Hi. I’m MacKenzie.
It has been a busy few weeks as I worked almost every night helping with this sweater. Would you believe that the Mother of Cats did not sufficiently appreciate my efforts? She kept pushing me off, and even CUT MY CLAWS short. She is always over-reacting to the smallest things. I stuck it out, we worked really hard, and yesterday she finished the knitting.
One thing about the Mother of Cats; she loves to knit (and give me cookies), but she is just terrible at weaving in all of her ends. Hey, I like playing with the ends. Maybe she is just trying to be nice to me. No. She is just lazy.
Do you see the unwoven ends? I asked to be let out to play with them, but nope: she just ignored me.
The Mother of Cats is now knitting on some little projects to get them out of the way so that she can cast on another sweater. She hopes to get going on it in another week or so.
Do you think that is enough time for me to grow out my claws?
I’m such a good boy.
Can I have some cookies now?
>^..^<
Notes from the Mother of Cats:
- This sweater is Tegna by Caitlin Hunter. My Ravelry project notes are here.
- I’m knitting like crazy on a Closer to You shawl that will go with the Tegna. I’m also hoping to finish up some arm warmers that have been luring in my knitting bag for several weeks sniffing pitifully at their abandonment. Buck up, arm warmers, your time is coming!
- I wound the yarn for a Summer Sky sweater last night and printed out the pattern. I will resist casting on. I will. I am strong…
Yarn, Books & Roses 
Gorgeous sweater!! MacKenzie you must have helped so much with it:)
I like the idea of icord for the neck. I hope your knit group has a good plan:)
I can’t wait to show it to them to get their input. I think that the issue is the yarn… it s a cotton/soya blend with no memory and it pulling down from the weight of the sweater at the neck. A little I-cord action may be just what I need to put a stop to that!
The sweater is BEAUTIFUL! LOVE the lace detail!
Thank you. I am so pleased with how this came out. This is going to be a summer sweater work horse for me, I think.
Beautiful sweater! And MacKenzie just gets more handsome every day!! 🙂
I’m trying to force myself to weave in the ends to finish it up. Wednesday is knitting group day, so by then for sure. I’ll try to get a picture of me wearing it then so you can see how it looks on a person.
Mackenzie is amazingly photogenic. And spoiled. Very spoiled. Good thing he loves knitting. 🙂
It’s a beautiful sweater!
It is. Such a nice design, and I’m thinking that I could make a long sleeved version to use this winter. Would you believe that I haven’t woven in those ends yet? MacKenzie is right… I’m really lazy!
Oh I always make one piece sweaters so I can avoid the sewing at the end!
Me too. I have to handle the ends from all the places where I started a new ball. No side seams…