I
started with a top down sweater, but it didn't work out. I got
muddled with the striping because I had not worked out a design in
advance. And the tension was wrong so it was too large. It reminded me of the awkwardness of doing stripes in a seamless garment, because of the bulk where you carry yarns along.
I
didn't give up. I started again with a plain seamed design in my usual 3 row stripes. No
pattern, just back and front with 3 needle cast off joining the
shoulders, and then picking up stitches for the sleeves, knitting
downwards. So the only seams were the side and sleeve seams. Very
simple. This time I had planned the stripe pattern. The colours on the body and the sleeves didn't match deliberately - because there wasn't enough yarn.
The
knitting was easy. Finished I tried it on, and decided it was no
good. The sleeves were too narrow – I had thought so when I was
knitting, but I hadn't got a tape measure out to check. The rib pattern at
the bottom made it flare over the hips, just where it was not needed.
This was at the beginning of September. I couldn't decide what to
do with it – I didn't have the heart to start again, and I didn't
want to give it away either. So I put it away for the winter.
This
spring I got it out again, and tried it on. It wasn't that bad. The
sleeves grew comfortable with wearing, and I could ignore the extra
fabric over the hips. So now I wear it, and I rather like it. I
like the texture of the yarn, and I like the stripe pattern. It goes
to show that knitting adapts to your body, given a chance.
Rowan
Summer Tweed striped sweater
Pattern:
my own
Yarn:
Rowan Summer Tweed silk cotton
Needles:
4.5 mm
Size:
Small
Weight:
380 gr
7
June to 3 September 2016
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