Well its sort of an FO--and a darn cute one! The ends need to be darned in; the holes under the arms need to be sewn up; buttons will need to be found and attached. Yet I can't help but feel proud of myself. Pardon my vanity, but I did a great job and in record time too!
The shawl-like collar construction piqued my interest as I had not made anything like that before. The button bands and collar are worked at the same time. With all the slipped edge stitches, it was very easy to pick up the band and collar stitches. I ended up with exactly 100 stitches. Go figure? The collar required some short-row shaping. It was a perfect opportunity for me to practise my technique. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I love, love KnittingHelp.com for their instructive videos. I referred to their short-row instructional video so that I wouldn't mess up (I always forget how to pick up the wraps).
I also tried a different bind-off technique. The designer recommended using EZ's sewn off bind off. Thankfully the designer also left a link to Knitty.com which described the process with clear and concise step-by-step instructions. It took me a little longer to bind off one hundred stitches, but it was well worth the effort. I think the edge looks very clean and much neater than a regular bind-off. Try it out for yourself on a swatch to see the difference. I may have to try it on my lace projects when I'm ready to bind off.
Wow, beautiful job. I'm sure the recipient will look very dapper in it and the parents will be super impressed. Very cute pattern and I'll have to check out that new bind-off technique. Your edges look great!
ReplyDeletei LOVE the sewn bind-off for sweaters -- i agree with you on the lovely finished look. it is worth the effort, but it is an effort ;-)
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xoxo, elise
Thank you so much for the kind comments!
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