Progress continues on the Rebecca cotton cable polo sweater. I have very particular ideas about how I like to knit that make projects like this more difficult than they need to be. For one thing, I prefer to knit in the round, so when I get to the armholes, that means either working back and then front, or working back and front at the same time with two balls of yarn.
I also prefer to do the back and the front at the same time so that the decreases all match and the length is the same, and then I do a three-needle bind-off at the shoulders. That means carrying two working balls of yarn, and then three balls of yarn if the back has neck shaping. Lots to juggle!
And with this sweater, it's a polo neck, so that means that right now I'm carrying two balls for the front and one for the back. And yes, there's neck shaping too ...
I don't really mind, but I was kind of amused at the strange looks I got in the Denver airport while I was juggling all of these balls of yarn!
I figure I have about 4 more inches of body to knit, then I'll do the shoulders and the collar before doing the sleeves. Another weirdness I have: I like to do set-in sleeves top down. Thankfully, the plaited cable is top-bottom reversible, so I don't have to futz with the pattern.
I can't wait to wear the sweater; it'll look great with white pants and the oh-so-preppy madras platform espadrille sandals I bought this spring!