here it is! done, finally. the last slog took me over a week to complete. i actually blocked this last weekend but i was torn on what kind of collar to put on it. it really NEEDED a collar as far as i was concerned so i did some research and ended up with what you see here. i'll explain more further down this post.
February Lady Sweater by pamela wynne (ravelry)
Needle
US 7 / 4.5 mm
Yarn
Brooks Farm Four Play
How much?
3.2 skeins = 864.0 yards (790.0m)
Colorway
light grey
i still have a lot of my 4th skein of four play left in three different balls so i'm not sure what i'll do with it. it'll go into the stash for now. verdict? I LOVE THIS SWEATER! in fact, i loved knitting it so much that i totally didn't mind when i had to rip out part of one sleeve and redo the collar three times before getting it right.
the length is perfect finally! i won't feel like i'm always pulling it down. the sleeves are also pretty perfect too. christ, i was lucky with this sweater!
brooks farm four play is also one of the best yarns i have ever worked with. next time i'm at rhinebeck, i'm totally buying more. i have three skeins in the stash of a darker colorway and i'm thinking about making a sweater with it now!! the buttons were bought around the corner at my local trimmings shop. thankfully, it doesn't get much easier than this. if only the weather had been warmer, i could have taken pictures outside.
there are a few more images on flickr in my 2008 completed projects set.
as for the collar, my basic formula was to:
- with RS facing, pick up around the cast on edge the same number that i cast on. i picked up the stitches in the first knit row so that the collar would look seamless.
- knit 4 rows.
- on WS, knit 6, place marker, knit till 6 stitches from end, place marker, knit till end.
- RS: knit across to marker, slip marker, wrap next stitch, turn.
- WS: knit across to marker, slip marker, wrap next stitch, turn.
- RS: knit across to wrapped stitch, pick up wrap and knit with stitch, wrap next stitch and turn.
- WS: knit across to wrapped stitch, pick up wrap and knit THROUGH THE BACK LOOP with stitch, wrap next stitch and turn.
- continue doing this till all the stitches are knit BUT, on the last WS row, BO, picking up the last wrapped stitch when you BO.
there ya go. you can have one now too!
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