a bit of the process: the sweater coat

... creating my needles from wooden dowels

the finished product.

here's the first series of triangles.

photographed over my rough graph.

... this was the only graph I created throughout the process, the rest of the

pieces were knit entirely free-form based upon my swatches and general measurements.

So, this is how it went. I began with a 2x2 hem on these 3 foot needles. On my graph,

I figured each series would have 6 red triangles and 6 blue. Then, I set up groups of

red plastic cups, 6 in each group, which I taped to the ground. In each cup I dropped

three marbles and a small ball of yarn in the correct colors, this way the balls would spin

freely as I picked up a color. I worked over my couch, and was unable to turn my work

since I had 12 ends of yarn running from the floor to different areas of the knit. So, on

one course I would stand, and one course I could sit down and knit across.

garment before the sleeves were knit and attached.

all one piece!

the finished product can be seen below...