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There’s been a lot of knitting but not much posting about it recently. I have been distracted by the ease with which images are shared on Instagram. Fortunately, I have been reading some blogs which is how I came to be the lucky winner in knitthellout’s 600th post! The celebratory giveaway was for one of her patterns plus a skein of Bulletproof Sock by Sweet Georgia Yarns. Cassy’s just released a new sock pattern, Chevrolicious, which had come up in my Ravelry highlights feed, in this yarn. It looks like such a perfect combination that I chose this pattern and I’m more than delighted to have won! What a lovely surprise for a Sunday morning.
Sunday continued well. We’ve been having a bit of a non-winter here in Sydney. The weather’s been lovely, spring is certainly (almost) here. I’ve just finished this jumper and wore it out yesterday into the Botanic Gardens. Sitting out of the sun I was glad of its warmth. I’m really pleased with the amount of ease. It has just the right amount of casual sloppiness to it.
It’s After the Rain by Heidi Kirrmaier, knitted top-down in the round. The stripes are 6-round stripes and the shaping happens every 9 or 12 rounds which really makes counting easy. I knitted a lot of this while watching the Olympics.
There’s some waist shaping which really stops a loose-fitting jumper from becoming just a baggy sack.
I struggled a bit with my colour changes. I tried jogless stripes by picking up the first stitch from the round below when I was on the second round but it looked a bit bulky. In the end when I started a new stripe, I pulled the last stitch tight from that colour below so that it almost disappeared and then knitted the new stripe.
I also tried to tighten up the SSK, left-leaning decreases too. I can never get these to be as neat as their right-leaning counterparts.
Otherwise, I’m really happy with this jumper. The shaping and fit are good and I’d definitely use the pattern again.
Stefanie said:
Great job on this striped jumper.
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soknitsome said:
Thank you. The pattern’s great for starters!
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susanssnippets said:
Such a lovely jumper!
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soknitsome said:
Thank you. Now that winter has returned today, I’ll get to wear it for a bit longer, too.
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Audrey said:
Fantastic Sally. It looks great on you.
My jumper hasn’t progressed at all. Too much book reading and now I have a new Kindle!!
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soknitsome said:
Thank you very much. I’ll be checking to see what you’ve been reading.
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Mary Dobrian said:
Just looked up Bulletproof Sock yarn – it looks yummy! What color did you choose?
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soknitsome said:
So many lovely colours but I chose Oxblood. I fancy some more red socks!
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Ruth said:
Just dropping in to point out Cat Bordhi’s great method for making tidy SSKs. It’s at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMHXK3JxrJA . This method makes a wonderful difference for my sock gussets. (Some years ago I switched to star toes to avoid having loose sides on my toes.)
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soknitsome said:
That is great for tightening up those stitches when working in the round. Thank you!
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littleblackdogsa said:
Love the stripey jumper. The yarn looks so soft, and drapes so well. Gorgeous. 🙂
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soknitsome said:
Thank you. The yarn’s a microfibre and very soft. Not too warm either which is good.
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Woollen Wilderness said:
Lovely jumper and great fit indeed 🙂
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soknitsome said:
Thank you. I’d use this pattern again for the way it fits.
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Julia said:
I love it! 🙂 You always have a great eye for colour, and the sweater looks amazing! 🙂 I have been eyeing that pattern for a while, but I started a stockinette cardigan (Amiga) about two years ago and it’s STILL not finished and I don’t know if I could do it … Maybe with stripes, as you did. 😉
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soknitsome said:
Thanks, that is sweet of you. The jumper has the advantage of being only knit stitches. Long purl rows can be off-putting. Stripes definitely motivate you to do a bit more. Good luck with your Amiga!
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jem arrowsmith knits said:
Wow, the jumper looks great on you, its a perfect fit!
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soknitsome said:
Thank you! I’d definitely use this pattern again for the way it fits. 🙂
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