Second, the pattern, Green Gable by ZephyrStyle, is fine and easy to follow, though I had to rewrite the whole thing to fit the gauge (both row and stitch) of my yarn.
Third, once I got the sleeve stitches on to waste yarn, I didn't have the problem of the stitches refusing to slide around the cord, so I went back to work on one 24" circular instead of two.
HOWEVER, I'm at the really boring part, almost to the waist decreases, and even those won't add that much excitement. It's just 'round and 'round knitting. At 6 stitches and 9 rows to the inch, it's more than 14,000 stitches from underarm to where the decreases for the waist begin. This tells me one thing: I SHOULD NOT BE COUNTING THE NUMBER OF STITCHES.
I'm about 4 rounds from that point, and then I do some decrease rows, then knit for a bit, then some increases (which aren't in the pattern...hmm...) then knit some more. I may have to stop to put in the sleeves or something, just to keep my interest.
The sad thing is that I'm somewhat (though totally unreasonably) convinced that I'm not going to like the finished top. I don't have a good reason for thinking this. I like the lace panel at the top, and raglans do my broad shoulders justice, and I'll certainly have red hair when it's done, so the color will be good. I'm going to keep going. It's good TV knitting.
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i think it's hard to love a project by the time you're actually done with it. like when you cook a really elaborate dinner, you know? you've tasted each ingredient separately and in various combinations. browsing through cookbooks, picking the recipe and shopping for the meat and produce is great. but by the time it's done you're kind of tired of it all or something. it's still delicious and to your taste, but it's lost some of the magic along the way. frustrating.
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