Lovely cabled yoke,
waist flattering twisted rib.
A splendid sweater!
I don’t subscribe to knitting magazines because I chart all my own patterns. Wednesday, I ran across the Winter 2005/06 VK on the newsstand, opened it, and just loved all the beautiful sweaters I could knit to wear during our chilly Chicago winters! I couldn’t resist buying a copy.
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I like that sweater too! It’s beautiful. I wonder if I can change it to where it doesn’t have a zipper on the neck, which doesn’t seem like it would be comfortable.
I can’t believe it isn’t knit in the round! That sweater practically demands it.
Susan
Comment by Susan — 1/27/2006 @ 9:07 am
I’m also mystified why it’s not knit in the round. I’ve been looking the pattern over. It would be easy to change to knitting in the round. I haven’t checked the clearance for the head opening.If it’s large enough, I don’t know why you couldn’t just knit in the round, make a closed neck.
I do think the pattern itself may need a bit of tweaking too. I’ve been looking at the placement of the decreases on the yoke; I squinted and notice a small “bulge” in front of the neck. (You need the magazine to see that.) I suspect the yoke shaping could be improved by shifting some of the decreases around a bit.
But the general design is beautiful and I strongly suspect I will make that sweater, or something very like it, next summer to wear next winter.
Comment by lucia — 1/27/2006 @ 9:26 am
That was in VK? Figures. I finally let my subscription lapse.
I envy you your charting/designing abilities.
Comment by jenifleur — 1/27/2006 @ 3:33 pm
just when I decide VK isn’t worth my attention they put out a pattern like this. It’s BEAUTIFUL! I betcha you could figure out how to knit it in the round…I’m trying to work it for Rhapsody in the round, with little success. Stupid seams…
Comment by La — 1/27/2006 @ 5:00 pm
I think this issue is splendid. Admittedly, my standard for “good” in a magazine is “more than 4 things I would wear.” I do count the more ordinary sweaters in my tally. Sweaters I would admire on others with different figure types are a bonus.
I think the only items I wouldn’t wear, and probably wouldn’t admire on others is 23! (And that’s just because I don’t care for is 23. The only reason I don’t like that swaeter is I don’t like large patches of color mixed with the cables. The vest would look great in another yarn!
Comment by lucia — 1/27/2006 @ 5:11 pm
That is a beautiful pattern. I love looking at the issue before buying. I have so many and it’s hard to throw them away!
Comment by Barb — 1/27/2006 @ 11:50 pm