Something is amiss...There were several pattern pamphlets and one book to select from when choosing a pattern. My goal was to knit a cardigan because I want to learn to steek, but the one pattern that spoke to me, out of dozens I looked at, was a pullover sweater. I was taken in by the shades--all gray, black and white. Although I wanted the solid silvery ash shade of gray to knit the body, it wasn't in stock. I selected a gray that has slubs of black here and there throughout the yarn.
The public side of the swatch.
The slubby private side of the swatch.Obviously, this pattern required a bit of adaptation to make it into a cardigan. It starts at the bottom rib section and in the original pattern, is completely knit in the round. For a cardi, the waist is a rib that's knit back and forth, includes 16 extra stitches for a button band and once completed, the button band stitches go on a holder and the piece is joined to finish the body in the round. I'm using a completely different pattern in the book to accomplish this.
The pattern and my yarn choices.
The pattern I have to follow.Rippit. Rippit. Rippit.
A very clever technique for steeking: The side by side purl stitches will be the guides for the 2 seams. The sewn stitches will travel down the middle of the purl bumps and then the sweater will be cut between the seams. Is this some fuzzy yarn or what?
By 7 PM, I had completed the waist for the second time, put the button bands on hold, cast on two purl stitches that are center front markers for steeking and completed chart #1.
Today will be for some mindless knitting in the round. Big needles, big yarn. No problems, right? What could go wrong?
Be sure to check in here tomorrow. I'll be hosting a special guest blogger and there will be a pretty fabulous give away.
10 comments:
That's going to be lovely. Interesting how the slubs show up more on one side than the other. This sounds like more than therapy, though. A whole lot of creative thinking going on here.
Stephanie, boucle yarns do this too. I saw a coat a friend knit awhile ago. She used the wrong side as the public side because the bumps of the boucle looked more interesting on the wrong side. In a busy boucle, you can hardly tell right from wrong side in stockinette stitch, but those bumps on the wrong side look beautiful.
Now, have a knot in your yarn? 99 times out of 100, it'll migrate to the public side just to mess with your head. This is why I don't like knitting with Noro. I hate all the weaving in of ends to avoid those knots!
Rudee, you are so very talented. I wish I had the patience to knit or crochet.
Your friend Ruth sent a lovely gift to you. You are worth it. I hope it wraps you in comfort and love.
I can't wait to see how you adapt this and do the steeking. This type of yarn is my DS2's favourite sort. He loves the flecks
Great looking sweater pattern(s). I have some Lopi (one or two skeins) so if you run out, let me know. Good luck!
OMG Rudee I am in know nothing land here. Always been curious about knitting, can crochet anything, but don't have the patience to start a whole new craft. Can't wait to see it finished.
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Rudee,
What a wonderful challange! I started one and it is still work in progress. Hum....maybe I will take it out and work on it . Enjoy your class, they are always a good time.
It's going to be gorgeous sweater, I really like the pattern. I should have stuck to knitting today instead of baking. I ended up with an entire hot lemon meringue pie on the floor upside down, sigh. Knitting would have been safer
The sweater is really pretty! Hope all goes well and you have fun with it.
I do like the speckled yarn.
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