Hybridisation

13 March 2011

This is a bit of a monster mash jumper, with elements from Annette Danielsen’s Distel jumper and the Tranquility twinset from an old Jaeger Handknits book JM03 grafted onto a basic jumper pattern, Genoa, from the Jaeger Handknits JB16 because I know Martin Storey’s patterns from this book fit me nicely.

So I have used some of the Dazzle Sock yarn for the multi- coloured rib section. The main body is in my usual J C Rennie Supersoft wool and I am doing what I would call a seed stitch (not the American seed stitch which is what we British call moss stitch, but a 12-row repeat of stocking stitch were on the third and 6th rows, every 6th stitch is a purl so giving a slight texture to the finished fabic).

I think I will knit this as a round-neck sweater and, if my calculations are correct, I should have plenty of the Dazzle yarn left to make a separate collar or cowl for the cold weather to match the rib.

6 June 2011

Finished this a month ago but only just took pictures. This probably won’t get worn until autumn as it’s quite warm, although fine and lightweight.

I like it, but I’m not entirely happy with the shoulders. I knit quite a large size which fits well across my middle, but is too big on the bust and shoulder. I need to take this into account when making sweaters in the future.

The yarns were a joy to work with. Had some staining of my fingers using the Dazzle HT but I love the look of it so it wasn’t hard to put up with the dye leaking a little.