In what should not come as a surprise and despite my best efforts to plan, I’m winging my sleeves. It seems I design with needles in hand. That’s just how I work.
Since I’m so averse to planning, perhaps I’ll think of this as collecting data to inform a decision (that just happens to be made on the fly.)
So I colored a few sweater sleeve options to help me visualize. I’ve been carrying it around asking knitters and non-knitters alike to weigh in. It’s an interesting personality test. I don’t know what it means, but I’m sure it’s deep and meaningful anyhow!
Despite loving the mismatched sleeve idea, I don’t think this is the project for it. I’m going to go for color work in the yoke and don’t want things to be too busy.
I started with my one constant. The sleeve cast on will be brown.
Once I got started, a wide brown cuff to match the seed stitch on the bottom of the garment seemed natural. From there I transitioned to stockinette and I’ve added my first stripe. I think the next green stripe is approaching, I have yet to decide if it will be wider or stay skinny. hhhmmm.
I’m being extra careful with these decisions because, starting tomorrow I’m back to being a full time chemist instead of a full time knitter. My time is about to run very short. Unlike this time when I got a job, or this time when I got a job, this is a real job. Full time, with pay and benefits and an 8 am start time! It’ll be my triumphant return to the chemistry lab. Oddly enough, absence actually has made my heart grow fonder of the daily lab life so I’m looking forward to getting back to it. It’s gonna be good.
But, as I’ve said many times, funemployment has been pretty awesome for me. I’ll miss it and remember it fondly! For now, I’m going out to enjoy my last day of mid-afternoon shenanigans!!!
FogKnits 
congrats on the job – it is always nice to have a place to go and some money, right? If I were choosing the sweater, the anal part of me would choose the one with the brown yoke and perfectly matching sleeves. I could see it with color work in the yoke as well. But I know that whatever you make, it will look great, because you are a wizard at designing as you go. :-) Good luck on the new job, and enjoy your afternoon shenanigans!
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Ooh, congrats on the job!!! Have fun trying to find knitting time though!
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Congrats and good luck tomorrow!
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Congratulations and best of luck. You’ll look so cute back in your coat! Keep those needles nearby and at the ready for your r&r.
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Thanks Gayle!
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Good luck tomorrow at the new job and on the sleeves. Wishing you success!
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Thanks!
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Congrats on the job xx good luck with the knit :) looking forward to seeing it come together :)
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This is looking to good, I can not wait to see your progress each time. The colours and the yarn looks so easy and comfy and warm. Perfect choice.
Enjoy and have fun.
:)
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Congratulations!!! I miss being in the lab so much, so please have all the lab fun for me :D I think you’ll be surprised and have a few minutes to get some stitches in here and there.
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I’m looking forward to getting to the real work…i’ve got a few days of cleaning my hood and orientation type stuff first! :)
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Sweet! I weirdly love cleaning and setting up my hood – it’s so satisfying but yeah, I get that it can feel like you’re just waiting to get started :) Let me know if I can pick your brain about your work once you you get settled in.
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Of course! I think if you scroll down one of my posts, my email address should be over in the side bar :)
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Yaaaay! Thank you :D
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Wow congratulations on the Chemist job!
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I can’t wait to see your finished product. Congratulations on the new job
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