a Weasley for T
Posted on November 9th, 2006 at 9:27 amAll finished with this lovely sweater, mostly knit under the radar while I traveled last week. Now the only thing on my needles is a newly-started fancy baby sock for one of my unending supply of pregnant friends, hehe.
It’s weird (and wonderful!) not to have a whole load of works-in-progress going, but the funny thing is that if I had simply waited a night’s worth of blocking instead of starting the aforementioned sock I would have had at least 30 glorious seconds with absolutely no knitting WIPs.
Anywho:
Pattern:
None. I used The Knitter’s Handy Book of Sweater Patterns a little, and made it with modified drop shoulders and slightly-rolled cuffs, hem, and neck.* I used 2 rows of seed stitch after each rolled edge for control.
Yarn:
KnitPicks Swish Superwash** in Deep Ocean and Baby Blue (Don’t tell T the name of that color.)
Comments:
I knit this for Kelly’s son, as she is one of very few people that can talk me into knitting anything for them. I don’t generally do it otherwise.
* This sweater is somewhat loosely inspired by Warner Bros’ take on The “Weasley sweater” that first appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, every subsequent book’s Christmas (assuming Fred, George, and Percy at least still got monograms knitted into theirs), and finally the first Harry Potter movie. A Weasley sweater features a large monogram of the wearer’s first initial (which, according to Fred and George, is so they don’t forget their names), boxy construction, and rolled edgings.
** I’ve been going on and on about how shocked I am at how soft and pettable this yarn is. It is 100% Wool but it is hardly believable. I would sleep in a bed of this stuff. I’d never knit with their yarn before, and had wondered whether the quality was truly up to scratch. You have to admit, the prices would make ya wonder. KnitPicks hit a homerun with this line for sure though, and I totally intend to use it again sometime.
November 9th, 2006 at 9:37 am
Sweet! What a score! I am thrilled.
November 9th, 2006 at 9:39 am
Adorable, of course. Nice work, Rosemolly :)
November 9th, 2006 at 10:01 am
It’s perfect! I’m sure T will love his Weasley sweater. And, he’s such a cutie. I’m sure he will be adorable in it.
November 9th, 2006 at 11:09 am
Lovely!
How did the Swish work for you after washing? I’ve heard that the gauge tightens up a little after a wash and dry, thus requiring some lengthening in the pattern.
November 9th, 2006 at 11:45 am
All I can say is it is so very soft and cushy. I gave it the squeeze test last night!
November 9th, 2006 at 3:24 pm
Love it!!
November 9th, 2006 at 5:02 pm
Very cute sweater. I was considering that yarn for a sweater too, what was your gauge like?
November 9th, 2006 at 8:30 pm
Great sweater! And knowing how picky you are about textures, this yarn must be amazing!
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