That’s 20 rows of cabling! Phew! Ignore the pink string, it’s a lifeline! Only 20 more rows to complete the pattern. Then I get to repeat it! I’ve got 74 rows on this sweater now! 🤪

Over 10,000 stitches so far. lol. Ignore the white dotted line, it’s just a lifeline.

This sweater pattern called for 4, yes four, gauge swatches. Top left is the cable pattern in round, and top right is the cable pattern flat. Bottom left is rib pattern in round, and bottom right is rib pattern flat. Phew! That was a lot of knitting for prep work! I hit gauge on all swatches (thank goodness!) so I’m good to go on starting knitting the sweater! I get to cast on a shitload of stitches in a stretchy cast on, wish me luck! [read more]