Chevron Sweater

• Posted by Kamicha on May 29th, 2008 filed in Project Spectrum

I don’t like it - I love it! All tears, frogging, cursing and endless hours of boring chevron pattern with splitting yarn were well worth going through, I adore this sweater.

Colourmart smooth DK weight silk is perfect for this pattern. Drape of the finished knit is beautiful, I emphasized it even further by ironing the knit rather flat. I just can’t imagine this in that mercerized, wiry cotton suggested in pattern, at least the gauge should be very loose to give the necessary drape for this garment. But bamboo yarn might be great choice for this pattern, too!

I did not adjust the pattern - well, knitted the body in round instead of two pieces, but that’s it. The pattern is a small wonder in all its simplicity: two rectangular pieces are attached to the top of that tube to form sleeves and upper body. They are sewn together few centimeters just to prevent the bellybutton to peek out from the neck opening…

The beige yarn was a bit unblanced, but ironing the knit helped a lot. Seams need some additional pressing, I see it now. There is one ugly loose gauge patch on the other side of the body (dropped few stitches for several rounds to correct a mistake), I hope that the first wash will help to even it out. But why on earth did I wear it on front for photoshoot?

These colours are not the easiest to incorporate in my wardrobe, but I still love them. I’m particularly happy to that, I had strong doubts about the colours while knitting this piece!

I love the silhouette of this knit. Knitting patterns tend to be very conservatively constructed - so happy to find something unusual. In my opinion this cut is not too hard to wear. Being fitting from below the bust the shape hugs the body where it tends to be smallest. And I like generous decolletage, it gives very feminine impression. Combined to that unusual, not too fitting overall shape the impression is not slutty. A spaghetti strap body will limit the view and give a nice horizontal line to the front when necessary…

Pattern: Chevron Sweater, Erika Knight: Glamour Knits
Needles: 3,5 mm bamboo circular
Yarn: Colourmart DK smooth silk, beige 2 cones, forest green, jade green, lime green 1 cone, very small amount of dark brown