Sweater photos
Dec. 26th, 2010 11:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elizabeth_mnPictures of the completed Retrograde .
The sleeves came out long, even though I measured them against a store-boughten sweater that my man assured me fits him perfectly. The yarn really stretched when blocking; it just seemed to exhale and relax itself out. But he doesn’t mind cuffing them, and I won’t mind shortening them in the future if the need arises.
Another view:
Closeup of the purl-side pattern:
The knit side:
Mods: when I got to the sleeve/body split, I panicked about the shoulders being roomy enough, so I knit an extra inch of yoke, then I added 10 extra sts to each underarm. In retrospect this was not the best move, since the split is now visible higher up in the underarm, but oh well. I probably should have made one size larger instead, but I chose the size based on chest measure, not shoulders.
I liked the yarn, Knit Picks Swish, but the needle size range recommendation (6-9) seems a bit broad to me. I used an 8 and it could have been a little tighter - a 9 would be way too large. But I am a bit of a loose knitter, plus I knew the yarn was just a bit thin for the pattern, so no surprise there. While knitting it was pretty firm, but now it’s drapey.
This was a journey, and I think I learned a lot. That’s probably the best thing I can say about any project.
The sleeves came out long, even though I measured them against a store-boughten sweater that my man assured me fits him perfectly. The yarn really stretched when blocking; it just seemed to exhale and relax itself out. But he doesn’t mind cuffing them, and I won’t mind shortening them in the future if the need arises.
Another view:
Closeup of the purl-side pattern:
The knit side:
Mods: when I got to the sleeve/body split, I panicked about the shoulders being roomy enough, so I knit an extra inch of yoke, then I added 10 extra sts to each underarm. In retrospect this was not the best move, since the split is now visible higher up in the underarm, but oh well. I probably should have made one size larger instead, but I chose the size based on chest measure, not shoulders.
I liked the yarn, Knit Picks Swish, but the needle size range recommendation (6-9) seems a bit broad to me. I used an 8 and it could have been a little tighter - a 9 would be way too large. But I am a bit of a loose knitter, plus I knew the yarn was just a bit thin for the pattern, so no surprise there. While knitting it was pretty firm, but now it’s drapey.
This was a journey, and I think I learned a lot. That’s probably the best thing I can say about any project.
