Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Starry Night


My latest sweater - for me! No pattern, improvised top down raglan with round yoke and Asian back correction. The body is tailored with decreases at six points, like in tailored shirts - on the sides and at two points on the front (symmetrical under the bust) and on the back (symmetrical under the shoulder blades).


Inspired by Gaby's Lavandula, I added beads to my very simple blue sweater and I'm so happy with the result. Initially I had started adding the beads randomly, as in the Lavandula, but then it occurred to me that they could be a feature, forming a pattern, so I alternated placing them in the center and in the end of each of the 16 sections, within which I was adding the stitches to form the round yoke.


Pattern: Starry Night (personal pattern)
Yarn: Filpucci Ascot - Italian bobbin yarn, 70% merino, 15% cashmere goat, 15% angora, 170g
Needle: 3.5 mm body, 3 mm broken rib
Time to knit: 17 days











4 comments:

  1. Absolutely stunning! I'm very impressed with your skills at design.

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    1. Thank you! The main difficulty in designing is to figure out what I want, then calculating and knitting it is easy :)

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  2. I love the simple neckline and how you just put beads at the top yoke area.

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    1. Thank you! This year I'm obsessed with stockinette knitting and simple designs, I'm on my fourth stockinette sweater /or dress since the beginning of the year :)

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