Well, "Zaire" tent would be a more appropriate name. I'm optimistic about this project anyway, certain that some felting will make a big difference.
Apart from the unintentional but considerable resizing, there are some conscious modifications:
1. Addition of mitered stripes at the bottom.
2. Addition of the same stripes at the beginning of the top-down knitted sleeve. (My intention is to have them near the wrist too.)
3. Shoulder squares knitted in one colour instead of broken up into four triangles.
4. Similarly, the collar is knitted in one colour, although I added a beige and blue triangle at the back of the neck for fun.
Here's a picture of the original design for comparison.
11 comments:
This is more "zaire" than original.
the geometrical patterns looks fantastic.
Great work.
I, too, really like your rendition of the sweater. It is wonderful that you can easily see the "big picture" when designing.
Ron
Oh wow, I didn't realize how large those squares were until now when I see the whole sweater. It looks great!
I am so glad that you went through this process first...not only did you inspire me to knit this design, but I also plan on stealing some of your modifications.
I'm quite amazed at how fast you've finished the body of this sweater...I'm only on my third square on the first row of squares!
Well done Ivar.
It looks great! I do hope the light felting will do the trick.
Beautifully crafted and very inspiring!
HERREDJÄVLAGUD
Jaha, då kom insikten. Min nästa blog måste förstås heta Asplund Flips
HEMSKA PAJRÖVARE!
Thanks for wonderful comments, everyone!
Joe: I'm very happy you find my posts useful! One reason I managed to finish the squares quickly (far quicker than I expected) is that I spent quite a few hours on trains and buses after starting this project. Knitting squares was perfect: the distance between Uppsala and Stockholm is one square, for example!
Beautiful!
It was sooo nice to meet you today!
Looking forward to Mariefred;o)
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