While the Dallas Cowboys played on Sunday, I worked on Ella’s cardigan sleeve. I used the usual method of decreasing one stitch each side, every fourth row, from the beginning of the armhole shaping down to the wrist. That proportion works for almost every long-sleeved sweater I’ve ever made.
“Ella, let’s try your sweater on,” I said, after the game. Oops! Her arms don’t decrease one stitch each side, every fourth row! They stay the same distance around, down to her elbow. So I had to pull out about three inches of knitting, and adjust the decreases accordingly.
The beauty of knitting from the top down, is that you can try the garment on before you finish it. Thank goodness!
I am trying to finish the components of the felt angel ornaments, so that all I have to do each week is put them together. The wings are all finished now. Aren’t they cute?! The embroidery and sequin-sewing seem fiddly, but the result is so nice that I don’t mind at all.