finally, a sweater with no finishing! all I had to do was weave in the ends and block it and it was ready to go. it feels like I've had a streak of good luck with all these sweaters, the patterns have been straight forward and easy to follow.
my gauge was a little off, so I just knit a size smaller knowing it would come out in my size. I think I ended up with an inch of ease, or a little less, on this one.
I only hit one snag and it might have been because of my row gauge – I'll admit I've been too lazy to check while knitting. if I would have finished the cable, the sleeves would have been way too long on me. I couldn't finish the cable on the first sleeve, so I tried to start the cabling earlier on the stockinette portion of the second sleeve. I almost made it, but not quite. it'll just have to be part of the 'design' of the sweater, no one other than knitters would know anyway right?
I originally bought the soft shetland for the ram's horn jacket from knitting nature. once the yarn came though, I decided that the fabric was too thin and un-jacket like for the ram's horn and I wanted to knit this sweater pretty badly. it's sold as a worsted or heavy worsted yarn, but I don't feel like I lost any drape by going down to a much smaller needle size.
this yarn definitely gives the sweater a more rustic feel than the original one. it's tweedy-ish and soft, but not buttery merino soft. a warmer sort of softness, if that makes sense. since it doesn't have the plumpness of a merino yarn, the cables almost fade into the stockinette sections. a feature I was first worried about, but have since grown to love.
the only real question I have on this sweater, what to wear underneath? it's been tough finding shirts that work with this neckline. so far tanks seem the way to go.
gorgeous! i'm jealous, i need one of these too. you are a sweater making machine!
Mhm… Each version that I see of this sweater makes me want to knit one ever more.
Ohhh yours turned out so well. It is such a great sweater.
ooh the cables are so cute! lol, looks like you're on a sweater spree!
Woman….you are a knitting maniac. I love all these finished pieces. I think this one would look really great with a white button down shirt with the collar popped, dark jeans and flat loafers. I like the idea of a contrasting tank, try one with thinner straps to make the look a bit more elegant. Another idea is to find a thin cotton cowl neck sweater – with a really slouchy neck – and layer it underneath. I would look for one several shades deeper than the sweater. That way, you can stay warm and still show off the beautiful neckline!
Way to go with all that finishing! You are going to be so cozy.
This sweater looks great in gray! must add to knitting list..
I have a (store-bought) sweater with this sort of wide neckline, and its hard to find a layer for underneath! I think I wore it with a scoop-neck tee of the same color. I like the idea of wearing a collared shirt underneath.
You're on a roll! This is so lovely. I especially love the sleeves!
I really like this on you! I want one now too.
i haven't seen this before and it looks great! love the subtle neckline cables. hope all is well.
This is beautiful Yahaira! And yes, hitting both stitch and row gauge can be really hard.
I love the ram horn's jacket. I hope you'll do that too at some point if you find appropriate yarn for it. It's on my to-do list one day too!
Dude, where did you go? I am jonesing for some more bloggage… right now, please.
Where is Yahaira? Also, I prepaid for Pure Knits so I hope it is published soon.