Hurrah I've finally finished the Hiker jumper! For a project which started off so quickly, with the front/back/collar/one arm finished in about a week, the final arm has been tortuous. I'm still not overly happy with the finished item but it is at least complete.
For once I did swatch before I started and, for the needles given, it worked out perfectly... I should have realised that this was a bad omen. The back went well, though as it was ribbed it was hard to say. The fabric felt a touch loose but nothing to write home about. So far so good. The front though was where I started to worry a little. The stockinette section just felt too loose with the gauge looking like it had really loosened up. That said the overall size was looking good. Then I moved onto the collar. I would like to take this moment to register my irritation with badly worked out, lazy patterning. If you knit as described the ribbing on the neck will bear little to no resemblance to what you've just picked up stitches from! So a little redesign and I was back on track. The sleeves are ok pattern-wise. It is a little annoying that the rib at the cuff isn't as symmetrical as it could be but that is a minor inconvenience.
So I finished it, unsure of the gauge and sure that it would be larger than required. Imagine my surprise when it transpires that the gauge is a little loose... but the overall object is near as damn it perfect on the given dimensions! Some things I will never understand. I'm just glad it is finished and can now be washed and blocked ready for handing over on Friday or Saturday... photos to follow.
For once I did swatch before I started and, for the needles given, it worked out perfectly... I should have realised that this was a bad omen. The back went well, though as it was ribbed it was hard to say. The fabric felt a touch loose but nothing to write home about. So far so good. The front though was where I started to worry a little. The stockinette section just felt too loose with the gauge looking like it had really loosened up. That said the overall size was looking good. Then I moved onto the collar. I would like to take this moment to register my irritation with badly worked out, lazy patterning. If you knit as described the ribbing on the neck will bear little to no resemblance to what you've just picked up stitches from! So a little redesign and I was back on track. The sleeves are ok pattern-wise. It is a little annoying that the rib at the cuff isn't as symmetrical as it could be but that is a minor inconvenience.
So I finished it, unsure of the gauge and sure that it would be larger than required. Imagine my surprise when it transpires that the gauge is a little loose... but the overall object is near as damn it perfect on the given dimensions! Some things I will never understand. I'm just glad it is finished and can now be washed and blocked ready for handing over on Friday or Saturday... photos to follow.
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