Please note that the pattern parts for ‘Where’s My Cow?’ have now been deleted from my website. The full pattern will shortly be available to purchase.
Up their sleevies!!
That was one of my Dad’s beloved jokes. :0)
I have seen evidence that some folk have managed to make their way through the many rounds of the body and are wondering what comes next. As you may have guessed from this post’s title, what comes next is the arms. They are fairly straightforward for anyone experienced in small diameter circular knitting. If anyone needs to master this, or wants a quick refresher course there are some great instructional videos covering the full range of methods for small diameter circular knitting at the Knitting Help website. Maybe one day I’ll meet the remarkably generous person who created this website? I would love to thank her for this incredibly comprehensive resource for knitters. It is my go-to place for instructional videos.
I’ve instructed a graft to finish the I-cord edging at the bottom of the sleeve. Lucy Neatby explains how to work a sewn graft in this short video on YouTube. Her explanation relates to 5-stitch rows whereas you will be grafting 3-stitch rows on the arms of ‘Where’s My Cow?’. You can either remove the last 3 stitches worked from the needle before doing the graft, or slip them to the passive (left-hand) needle to work a semi-Kitchener graft (‘semi’ because there is no back needle, and this is a top to bottom row graft). Before starting to sew take the yarn behind the last row worked so that it is in the right place to work the graft from right to left (or left to right if you are a lefty mirror knitter like me!).
This week’s pattern knitted up:
Thanks for the new instalment!