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Saturday, 22. April 2006
Just because it deserves it...
knitting_keeps_me_sane, 13:32h
Did anyone notice the white sweater that was bottom-most in the other post? Huh? Nobody?
I thought so... ;-)
Because it deserves its own post, I give it now.
Wumse's Semi-Aran
Pattern: From the Ingelise Magazine, October 2004 Issue.
Yarn: Jill Natural Tweed, which is a 100% wool, superwash yarn, in natural white with flecks of what I believe is shredded brown, peach and black yarn. The sweater linked to below the yarn is one my mother knit for my little brother... in the same yarn. We have amassed quite a bunch of it now... :-) (The yarn is cheaper in 10-packs, she bought 2, I bought 2, she used 16 balls and I used 14 - both well below estimated amount ;)
Time used: I gave it to him as a christmas present in '04, and remember finishing it december 19. Two months would be a safe assumption - I had others projects going too.
Needles: Standard grey coated metal needles, in 4mm/6US
Notes on the pattern: I made the body longer, wider, and the sleves wider too. I might not have needed too, but it was not a bad decision since Wumse has, uhm, gained some weight since its completion, and even though it grew quite a lot with washing it is still nice and he uses it a lot.
My experience: It was nice to knit this sweater, but it was written for knitting it in parts - eg knit the back and front seperately, and knit the sleeves flat. I didnt want to knit it in pieces, after all it was a RAGLAN! It was not hard to convert it to round knitting, and I was so proud of me when I did the neck shaping with short rows :-) ¨
Fun trivia: I had had the intention of knitting an Aran for him for quite some time and incidentally bought a ball of the same yarn in my quest for an "Aran Yarn" (it is a DK weight) with an affordable price tag, knit a heavily cabled doll sweater vest with it, loves it and bought the 20 balls of yarn. I took a "Celtic Pattern Book" down from the shelf and decided on knitting the back in "Rice Stitch". I cast on 150 stitches, knit 4 inches rib and 3 inches Rice Stitch, examined it closer and decided: 1) I love this, 2) It is growing to be ridiculously large and 3) It eats yarn for breakfast, I might not have enough by far. I showed it to my mother who exclaimed that she 1) Loved it, 2) thought it was ridiculously large, and 3) would eat up my yarn long before I finished.
What is a woman to do in that situation? Rip, sulk, and smile when her friend calls her a few days later telling her he found a sweater he wants! I was even more delighted when I saw it used the same yarn I already had a buttload of!
Have a nice day, I think I must go down and knit :-)
Lene
I thought so... ;-)
Because it deserves its own post, I give it now.
Wumse's Semi-Aran
Pattern: From the Ingelise Magazine, October 2004 Issue.
Yarn: Jill Natural Tweed, which is a 100% wool, superwash yarn, in natural white with flecks of what I believe is shredded brown, peach and black yarn. The sweater linked to below the yarn is one my mother knit for my little brother... in the same yarn. We have amassed quite a bunch of it now... :-) (The yarn is cheaper in 10-packs, she bought 2, I bought 2, she used 16 balls and I used 14 - both well below estimated amount ;)
Time used: I gave it to him as a christmas present in '04, and remember finishing it december 19. Two months would be a safe assumption - I had others projects going too.
Needles: Standard grey coated metal needles, in 4mm/6US
Notes on the pattern: I made the body longer, wider, and the sleves wider too. I might not have needed too, but it was not a bad decision since Wumse has, uhm, gained some weight since its completion, and even though it grew quite a lot with washing it is still nice and he uses it a lot.
My experience: It was nice to knit this sweater, but it was written for knitting it in parts - eg knit the back and front seperately, and knit the sleeves flat. I didnt want to knit it in pieces, after all it was a RAGLAN! It was not hard to convert it to round knitting, and I was so proud of me when I did the neck shaping with short rows :-) ¨
Fun trivia: I had had the intention of knitting an Aran for him for quite some time and incidentally bought a ball of the same yarn in my quest for an "Aran Yarn" (it is a DK weight) with an affordable price tag, knit a heavily cabled doll sweater vest with it, loves it and bought the 20 balls of yarn. I took a "Celtic Pattern Book" down from the shelf and decided on knitting the back in "Rice Stitch". I cast on 150 stitches, knit 4 inches rib and 3 inches Rice Stitch, examined it closer and decided: 1) I love this, 2) It is growing to be ridiculously large and 3) It eats yarn for breakfast, I might not have enough by far. I showed it to my mother who exclaimed that she 1) Loved it, 2) thought it was ridiculously large, and 3) would eat up my yarn long before I finished.
What is a woman to do in that situation? Rip, sulk, and smile when her friend calls her a few days later telling her he found a sweater he wants! I was even more delighted when I saw it used the same yarn I already had a buttload of!
Have a nice day, I think I must go down and knit :-)
Lene
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