Ribbing – making room for baby
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Thank you for the compliments on the sewing. Did you see that my Mom even left one? Moms are great. She has a theory that sewing skips a generation. It seems knitting does not as both of my grandmothers knit. Have you all had this experience in your families?
And we are off to my other most recent finished object. I actually finished 98.7% of this many many weeks ago and it sat in the hat box next to my knitting chair. The part that stopped me? The collar. Picking up stitches for the collar. You see, I love to knit until it makes me think. Then it sits. However, picking up stitches for the collar does not truly require thought, just attention and motivation and well, see the alien inside of me uses up my allotted quota.
This pattern was written by former Beantowntown girl, La Gringa. This is a fabulous pattern. You should be proud Shannon!
I love the drape and fit of this sweater. I modified the neck from turtle to crew. I wanted to be able to wear this on cool summer nights. A turtleneck would have discouraged me. Added bonus? The ribbing at the bottom will expand to fit my new Hostess Cupcake habit! This is, by far, my best sweater yet. Claudia – I think I found my magic number! Hopefully it’s all up hill from here.
My hope was to use Shannon’s pattern as an opportunity to write up a tutorial on how to use Excel to modify patterns for size and gauge adjustments. I first did this with my Olympic Hourglass sweater and I found it incredibly useful. It allowed me to make changes on the fly, as I knit my “swatches” (known as sleeves to most people). In the end, I am going to have to hold off. I’m not the best teacher and the whole process involves a liberal dose of “fly by the seat of your pants” which, if you’re not comfortable with Excel or numbers, would frustrate you. If you are comfortable with Excel and numbers you could clearly come up with a spreadsheet on your own – it ain’t rocket science.
Pattern: A Very Necessary Sweater (link opens .pdf) by Shannon Culbertson
Started: 03/06, Finished: 08/06
Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton-Ease (discontinued), Color:
Needles: Denise Interchangeables, Size 7 for body;, Size 8 for ribbing
Modifications: Modified Size to fit my figure. Modified neck
Notes: This is a well written pattern. I highly recommend it.
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