Last time I went to the Dallas Hand Knitters Guild, several knitters showed off their finished Circumnavigated Cardigans. Medrith Glover wrote the pattern for any gauge and any size. She guides the knitter through calculations and interesting construction techniques. When you’re done with the Circumnavigated Cardigan, all you have to do is weave in your yarns ends! No sewing required! All the bindings and ribbings and other details are taken care of as you knit.
I had to try it for myself. It took me a little longer to work out some of the details, because instead of making it with just one yarn, I decided to use the Seveness color technique. It looks very rich, with many shades of brown and orange highlights.
Finally I got to the point of joining the saddle shoulders, and was eager to pick up stitches for the sleeves, when I had to move on to some other, more urgent project.
But now the Seveness Circumnavigated Cardigan is on the schedule again. It must be finished for show-and-tell at the January 4, 2011 meeting of DHKG.
Why? Because I’ll be speaking at that meeting, and even the speaker is encouraged to show and tell.
My talk will be “Designing for Knitting: 2% Inspiration, 98% Hard Work,” in keeping with their theme for 2010, which focuses on knitting design, from vision to needles to fabulous garment. Check the DHKG website for further information.