my Katahdin cardigan over the weekend, wove in the ends, and picked up stitches for the collar.  There are more than 350.  To say that progress has slowed is an understatement.  I love the look of the finished collar, but it's going to take a while.

I've been trying to talk myself out of casting on for a new project so I can alternate between it and The Collar, but I should really finish the socks first, right?

A New Cardigan

I started a new cardigan at the first of the month.  I've actually made good progress on it, but this is the first you are seeing of it because life got busy.  It's the Katahdin Cardigan by Amy Christoffers and I'm knitting it in Malabrigo Arroyo in the Azules colorway.  (This picture is terrible because it's overcast here, again.)  I've completed the body and started the first sleeve.  Once the sleeves are finished, I'll begin the collar.  Several comments from other knitters who made this imply that the collar knitting is like knitting a blanket, and that there's as much knitting for the collar as the rest of the sweater.  I should have enough yarn, but just in case, I'm getting my sleeves done before the collar.

Progress

I've made all five of my Pines Hexagons and three of my Blue Jean Hexagons for my Nectar blanket.  The pattern is easy, but not something I've memorized; and I can do a hexagon in a couple hours easily.  

I'm not weaving in my ends as I go (which I should be), but I will probably sit down with them soon.  I also haven't blocked anything yet.  It is a long term project after all, so I'll get it done when I get it done.  In the meantime, I'm finding the hexagons relaxing!