Project details:
Pattern: Global Warming, by Suvi S. Ravelry link here
Yarn: Merino et soie, 10 ply Shade 107 which is a reddish pink colour. It is slightly heathery with lighter bits of pink running through it. I used 5 balls of yarn, with a bit left over from the fifth ball. The yarn was fabulous to knit with - the merino was soft and lovely, while the silk made it smooth and easy to work with. I'd definitely use this yarn again - especially since we find it quite hard to get 10ply here in Australia!
Needles: Denise Interchangeables, size 5.00mm. My gauge was slightly too big at 19.5st per 4"/10cm, which accounted for my sweater being less than fitted around the waist.
Comments and Modifications: The sweater is constructed in a raglan bottom up manner, with the sleeves worked separately first and then joined to the sweater after bind off.
The pattern is easy to follow (however, if you are an absolute beginner, you might want to work out the raglan decreases first as the instructions aren't very clear in that respect), and the sweater a cinch to knit.
Unfortunately , there is not much shaping involved in the sweater (not counting the raglan decreases), and unless you are fairly flat from bust all the way to hips, you might want to add some in for a more fitted shapely look.
The sweater is also very short. I put on an extra 4 ribbing rows but still found it too short in the end so if you are planning to knit this, you might want to add a full 5cm of ribbing before starting the stockinette area (or similar).
The puffed sleeves are very cute, but would have been cuter if they were "puffier".
Lastly, in Villapeikko's original, she has a very cute little kangaroo pocket at the front. While I did make the pocket, I didn't end up sewing it on because my sweater was too short and the placement of the pocket would've drawn too much attention to the tummy area.
In the end, I dont think this fits me as well as I would've liked, and I think i'll give this one to my sis.
FO: Global Warming
Pink stockinette..
Whenever I knit something, I almost feel as if I *need* to post a WIP entry / picture so that if ever I feel the need to go back to a project, then at least I have my ongoing and current thoughts on the project to help me confirm/unconfirm my decision.
On the flipside, there are some projects that just don't really require a WIP entry as there's not much to it. Case in point? Global Warming - the cute little puffed sleeve, kangaroo pocket pullover. I tried to take some interesting WIP photos of it, but given that it's just ribbing and stockinette, was not very successful. You see, ribbing and stockinette just don't make for very exciting entries. Nor do raglans really...
However, in keeping with my "need" to post that WIP entry, here is a dull shot of the ribbing/stockinette...
Hopefully an FO won't be too long given that I'm up to the neckline bindoff and finishing (i haven't really tried it on though, so hopefully it'll fit).
A new toy.. for me? Oooh!
I have a new toy.. and boy is it beautiful (and takes beautiful photos):
I couldn't resist the Nikon D40 when I walked into my local Harvey Norman the other day. Plus, it was on sale for a great price at $598 (Aussie dollars of course), making it a great deal! I'm still learning all its functions, but am already happily snapping at all kinds of knitting and non knitting related things. Can't wait to share.
I've also started working on my Global Warming, and its knitting up quite nicely. More comments later, when I can also post some piccies up. Yay!