Almost Ready For Embroidery

I've reached the sleeve cap on the second sleeve. Can't wait to block this and start the embroidery.

For knitting in the round, on smaller diameters I definitely prefer working with long dpns. I find the needles on circulars to be too small for my hands, causing cramps. Longer dpns are hard to find in the standard brands, so I picked up these. They are sets of 4, so I picked up two packs in two different lengths a while back, and get a lot of use out of them. Because they are not standard US size, I do have to check with a needle gauge to make sure they work with the other needles I'm using.

In the meantime, I'm swatching for a jacket in bulky yarn. I experimented with the corrugated rib yesterday--but I was at my son's track meet, and couldn't concentrate on choosing an approach to managing the yarn consistently. I was going to knit it flat, but the corrugated knitting really wants to be in the round, so I guess I'll be steeking! I'm not sure, yet, though. Steeking would add bulk to an already bulky yarn. Still, knit flat this broken rib pattern is 75% purl, and knit in the round it's 75% knit. I think I actually have made up my mind. This is going to be a big cozy jacket with a collar and pockets if I have enough yarn.

 

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