Progress: Very Red Jersey
The last time I posted an update on my very red project, I was still undecided as to what I was actually knitting, a vest or a jersey. Since that time I've settled on a jersey, and was all set (after much ado) to work raglan sleeves and a roll neck to go with the yarn-over cables.
Now, those cables are gone. I didn't work a single row more than is shown in the first and last update photo before I unravelled back to the 3x2 ribbing and settled into super-easy stocking stitch (a bunch of knit rows, as I worked in the round). As I reached the armholes, and prepared to switch to straight needles, the raglan shaping disappeared as well. I've be lying if I said I hadn't contemplated knitting a v-neck vest after all. The only thing that has stayed constant is the redness (on which everyone who sees it passes comment).
Now I'm working on the rolled neck. I've stuck with the 3 by 2 ribbing (originally chosen to work with the cable pattern), and am having to concentrate as the neck grows; because it is inside out (so that it is correct once rolled - no piking out with a turtle neck) I'm doing knit two, purl three, something my mind and muscle memory seem to find a bit of a challenge.
Only twelve or so more centimetres of ribbing before I start on the sleeves. I haven't decided yet if I'll knit the sleeves in the round too (from the cuff up), or on straight needles. Plenty of time for that, I figure, knowing how long it took me to get it to this stage!
