The Brilla pullover is finished. It certainly took me long enough to sew it up, not the least because my work table in the sewing room, and I prefer to stand at a table while sewing up sweaters, has become a battleground in the war between two male cats to determine who is going to be sewing room cat. I don't care, I just want to declare my room a demilitarized zone.
Moisés wanted so badly to be included in the pictures. I however was less eager to have a kitten bitting and clawing my new sweater, creating snags before I even wore it out of the house. G. snapped a picture while I attempted to disconnect one growing squirming kitten from my sleeve.
Of course he did succeed in creating a small snag. Neither one of us noticed it until after the pictures were taken. Rest assured it has been corrected now.
Pattern: Boat Neck Pullover with Ruffle by Jean Hurwitz in the Filatura di Crosa Spring Summer 2009 Collection.
Yarn: Filatura di Crosa Brilla a fingering weight rayon/cotton blend.
My sleeves ended up a bit longer than the patten, and they are a little fuller as well.
The sleeve length issue is purely knitter error; there seem to be some lessons that I learn very slowly. I knew that my pre-blocking gauge was spot-on, and I also knew that post-blocking my gauge was ending up a little longer than the pattern specified. This was fine for the body of the sweater as I wanted it to be longer than the 23 maximum length specified in the pattern.
First, my arms are short and most sweater patterns are too long. With the extra length that my sweater gained post blocking, I should have shortened the sleeve as I knitted.
On the other hand, these sleeves are wider than they appear on the model in the pattern, something I did not really expect, as I tend to think of my arms as being rather thick. Once again, if I had actually thought about the sleeve dimensions, I would have realized the sleeves were too wide. For this width of sleeve, I like the extra length, so I am happy with the result.
I really love the ruffled hem at the bottom of the sweater and the sleeves.
I would judge this sweater a success. I will have to be careful wearing it though; at least until Moisés has learned a few manners.
Comments
4 responses to “Look! I finished something.”
I love that airiness created by the unravelled stitches — perfect summer sweater!
I love that airiness created by the unravelled stitches — perfect summer sweater!
This looks spectacular, and that color is super flattering to you. I can’t believe I’m not going to see it in person!
This looks spectacular, and that color is super flattering to you. I can’t believe I’m not going to see it in person!