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Thursday
FO report: A Line Ribbed Cardigan
FO Report: A Line Ribbed Cardigan
Designer: Debbie Bliss
Pattern Source: Pattern available Cathay pattern book
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cathay, 15 balls, color teal
Needle Size: US 3, 6
Gauge: 22 sts = 4"
Date Completed: May 2005
Recipient: me
Here we are, a finished object (finally)! This is the Sweater Which Taught Me Humility, the Sweater That Wanted To Be Naughty, etc. etc. (Excuse the dorky photo of me posing as if I were the DB model ... this is obviously why DB employs other people as models instead of myself! I can't seem to manage "sultry" or "pouty.")
Some notes:
1. I loved this yarn! It was really beautiful to work with, knit up extremely fast despite being a dk-weight yarn and despite my mishaps along the way. I highly recommend getting your hands on some of this if the opportunity arises.
2. I loved knitting this pattern. There's something about ribbing that holds my interest. With not too much shaping (only on the shoulders), including on the sleeves which were worked straight with the same matching decrease row as the body, this was an easy take-along knit (key to me gettting projects done with the kiddos around).
3. Jury is out on the fit of this sweater. I knit the size for a 36" bust which was an actual finished size of 37.5". It seems a little large ... and I think that I keep knitting large sweaters because I'm nervous that a sweater might be too small. But check out the sleeves! I did the copycat-pose of the model so that you could see the sweater contrasted with the actual model here:
What's up, Debbie, with my sleeves? I followed the pattern to the T and I feel like the sleeves are obviously about two inches too long. If you're making this sweater, make note of this and you may wish to alter the length of your sleeves.
4. I made two kind of big mistakes on this sweater ... thank goodness for Cate for a previous ingenious comment about the Persians, who when knitting their rugs always insert a mistake because only Allah is allowed to make something that is perfect. Well, this isn't perfect, but that's okay. I guess that I'm still not one of those knitters who rips out every single mistake. (And I'm not showing them, either, here!)
5. I give this sweater a big overall LIKE. Time will tell how much I wear this sweater, but I'm going to proceed for sure with the capped sleeved top in order to have the matching set. Again, I just love how this yarn knits up. I'll leave you with one more photo:
And updates on the Triada soon!
Posted at 5/26/2005 7:55:12 am by Jen
 | | | LauraA
May 29, 2005 09:34 PM PDT
Beautiful! Good job. | |
| | | Kristen
May 28, 2005 07:05 AM PDT
That sweater is cute!! Your pose was great too. They should have had you as the model. Thanks for the lovely stitch holders. They are adorable and already in use.
Have a great weekend. | |
| | | Cathi
May 27, 2005 12:49 PM PDT
It looks so great, and even better in person. I hope that you're able to get some wear out of it over the cool weekend we're supposed to be having. Happy Friday! | |
| | | Joanne
May 26, 2005 09:11 PM PDT
Three words: beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!! | |
| | | Kathy
May 26, 2005 09:10 PM PDT
Wow! That sweater is GORGEOUS! Yours looks much better than the one the model is wearing! | |
| | | wendy g
May 26, 2005 05:33 PM PDT
Beautiful sweater. Great job. | |
| | | Secret Pal
May 26, 2005 05:07 PM PDT
Wow! It's gorgeous! Seriously...If I looked at the model picture, I probably wouldn't have much interest in knitting it. I look at the picture of you wearing it and I want to knit it too! I think the sleeves look great personally.
Fantastic job! :D | |
| | | Wanda
May 26, 2005 03:34 PM PDT
Just beautiful and I love the color. Great job. | |
| | | Jen
May 26, 2005 03:19 PM PDT
BTW-Nice job also on having kids, being able to finish a sweater AND having two clean spots in your house to take the photos of it in! Do you hear the wild applause from my end of town? | |
| | | Jen
May 26, 2005 03:17 PM PDT
I am very impressed! I think the sweater looks fine, and even looking at the model I don't see a problem. In fact I like yours better. Hers seems to be too small, as others have said.
Way to go! | |
| | | Dani
May 26, 2005 02:54 PM PDT
I agree with Marina; it appears that the model's sweater is a bit too small for her. If you notice, her sweater looks like it doesn't quite close in the front like yours does. | |
| | | Kirsten
May 26, 2005 02:36 PM PDT
Your sweater looks fabulous! I also like the length of the sleeves, I think the ones in the book's picture look a little short (maybe those sleeves were knit a size smaller?). Looking forward to your Triada progress.......I need to buy the proper length circular needle and then I will be off! (My Little Dude "helped" me wind the yarn in to a ball last night ;).) | |
| | | Marina
May 26, 2005 12:10 PM PDT
That looks fab, very feminine. You can't compare yourself with an emaciated model wearing a size too small. | |
| | | marirob
May 26, 2005 11:19 AM PDT
I think your sweater is fab! I love the color on you and I like the way your sweater is more drapey than the one in the book. Very, very pretty! | |
| | | Heidi
May 26, 2005 10:55 AM PDT
It's beautiful! And I love your sultry look ;-) | |
| | | grumperina
May 26, 2005 09:44 AM PDT
Oooo, so nice! I like how it looks on you, and the color. You're too funny mimicking the model, but I see your point! | |
| | | Christie
May 26, 2005 09:38 AM PDT
I like the longer sleeves. It's a nice length for that shape. Yours looks a really good, I think it looks more fun than the DB picture, more floating and cute. | |
| | | mamacate
May 26, 2005 09:27 AM PDT
I think it looks great on you, very dressy, and you pull off the DB model thing quite well! And yeah, lucky for me I never have to *intentionally* throw in a mistake--they come all by themselves... ;) | |
| | | Name
May 26, 2005 09:10 AM PDT
I love that sweater and it looks great on you! Nice job!! Isn't that weird about the sleeves? Maybe that model has cleverly hidden monkey arms. Does the schematic give a sleeve length? | |
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