For example, I've had this design (Urban Twist using hempwol) almost ready for publication but something just wasn't quite right about it. I knit it for my husband and he was happy with it but I wasn't. Everytime he wore it I'd follow him around and adjust it here, then there.....hes' not liking this!
Late this summer I took out the top section and reworked it. Initally I wanted to have a sewn in look for the sleeves, you know the vertical line created as a result of setting in the sleeves. I was working in the round so this was a bit of a challenge and my first attempt didn't really satisfy me - the neck was a little big and the top of the sleeve area didn't satisfy my critical eye. So for the reknit, I worked a bodice similar to Elizabeth Zimmermans saddle sleeve sweater. This gave the nice vertical line that I wanted along the sleeve cap - l think it really looks like a sewn in sleeve (refer to white sweater pic). Everything was going well until I got closer to the shoulder area since I didn't want saddle shoulders I needed to do something else. After many variations I think I got it. It's fairly easy and again no seaming necessary. I worked the front shoulder slightly longer and joined it to the back shoulder (using the 3 needle bind off - easy, peasy).
And now to the reason there is a pic of a baby sweater. Well, after taking out the yoke section of the original sweater and redoing it with new instructions for the shoulder I immediately knit another one in a smaller size. Both of these had an odd number of cables front and back so I thought I'd better knit another one with an even number. This time I knit a wee version perfect for a baby.
I'm very close to finishing the pattern. Kathy, my trusted talented pattern editor will take a look at it next week and then it will be available. Yippee....now I can have a great weekend and I hope you do too.
Which of your yarns are you using for this design?
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I used hempwol for the first two knits, the new pantheon (grey) and bianco. The one I knit for my husband (size 40-42") took less than 5 balls. For the baby version I used cashmerecanapa. BTW, happy birthday to you.
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