Thank you:)

It's my favourite finished project so far, really. I mean, I love all of them, but I'm so darn proud of this one! I wish it were cooler again, so I could wear it!

Sahi wrote:

There, I've finished the second sleeve. Now on to something new: a collar. And it will involve a new technique (if you can call it that) too: keeping some stitches waiting (if that's the proper translation). I wouldn't be surprised if I'd have to take the whole thing apart again before I'm done.

I think it's resting. Do you put them on an extra needle? are they on one side of the piece or on both? If it's the latter, and you're knitting in between the resting stitches and decrease- welcome to short rows:)

Hmpf, I'd been hoping I could find some more information on youtube, but apparently I don't know the right questions to ask.

Sahi wrote:

There, I've finished the second sleeve. Now on to something new: a collar. And it will involve a new technique (if you can call it that) too: keeping some stitches waiting (if that's the proper translation). I wouldn't be surprised if I'd have to take the whole thing apart again before I'm done.

Short row knitting? In other words, you do not knit all the stitches in the row, but turn your work in the middle of the row?

There's a lovely group on ravelry who deals with pattern-translations and problems coming from them. Or explaining them.

Found it, the group is called "excuse me?" Maybe they are able to help you?

I'll just try short row knitting, as that seems to come closest to what I found on some Dutch forum where somebody asked what the term meant.

Awesome:)

you know, short rows are usually how you do sock-heels. :D

Sahi wrote:

Gah, and if all that wasn't hard enough, for the button holes they're talking about knitting something in a contrast colour that will have to be taken out again, but they never mention how and why!

Provisional cast-on uses a contrasting color that will be taken out. It is used to create a row of live stitches.

sisterdew wrote:

Em wrote:

Sahi wrote:

Gah, and if all that wasn't hard enough, for the button holes they're talking about knitting something in a contrast colour that will have to be taken out again, but they never mention how and why!

Provisional cast-on uses a contrasting color that will be taken out. It is used to create a row of live stitches.

Or it's meant as a safety line?

I dunno, I've never done button holes.

I seen something like this done on afterthought heels. It is so you can come back after you are completed with the garmet, remove the waste yarn and have live stitches to knit with.

So if you're evert tempted to buy a Phildar pattern magazine, beware! It's not easy as they don't explain everything. (Not to mention the part where they forgot to translate parts of it from French.)

Turns out that the thing they wanted me to do WAS described in the back with the basic stitches and everything. But since they don't do proper referring, I hadn't found it yet. Fortunately my mom found it when I went over to ask her about what they might mean.

Turns out they did indeed want live stitches, so the seam wouldn't be too thick between the button band and the other piece of the cardigan.

I'm just wondering how I'm going to press those stockinette stitches while out camping... :)

I went looking for yarn the other day because I just really, really, really wanted to get my hands on yarn and needles to knit something. I live in knitting hell. Given what the average temperature is during the fall and winter months, I expected to find lighter weight yarns. Nope. The bulkier, the gaudier, the uglier, the better. I couldn't even find a solid color cotton yarn to make a dish/wash cloth with. I am so depressed. I may have to go shopping for a book to cheer me up.

I'm going to knit myself a sweater, but cannot choose which color!

I'm using this yarn, making this sweater.