Diagonal Sweater Number 2 is on me, and I'm standing among 3 of my recent quilts at the opening of The Salon Seven show, May 2005.

Here is a shot of the starting triangle, which is at center back. The markers show you where the "spines" are--which indicate the increase points. I have not begun to add the fronts yet.

Here I've laid the thing out on the floor with labels so you can see the progress of it.The loose yarn is at the center back starting point.

Here I've knitted a bunch and tried it on. You can see how the point in the back grows...

Here is the point where you have divided for sleeves ( leaving them on holders) and continue working on the body of the sweater.

Here is a view of the nearly finished Diagonal sweater.The Left sleeve isn't completed yet. I kept the sides diagonal instead of finishing off the triangles, and it is fun to wear!

Let's say we"re sewing together three diamond shaped patches, yellow blue and purple.
The first thing I like to do is put a small dot with a pencil or water-soluble pen , at the point on the diamond where two quarter-inch seams meet. This is the place where I will only sew up to but not beyond it into the seam allowance. Because the seam allowance is going to be free it allows me to move the seams in whichever direction will give the flattest seam when I get ready to press, and also lets the pivot the seams when I am sewing.