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7.24.2006
FO - ms. marigold
i'd like to introduce you to ms. marigold (who should probably be blocked).
pattern: ms. marigold from zephyr style
yarn: knitpicks elegance in grass, just under 6 skeins ($27.73, including shipping for extra skeins)
needles / hook: US 5 28" susan bates circs, US 3 40" addis turbo, G/6 metal hook
gauge: 26 st and 28 rows = 4" on size 5s
size: due to gauge issues, followed the stitch-related directions for 44" bust and row-related directions for 34" bust to get a 34" bust
timeline: started 07.02.2006, ran out of yarn 07.14.2006, got more yarn 07.22.2006, finished 07.23.2006
pattern changes: aside from the changes related to gauge, i didn't make too many, really. i made the stockinette section of the body a teensy bit longer than 9", and the ribbing about 2 1/4" instead of 2. i went ahead and did the crocheted armholes and ruffles and, well, i hate to crochet. it really hurts my left wrist. luckily, i had nadine around, so she did the ruffles after i finished off the armholes. hurrah for having a crocheter in the house!
since i had so many stitches at my shoulder, single crocheting three times into each made the ruffle far too frilly. instead, nadine did 2 single crochets into each stitch and only did one fewer sc row than the pattern asked for. i also seamed down the edges of each ruffle on the front and back to make it look a little more put-together.
notes: the construction of this was sort of confusing when i read it, but made perfect sense once i was knitting. i wasn't sure of the fit because i was a dork and didn't put it on waste yarn to try it on as i went. in the future, i won't be so lazy, since that's a big part of the allure of doing top-down projects.
if i make one for someone else (which is a distinct possibility), i'd definitely work with a different yarn, since the elegance, while lovely to work with and really nice-looking in the finished project, really screwed me up as far as my stitch gauge goes. if i'm paying for a pattern, i don't want to have to jimmy with the numbers too much.
that said, if i were to make another for me (definitely thinking about it), i'd like to use the elegance, since i know what changes i needed to make. however, the project ended up being more expensive than i thought it would ($27.73 versus $17.16). if i went with the elegance, i'd knit it using the size size 40" bust, since the front right and left portions are baggy on me and i could live with the armholes being a tad smaller. i am, however, thinking of making one with knitpicks main line, since it's currently on sale. if i end up doing that, i'll cast on for the 32" size and see how the arms / bust fit. aside from that, i'd make it the same way, but with ribbing on the armholes instead of a ruffle.
overall: all in all, a great knit. it took me less than a month, which is lightning-fast for me, especially with all of the other knitting i was doing. it fits better than anything i've ever made for myself, too. in fact, nadine asked me to make her one (sans ruffles) when she saw me wearing mine this morning, so it must look pretty good. oh, and i'm actually wearing it to work today! (sorry for the dark picture, there wasn't much good light this morning.)
pattern: ms. marigold from zephyr style
yarn: knitpicks elegance in grass, just under 6 skeins ($27.73, including shipping for extra skeins)
needles / hook: US 5 28" susan bates circs, US 3 40" addis turbo, G/6 metal hook
gauge: 26 st and 28 rows = 4" on size 5s
size: due to gauge issues, followed the stitch-related directions for 44" bust and row-related directions for 34" bust to get a 34" bust
timeline: started 07.02.2006, ran out of yarn 07.14.2006, got more yarn 07.22.2006, finished 07.23.2006
pattern changes: aside from the changes related to gauge, i didn't make too many, really. i made the stockinette section of the body a teensy bit longer than 9", and the ribbing about 2 1/4" instead of 2. i went ahead and did the crocheted armholes and ruffles and, well, i hate to crochet. it really hurts my left wrist. luckily, i had nadine around, so she did the ruffles after i finished off the armholes. hurrah for having a crocheter in the house!
since i had so many stitches at my shoulder, single crocheting three times into each made the ruffle far too frilly. instead, nadine did 2 single crochets into each stitch and only did one fewer sc row than the pattern asked for. i also seamed down the edges of each ruffle on the front and back to make it look a little more put-together.
notes: the construction of this was sort of confusing when i read it, but made perfect sense once i was knitting. i wasn't sure of the fit because i was a dork and didn't put it on waste yarn to try it on as i went. in the future, i won't be so lazy, since that's a big part of the allure of doing top-down projects.
if i make one for someone else (which is a distinct possibility), i'd definitely work with a different yarn, since the elegance, while lovely to work with and really nice-looking in the finished project, really screwed me up as far as my stitch gauge goes. if i'm paying for a pattern, i don't want to have to jimmy with the numbers too much.
that said, if i were to make another for me (definitely thinking about it), i'd like to use the elegance, since i know what changes i needed to make. however, the project ended up being more expensive than i thought it would ($27.73 versus $17.16). if i went with the elegance, i'd knit it using the size size 40" bust, since the front right and left portions are baggy on me and i could live with the armholes being a tad smaller. i am, however, thinking of making one with knitpicks main line, since it's currently on sale. if i end up doing that, i'll cast on for the 32" size and see how the arms / bust fit. aside from that, i'd make it the same way, but with ribbing on the armholes instead of a ruffle.
overall: all in all, a great knit. it took me less than a month, which is lightning-fast for me, especially with all of the other knitting i was doing. it fits better than anything i've ever made for myself, too. in fact, nadine asked me to make her one (sans ruffles) when she saw me wearing mine this morning, so it must look pretty good. oh, and i'm actually wearing it to work today! (sorry for the dark picture, there wasn't much good light this morning.)
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