Nothing finished for months, and then 3 things done in November! I'm just finishing stuff all over the place.
I got an email (I bet you did too) from Janette's Rare Yarns offering some long discontinued bags of Rowan Calmer at a bargain price. I was so excited to see they had preen in stock, because usually it's the orange which I probably wouldn't wear. Anyhow, I grabbed a bagful.
As usual, it arrived from the UK quite quickly. Not as quickly as it has in the past, but still pretty quick. I wanted to use it straight away, so I cast on for another manu.
It became apparent that the manu was not to be, so it morphed into a bottom up raglan cardigan. Then I added two panels in the front like this beautiful augmented Summer Solstice, but that didn't look right either.
I ripped it back and added a panel in the front to make it an a line pullover. The neckline looked so nice with the points coming together that I decided to add a hood, also radiating out from the centre of the neckline.
This was knit entirely without pattern, but I incorporated all my favourites - i-cord edging, bottom up raglan shaping, waist shaping, 3/4 sleeves (I'm always slopping long sleeves in the sink or catching them on doorknobs). I did a hood for the first time.
And because the central panel was an afterthought, I knitted it separately and carefully seamed on so as to be invisible in the joins. I tried several other methods of making the centre triangle, but in the end it worked better to just knit a triangle and matress stitch it on.
I'm pretty pleased with it, what do you think?
I got an email (I bet you did too) from Janette's Rare Yarns offering some long discontinued bags of Rowan Calmer at a bargain price. I was so excited to see they had preen in stock, because usually it's the orange which I probably wouldn't wear. Anyhow, I grabbed a bagful.
As usual, it arrived from the UK quite quickly. Not as quickly as it has in the past, but still pretty quick. I wanted to use it straight away, so I cast on for another manu.
It became apparent that the manu was not to be, so it morphed into a bottom up raglan cardigan. Then I added two panels in the front like this beautiful augmented Summer Solstice, but that didn't look right either.
I ripped it back and added a panel in the front to make it an a line pullover. The neckline looked so nice with the points coming together that I decided to add a hood, also radiating out from the centre of the neckline.
This was knit entirely without pattern, but I incorporated all my favourites - i-cord edging, bottom up raglan shaping, waist shaping, 3/4 sleeves (I'm always slopping long sleeves in the sink or catching them on doorknobs). I did a hood for the first time.
And because the central panel was an afterthought, I knitted it separately and carefully seamed on so as to be invisible in the joins. I tried several other methods of making the centre triangle, but in the end it worked better to just knit a triangle and matress stitch it on.
I'm pretty pleased with it, what do you think?
Project Notes:
Pattern: None
Ravelry Project Page: Billabong
Yarn: Rowan Calmer
(sadly discontinued, specials still available at Janette's Rare Yarns)
Colourway: Slosh
Needle:3.75mm
4 comments:
I LOVE your top, I'd totally wear that. Your soo clever to be able to make changes to suit your needs. Great colour choice too.
Looks great and you did a fantastic job with all those changes.
I think its bloody brilliant. Great job, great colour.
Looks great, so comfortable and stylish. I still have 2 bags of Calmer I got from Janette's which is patiently waiting for me to knit!
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