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Raglan details 


Due to the overwhelming amount of comments (3) about my raglan progress, I though I would tell you a little more about it. 

The yarn I used for this sweater is a worsted weight merino from Handpaintedyarn.com. Somehow I managed to snag some before the infamous Knitter's review caused a rush on the stuff. On a related note: last night at knitting circle, Debbie was using some of the bulky weight to make a scarf, and I think it would be really cool (and quick... and cheap) to use the same pattern with this yarn, since the pattern is customizable and free! Oh, and they have bulky 6-ply merino in stock right now.

I got the baby cable rib pattern from Barbara Walker's Treasury of Knitting Patterns. I knit a swatch to see if it would really act as ribbing, and it was a bit stretchy. *Note* This pattern s so amazing that it it doesn't really have a wrong side. The other side just looks like plain K2 P2 ribbing! I also decided to attempt a K2 P2 bind off from Vogue knitting to help preserve the stretchiness. But since I didn't really want the bottom of the sweater to gather at all, I didn't downsize my needles for the ribbing, so it is pretty loose, but a bit stretchy. The final verdict on the bind-off is that though it made a stretchy edge, it was not worth it. there must be a better way. The bind off involved one knitting needle and one tapestry needle and was so complicated that i was 3/4 of the way around before I memorized it. 

Posted: Wed - May 11, 2005 at 10:05 AM           |

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