I'm thinking about letting the diagonal stripes continue when I knit the sleeves; in the original design the sleeve pattern consists of vertical stripes.
Another modification is in the centre section. In the book it consists of knit-only and purl-only stripes. Mine is knits only and garter stitch the first twenty rows, then moss stitch instead of garter stitch. (Simply because I like variation – and I like the way moss stitch looks too.) It's easier to see in this photo. I haven't made up my mind about the hood yet.
The yarn is very nice to work with: so nice I'm happy I bought it even though it's mainly alpaca (see previous post) but fortunately not so addictive it breaks my heart it will be discontinued – which is why it was so cheap!
It makes quite a difference it isn't pure alpaca, but 20% silk: not so slippery and fuzzy, but easy to knit. I just hope the silk also will help the garment stay in shape.
Come to think of it, it's already fairly heavy, so I believe simply wearing the jacket will help me stay in shape!
4 comments:
Is the sweater as complicated as it looks? It is beautiful. I particularly like the shoulder join - it reminds me of some of your underarms where everything - colour, design - just flow together so nicely.
Ron
The shoulder join looks perfekt and it can't be to havy only to warm...
Herzliche Grüße, da ich glaube, dass du auch Deutsch verstehst - Anett
Och här kommer ett litet namnsdagsgrattis!
Snygg tröja...som alltid är du härligt noga med detaljerna:-)
It makes me happy you like the details! (It is one of the challenges I like best about knitting, trying to get different details to blend, so it means a lot to me when others appreciate it.)
The pattern isn't very complicated, but mainly a matter of paying attention to which pattern section I'm working with.
Anett: ja, ich verstehe ein bisschen Deutsch. A friend of mine is from Germany and she once taught me the basiscs. I can't speak it, but understand some when I read texts aloud to myself. (Which is a fun challenge! And I understood what you wrote in your comment.)
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