In my fog of knitting a few [hundred] Christmas gifts, I decided to start a project for myself. Nothing like putting pressure on myself. Meaning, I'm not done with my Christmas knitting yet, but I am throwing a sweater in the queue for myself...that I started already!
My local yarn shop (LYS), Brandon Yarn Boutique, was having a sale, so it was a perfect time to shop. My intention was for myself, I won't fool anyone. I picked a few projects that I had on my mind and went down there. Luckily, only one panned out.
I am knitting the Buzios pullover from Berroco. It was a free pattern from their website and it is knit with Origami (48% Acrylic, 19% Nylon, 17% Linen, 16% Cotton) in a green and blue blend called Turtle Bay.
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| Pic from Berroco website |
As usual, I went down a needle size than what was recommended so that I could achieve the correct gauge. So, I am using a size 7 circulars. This sweater is knit in the round from the bottom up.
Here is the yarn. It is actually not really yarn, but has beautiful colors. It is several different types of string held together then wrapped with a black thread to bind it. It's like working with a thin cord. I don't see this sweater being all that warm, but since it is lacy and open, that was never it's intention!
I casted on and I was off!
The stitches in this sweater are a lace stitch and seed stitch. There will be stripes of seed stitch alternating with the lace stitch. I was joking with a fellow knitter and we were saying how seed stitch takes a lot of time. I told her that this is half seed stitch and I said that this was a project doomed to be a UFO (unfinished object) before it even starts. I was only joking because this yarn was pricey and it was not going to sit in the closet, unknit!
I'm actually chugging right along on it. The seed stitch stripes are great for knitting while watching TV or chatting. The lace stitch stripes, I need to pay attention and count the stitches after each row. Lace stitching is made up of a lot of yarn overs (yo) and decreases, so you can miss one and not realize it until a row or two later. Fixing lace is not fun.
I snugged a long pillow through the sweater so that you could see my progress. From the bottom up, I knitted the seed stitch for 1", then there is the lace stripe, 2" seed stitch stripe, and another lace stripe, then a seed stitch stripe.
The lace stripe: A close-up. To date, I have knitted a bunch more, I just have not taken any more pictures, but it is pretty much the same: alternating the seed and lace. Since I am knitting in the round, there will be no seaming. Once it's done, it's done.
But, since I'm still finishing up some Christmas knitting, this sweater I will work on in the background. I have only a few more items to knit for gifts, but I'm dragging my feet on them. One involves stranding, which is like using the yarn wrapping technique that you use for fair isle knitting (multi colors). I do not have much practice with multiple colors. We shall see.
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