Wednesday, September 16, 2009

My summer turns to fall sweater

Sometimes I like to knit, just for the sake of knitting. Just to do something with my hands, a simple motion, nothing too frustrating, no fancy pattern, just plain old stockinette. That is how this sweater came to be. I've had this cotton mix in my stash for at least year, don't even remember what I bought it for. Now it's this light, simple sweater. Perfect for the end of summer.

I used bigger needles than the yarn calls for, CO some random number of stitches for a wide neckline and knit in the round in stockinette. Increased for the sleeves with yarn overs and after a couple of weeks I had a simple, over-sized sweater that makes me feel like one of those 80's knitting magazine models.

Except, I can't really pose like those women. They have skills that I lack :) Sorry about the weird poses.

The yarn is Toptex Edita Glamour, which calls for 3-4 mm needles. I used 6 mm round needles and DPN's for the sleeves. I did one round of single crochet on the sleeves and the bottom to stop the rolling that stockinette loves to do.

5 comments:

  1. Obzirom da imaš vitku liniju, tebi dobro stoje i nekrojene veste. Ovo si stvarno brzo oplela!

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  2. It's not that oversized! And I agree with romantales, you have such a great figure for knit clothes that you don't even have to pose like the women in magazines :)

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  3. Sjajan džemperak, tako deluje lepo i prozračno!

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  4. Odlicno! Ovo je majica za sva vremena!

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