I’m closing in on the finish of my Birds of a Feather shrug. It’s my first time doing a color chart, and I was a little too tight on the first sleeve, but hopefully the second sleeve will turn out a little better.
Here’s the first sleeve:
And the backside of it:
And here’s the first chart of the second sleeve:
The wool I chose is slightly thinner than what the design was written for, and I always knit a little small anyway, but as it stands I need to stop eating for about three months so my upper arms lose about 4″ in circumference so it will fit. I’m hoping the magic of blocking will fix some of that. Otherwise I may need to find a depressed teenager to give it to.
May 8th, 2009 at 2:17 am
Nice work!
March 1st, 2010 at 12:46 am
I was wondering if you could offer me a little help. this will be my first garment and attempt at stranded knitting. In following Chart A…..it says to start at the “S” (obviously I would knit from right to left)……on the second row…do I do the same (ie. right to left) or do I follow it left to right? Thanks so much for your help!
March 1st, 2010 at 12:54 am
Hi there! On the second row, you follow it left to right. Then the third row, right to left, the fourth row, left to right, etc.
Also, when I bought the pattern, there was a mistake, but I’m not sure if the pattern has been updated since then. When you are about to start the first sleeve, you need to work 6 rows before starting the chart.
Good luck!