Tying Up Some Loose Ends

Or more like weaving them in.

I was excited to jump on the bandwagon and knit up a Puerperium Cardigan of my own, and even more thrilled when I had the idea of using up some leftover yarn to create a little striped garment (leftover yarn from Placket Neck Sweater and Tugboat Coat).

Now I can't say this was my first time doing stripes, but I do think this may have been the first striped garment I've knit that is not worked in the round.  It's shocking how much time is added to a project when you are switching colors every other row.  It will definitely have me thinking twice before the next time I just want to do some stash busting.


And now, although the needles have been put away, I'm left with may ends to weave in.  I tried out a couple different joins on this project.  Some ends I just left out, waiting for me to weave them in.  But I also utilized the Russian join and the back join.   I have to say, I don't think I have developed a favorite.  How do you tackle stripes/ new color joins/ weaving in ends?


ps- for more info on different joins, check out the TECHknitter's post here.

My Legacy/Pattern Release

I can happily report that my Legacy wrap is totally finished- now with matching ends and all!  It's just perfect and ready to keep me warm in the coming months.


With the chill in the air, I have been wearing my wrap ever since it came off the needles the second time.  

Who am I kidding?  I was wearing it proudly even when it had the uneven ends.  It is truly a gorgeous piece - the weight, the drape, the fiber content...ahh!

This time, I used Blue Sky Alpaca Melange for something different (the first time, my sample knit was done in Madelinetosh Pashmina).  Each yarn is quite different, but both produce an equally stunning garment- it is by far the most luxurious knit I own (both of them, for that matter- as soon as I finished my second Legacy, my first one arrived in the mail the next day!).

When I purchased my final skein of yarn, I also bought 6 pedestal buttons- 1 large, 5 medium size.  The large button can be seen in the first picture above.  I use it when I want to wear  my wrap as a ...well- wrap, I suppose (maybe I should say "poncho'?).  The five smaller buttons are used to hold the ends of the wrap together when I want to wear it more like a scarf or cowl.

Finally, for those of you who have been itching to make your own Legacy, I am happy to report that the pattern is available for download on Ravelry (Yipee!). 

Here's some details:

Yarn: 
approximately 1000 yards of sportweight yarn

Needles: 
US6/4mm
or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge:
20 sts 30 rows = 4"/10mm in stockinette stitch

Interested?

Wait- there's more!  Still looking for the perfect yarn?  Knit Culture has graciously offered a coupon code for the VKL designers to share.  Just enter KNITCULTURE10 at the checkout at knitculture.com in order to receive 10% off your order.