My goal this month is not a quilty one, but knitting. I aim to finish my Fireworks sweater, which I started on 1 July. This pattern is by Marie Greene of Olive Knits, and has been the subject of her summer 4-day (!) KAL this year.
This project is a learning experience, and during the first week of July I did a fair amount of backward knitting in the process of learning new techniques. Once I had mastered the stitch sequence I was able to move on more quickly.
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But then I had a forced two week break while waiting for the rest of my wool order to arrive so the self-imposed deadline of 31 July was out of the question.
In the last week I've got to this (plus 10 cm.):
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Let's hope I will have finished the rest of the body and the sleeves by the end of August.
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Happy crafting
Marly.
