The Knitting Puzzle
So, it is December 1st and the angst begins. I've attached a photo of a men's sweater. If you look very carefully, you can see that I have positioned a front and back on top of a sweater that is a good fit. The front and back are teal and they are on top of a bottle green Ballybrae sweater.
The project sweater is Rhapsody in Tweed, by Kathy Zimmerman, from Interweave Knits, Fall 2004. I have searched and searched for additional yarn. I purchased this yarn on ebay, 8 hanks I think, back in 2000.
At this point, it is a mens medium, intended for my 80+ father.
The front and back are basically done. I have about 3+ skeins remaining. The questions are:
Can I make sleeves out of three hanks? (I think the front and back have used 5).
Should I give up and make a vest? Crew or V-neck? If V-neck where should I start the V?
This was to be a drop shoulder sweater, so what armhole adjustments would be needed?
I've never seen my father in a vest. The only other choice would be to finish this in whatever way and give it to a charity or auction. I love the cables--but am feeling a yarn shortage coming on.
posted by Carly @ 6:07 PM
1 Comments:
If it were less than five and more than three, I'd say try, but as is, I think a vest might be safer. I'm trying to remember the necessary ratios more exactly... You could always replace the stitch holders with a length of yarn and weight the finished pieces and unused yarn to get a more precise measurement of how much is left.
If it were me, I'd be thumbing through something like "Knitted Sweater Design" (I think that's the title) for details and making a vest.
--Alison Hyde at spindyeknit.com (not at Blogger)
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