Members of our Knitting Guild have been working on a Knit-Along this year- the top down
Sprout sweater by Amy King. Monthly programs included how to take proper measurements and the importance of swatching, short rows, buttonholes, and weaving in ends. For a number of knitters, this was their first sweater. I have knit many sweaters in my lifetime, from McMullen-style all over-cables (this was in my college years- it was a beautiful shade of soft yellow) to color block pullovers, with scads of baby sweaters in between. I did measure and I did swatch, but I picked up the wrong needles when I was ready to cast on. The sweater barely fits. Also, I am not always honest in my measuring. How can the tape measure add so many inches to the size I was in college?
After I realized that the sweater was on needles that were too small and and not believing the measurements, I decided to forge ahead anyway. It was fun to knit- I used
Berroco Weekend in the Tomatillo colorway (#5923) and size 7 needles. I should have used size 8 to get gauge. It looks OK, but it is not my best work. I need to make a few tweaks for a better fit.
Probably I will make another one. I wasn't sure that I understood the concept of a sweater with short sleeves, but now that I am of the age when a sleeveless T needs a bit of a cover-up!
