the beauty of blocking. part 2.
Thursday, January 23, 2020Here's the thing to remember about your knitting. You can always make it a size or sometimes 2 bigger!
This sweater was too small. I mean like really too small! I could never have even worn a t-shirt under it let alone a blouse. However, if you wet your project and lay it flat, pinned to the measurement you are trying to achieve, magic really does happen! You must, and I mean must, let it completely dry. Resist the urge to unpin it. Trust me. I have unpinned sweaters just to try them on and things can get a bit wonky.
This is a pattern I came up with a while ago. It is intended for a solid color, but I didn't have enough of any one color so decided to combine a few colors from my stash. The yarn was from a few of my Knitcrates. I started off with the neutral and then I changed stripes whenever I felt the urge. I did match the sleeve pattern to the stripe pattern in the body. Not my usual color pallet, but I think I will get some wear out of this sweater. Heck, I'm wearing it as I'm typing this! :)
I plan on writing this pattern up and making it one of those sweaters that encourage knitters to trust themselves and get creative. Make the pattern unique and a one of a kind!
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The beauty of blocking!! The sweater looks awesome... and I'm inspired, I have a medium green [not a sweater quantity] but i'm going to copy you... start with the green and make random stripes! Why didn't I think of that? Thanks
ReplyDeletethank you so much gwen! let your mood dictate the stripes! plus... stripes are in! :) xx
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Blocking really is magical! The sweater looks great on you and I love that you used odd balls from your stash. I'm trying to knit only from my stash although I admit, that plan is not working well.
ReplyDeletethank you jeannie! good luck with your stash knitting. it really does feel good! xx
DeleteThis is so good! After reading your last post on this jumper I went through my stash and found some gorgeous grey yarn which is a skein or two short of a full jumper. Now I have some inspiration for what to do with it :)
ReplyDeleteYAY! So fun Charlotte! It feels so great to put some stash yarn to use! Happy striping! xx
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