Cobblestone in 'Blarney Stone Tweed', a more theatrical way of saying concrete gray with flecks of brown and gold. I tried to get some better and modeled shots for this sweater, but gray and winter and men... well... I tried anyway.
It seems like I sat in that same spot for months knitting this. Not so far from the truth actually -- Ravelry tells me I started it in January of 2010. Well, it was a hot summer after all. And I made lots of stupid mistakes in the process, the most noticeable was doing the side in reverse stockinette instead of garter. Uh, oops. I blame ballet class.
Not a big deal. The husband likes it -- gray, garter, and plain -- so that's what matters. It fits too, even after knitting the bottom in the smallest size and the top as a medium. That was on purpose but I'm glad it worked out.
One thing to note about the pattern: I followed the directions from the magazine, not the pdf, and it fails to mention you need to put the body garter stitches on holders to graft with the sleeves. This is common sense for any one who has knitted a yoked construction before but a new knitter could find themselves in trouble. There's no errata that I could find regarding this but, according to the Brooklyn Tweed KAL Rav group, the pdf does mention this step. Knitters beware.
3 comments:
I've always liked that sweater. Looks great! I know a few people who have started it and then never finished - so way to go!!
MMM, I would so steal that, if I were you! Speaking of long-term projects, I finally finished a version of Baktus! And no, I didn't go to France again! ;-) Have you a ton of snow? It is mainly south of us, only a couple of inches here in NEW.
Anna -- it's a garter stitch death march to the end :)
L -- we do have a ton of snow, about 30 inches or so (and my X-country skiing husband Could. Not. Be happier :) )
Congrats on the Baktus!! Let's see it!
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