I started the Origami Sweater in the middle of October; the first post is here:
Now, I can positively say that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Like I said, I'm still not done, but it's close. I brought it with me when I visited Mass over Thanksgiving and got a good portion done.
I knitted the rest of the body, then left that on those needles. I took a second set of longer size 7 circs and did the Magic Loop method to knit the sleeves in the round, rather than using double pointed needles. My double points were metal and this yarn is like string, so it kept slipping off of them. I knitted both sleeves and put a contrasting yellow yarn on the live loops to hold them until I was ready to attach them to the body.
Once I was ready with that I would knit a bit from the body, then knit from the yellow holding yarn from the sleeve, knit more body, then attach the second sleeve in the same manner. It was a bit weird knitting from a piece of yarn, but it worked.
That yellow yarn in the pic is my left hand "needle". The work on the right handed needle is the body of the sweater.
I got to attach the sleeves while I was on the plane. I read a bit, then wanted to attach the sleeves before I forgot what I was supposed to do. Then I went back to reading.
Can you believe that it is starting to look like a real sweater! Although, it does look a bit shrunken; I'm expecting that once complete, I will stretch it this way and that way to get the stitches settled in and it will fit fine. Keep your fingers crossed!
One bad thing about all this knitting is that I sort of injured myself. Yes, a knitting injury, if you will. My sister calls it epicondylitis, which is pretty much like tennis elbow in my left forearm. When I knit, I keep my left hand and arm in a bent clenching position for long periods of time holding the left hand needle and that has made my arm very sore.
In the above pic, it is my extensor carpi radialis brevis that hurts! When my elbow is bent for a period of time, it is very stiff when I extend it straight. Ugh! I do running, cross-fit, and the occasional bike ride...I don't get hurt doing any of those activities, no, I get hurt KNITTING! Like, could it be any more ridiculous?
As a result of that, I have been slowing down on my knitting. I'm not even done with my holiday gift knitting either. I may have to forgo those other gifts and start mixing reading and sewing in between my knit projects.
On that note, let me put a warm compress on my arm so I may finish this sweater!
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