ribbed jumper for me, originally uploaded by the pig wot flies.
I've been knitting Bottoms Up from issue 1 of Yarn Forward for a while, it's 4ply so it's going rather slowly. I like it and it fits well, but I'm using Rowan 4ply soft which is Merino and rather warm, so I'm thinking that rather than following the pattern, I'm going to do my own thing and make it a long-sleeved v-neck jumper. I think I'd wear that more often than a short-sleeved top in very warm wool. My plan is to knit the arms next (using the same ribbing pattern) and then put it all on a longer circular needle and knit the yoke, with decreases up the front to make a v-neck. I want the vertical ribs to narrow towards the neck but I also want the front 2 central ribs to divide and continue all the way along the side of the V. Makes sense to me anyway. I thought I'd try it out on a Piglet-sized jumper first, so here he is.
Started: 7 September 2007 Finished:9 September 2007
Pattern: Made it up
Yarn: Oddments of purple 4ply left over from Arisaig
Needles: 2.5mm circs
I must admit it doesn't fit very well, but it helped me work out what I wanted to do.
