Friday, 5 February 2010

De-frocked Monk


"De-frocked Monk"
Originally uploaded by Asplund

A collar instead of a hood makes "de-frocked" a perfect addition to the name. Thanks for your suggestion, Lars!

Perhaps I'll add a couple of buttons and crochet hooks for them; it depends on how the sweater looks and feels when I wear it.

The white cast-off is my addition to the sleeves; I also knitted the vertical stripes in moss stitch and garter stitch (instead of knit-purl ribbing).

I'm afraid I haven't found many pictures of the original design for comparison. Interweave has one here (preview page 7) and via Ravelry I found a version of the design on Flickr.

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10 comments:

  1. heidi5 February 2010 at 18:29

    den blev verkligen jättesnygg!!!

    fast med förändringarna så ser man likheten med isagers design japan!

    och med dina förändringar så har du har definitvt gjort om originaldesingen från könsneutral till väldigt "manlig"!

    snygga detaljer också med annan färg i kanterna:)

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  2. Lars5 February 2010 at 18:43

    It looks great Asplund! Ha en riktig bra helg!

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  3. Anonymous5 February 2010 at 19:19

    A very handsome sweater. Yours with the collar looks so much better than the original that I saw on Flickr. I like the touch of white on collar and sleeves. I often cast on and/or off with another colour. Gee, you are very productive and it is on top of your work. Way to go.
    Ron

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  4. Knitting-twitter5 February 2010 at 19:22

    ..it looks very stylish.. christa

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  5. P. Matthew Russo6 February 2010 at 00:15

    I love the white accent on the cast-off of the sleeves and collar. Nice touch.

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  6. FadenStille6 February 2010 at 18:32

    Ist er schon fertig?????
    Kaum zu glauben, ich mag den diagonal-geraden Mix und der Kragen ist wirklich besser als ein Rollkragen.
    Auf dem Foto sieht es so aus, als sei ein kleines Stück(Dreieck) eingestrickt(wäre auch prima), aber ich glaub, das Rückenteil scheint durch.
    Knöpfe würde ich nicht machen, nun ist alles in Harmonie auch der helle Abschluss.
    Trag ihn mit Stolz und Freude, gute und schöne Dinge, sollten gute und schöne Namen haben ....;-)))
    Liefs Anett

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  7. Anonymous6 February 2010 at 22:58

    Hej! Det var otroligt kul att träffa dig idag;o) Anette

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  8. Asplund7 February 2010 at 16:26

    I appreciate all your comments very much! And it was great meeting you too, Anette!

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  9. knitwick12 February 2010 at 18:38

    The sweater turned out wonderful without the hood. I love the white edging!!

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  10. Anonymous27 February 2010 at 21:12

    I really like the white cast-off. It adds character to the sweater. Great job!

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