Something Red Sweater
Well. Here is it. My new favorite. I love the style. I love the color. And I love that I finally chose the right size for a sweater project.
The 34 fits perfect. Not too loose and not to tight. Just fitted the appropriate amount. Love that.
The 34 fits perfect. Not too loose and not to tight. Just fitted the appropriate amount. Love that.
Just like any sweater project though there is one thing I wish I would have done differently. Well two things if I'm being completely honest.
The pattern for this sweater is a little off in the raglan shaping department. It says for the size 34 to keep working the raglan until it measures 10.5 inches. Ok. That is a deep armhole. Really deep. It makes me wonder what kind of arms the designer has.
So fortunately I realized the huge armhole situation in time and only knit mine to about 8.5 inches before I divided for the sleeves. So that was a good choice on my part, I mean I shudder to think of how bat-wing-esque it would have looked without this adjustment, but frankly I didn't adjust enough. There still is a bit of puckering around the armhole area and the sleeves are a tad too big around for me. This sweater is supposed to have a nice fitted sleeve. So if I were to knit it again, I would stop at 8 inches definitely!!
OK, another thing. I could have made it a smidgen longer. But that's not as big of a deal.
The good news is, with making these pattern adjustments, I saved yarn and have an entire skein plus some left over. So that's always nice.
The pattern for this sweater is a little off in the raglan shaping department. It says for the size 34 to keep working the raglan until it measures 10.5 inches. Ok. That is a deep armhole. Really deep. It makes me wonder what kind of arms the designer has.
So fortunately I realized the huge armhole situation in time and only knit mine to about 8.5 inches before I divided for the sleeves. So that was a good choice on my part, I mean I shudder to think of how bat-wing-esque it would have looked without this adjustment, but frankly I didn't adjust enough. There still is a bit of puckering around the armhole area and the sleeves are a tad too big around for me. This sweater is supposed to have a nice fitted sleeve. So if I were to knit it again, I would stop at 8 inches definitely!!
OK, another thing. I could have made it a smidgen longer. But that's not as big of a deal.
The good news is, with making these pattern adjustments, I saved yarn and have an entire skein plus some left over. So that's always nice.
This is such a versatile piece. I know I will get a lot of use out of it! The yarn is spectacular as well. Blue Sky Organic Dyed Cotton. So soft and squishy. I feel the need to make a sweater out of every color.