Yay. I finally finished THAT sweater.
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Great looking sweater! You done good, kiddo!
I hereby petition the Knitting Help goddesses to declare seed stitch illegal. Since I donāt mind doing seed stitch Iāll just continue on and be an outlaw. :roflhard: When I tried to knit English I realized why people donāt like seed stitch, rib stitch, whatever. For me itās np. The important thing is you have a fabulous sweater! Congrats.
I concur completely with #2.
Great job on the sweater! Especially the design on the sleeve.
I forgot to mention. Made it for husband (model in photo). He might not ever actually wear it, but at least now he can be off the knitting āto doā list for a while.
Thatās beautiful Rosey, love the cables you designed. After all that work hubby better wear it! Whatās the difference between English and Continental knitting then?
The way I look at it, itās the making it and giving it thatās up to me. The wearing it is someone elseās responsibility. :mrgreen: Knitting something for my girlfriend is sorta like painting a landscape for Monet. I know full well that she could do it better, thatās not the point. And Iām pretty sure she wonāt wear it ā often at least ā which is also not the point. But she WILL understand what went into it, and thatāsā¦ kinda the point.
I expect you knit English which means youād hold the yarn in your right hand and throw it. We Continental knitters hold the yarn in the left hand (like a crocheter) and āgrabā it with the needle (if I throw the yarn, itās literally out of frustration and across the room!). There are videos for both styles here. Changing the yarn from front to back to front as for k1, p1 ribbing is much easier and faster in Continental. Itās all a matter of personal preference or what I can do since English style hasnāt worked yet. (The easier and faster part may be purely subjective on my part but Continental knitters all seem to find ribbing easier.)
Iāve always thought Continental looked faster and easier, but that may just be envy talking. I canāt really do Continentalā¦ it sorta requires fingers I donāt have. But if I ever figure out a way to fake it, Iāll be a willing convert!
Yup, I do knit English, until this week I never knew there were other ways! Iāve learnt more in one week from reading threads on this forum than I did in two years of self teaching. I would imagine knitting continental when youāre used to English must be a bit like trying to write with your left hand when youāre not left handed!
Great sweater!! I love the sleeve cables.
I totally agree that Iāve learned more from this forum than in the few years Iāve been knitting. I just taught myself continental and with the norwegian purl, seed stitch is still a PITA, but not as much.
Iāve tried and failed repeatedly to do the Norwegian purl. I will keep trying, I like knowing how to do various things various ways. Loosening up on the tension was what really made a difference in purling for me, I have much less rowing out.
Continental is faster for anything ribbing/seed stitch where you keep having to need the yarn at the other side. But, yes, for stocking stitch it does still feel like knitting left handed :teehee:
I was doing continental for the background, then english when I got to the central cable section. I learnt english, so when I need my brain for cabling, I need it to not be occupied thinking about continental. English is more natural for me, but now that I know both I can swap & change. Makes me feel clever :woot:
And if he never wears it, well I have a lovely warm sweater to steal. All I need is some extra pounds to fill up the āeaseā I added in the front 
The sweater is really beautiful. You done yourself proud, girl!
Beautiful sweater!!
Itās not universally true that continental is faster. For some people it may be, but Iāve also seen English knitters go amazingly fast. . My go to method is english, but i taught myself continental for fair isle so I can use both hands and for things like a ribbed scarf. For english I sorta bring the yarn over in one fluid motion which is pretty fast.
I do hate seed stitch though with any method. :teehee:
Now THAT seems to be universally true. Well except for GG, but we already knew sheās a loose cannon. 
Great looking sweater and I love your gifting philosophy. You learned a lot of neat things, like cabling without a cable needle. 
I donāt mind seed stitch and it looks so neat, but I hear you on the cable crosses being at the same time. Makes it a lot easier. Sometimes I suppose doing them out of sync canāt be avoided but if it can it makes life easier. I did a couple of hats that had one pattern that was 4 rounds and another that was supposed to be 7 or 9 (canāt remember) but I made it 8. Much betterā¦
and no one will be the wiser.
It looks fabulous! You did a wonderful job!!!
Very good looking sweater with beautiful, intricate cables. They are such fun to do and look so good. Very well done. DH looks great in the sweater and I hope he enjoys wearing it!
Itās very handsome sweater! The cable running up the sleeve is a real eye catcher! Be proud!
Pardon me while I gush (Iām English; we donāt gush).
But THANK YOU for increasing my circle of knitting āYAYā. Up until now my circle has largely consisted of my mother (neither inclined to positivity or enthusiasm) and my kids (very enthusiastic, about everything, so no sense of scale).
So thank you, knitting peeps.
