Here's a modelled shot of me, feeling brave, for the first time!
Next up is a bolero from Simply Knitting mag. One of the early editions (number 3 I think!) I've subscribed from the first issue, but thay have such a bad reputation for pattern errors, I've given them a miss. But I have to say, the pattern was well-writen & completely error-free.
I had quite a large stash of Sirdar Pure cotton & picked lilac for this one. I don't really like the feel of it, it's a bit hard to knit. I discovered, about 6" from finishing the 2nd sleeve, that Brittany Birch pins were the best ones to get an even tension with!
I thought I'd try short-row shaping for the first time on the shoulders. I used this really useful article in Knitty.com. I did a 3 needle bind off on the shoulders too. At the end, the author announces 'Wow, doesn't that look fabulous?' errr no, it's not a phrase I'd use to describe this:
It's bugging the hell out of me that I can see the twisted stitches. Look at them, staring at me from the back row! I'm unsure why, on the bind-off, she says to knit through the back loop on the nearest stitch & the front on the back stitch. I assume it's to make knitting them together easier. Messy, messsy, messy!
The pattern has a picot cast-off all around the edges. I actually think it looks quite effective, but if I never see another picot-cast-off again, it will be way too soon:
I used 4.5 x 100g balls & the rest has gone on ebay. I've got too much!
It's still blocking, so I'll post up the finished pic another day.
4 comments:
The vintage top is so chic!
The vintage top is lovely, so neat! I've done a 3 needle bindoff on shoulders before and it looked great, but I've not done the short row shaping with it. Looking forward to seeing the bolero when blocked.
You look beautiful, the vintage top looks so up to date!
Well done on finding a SK pattern without errors ;) The picot's so pretty but it sounds like it's been a painful knit.
Oh isn't that vintage top just the business - a real classic.
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