two new PDFs
Swing is now available as a PDF here.
It’s knit with the gorgeous Blue Sky Alpacas Worsted, one of my favourite yarns. I love it because it’s incredibly soft but also drapes beautifully, which is perfect for this jacket.
Two of my own personal wardrobe rules have been broken with Swing: I stay away from chunky yarns and cables, since they tend to add a few inches. But this I will wear (now that a size Large is on the needles) because the yoke-in-the-round and the three-quarter sleeves are flattering.
The pattern is mostly plain sailing, a 6+4 rib changing by way of a cable to 4+4 until you get to the yoke, where the fun begins. The cables for each size resolve in a different way. The model in the photo is the smallest size.
I’ve knitted all four sizes of the yoke myself and do my utmost to present patterns with no errors, but very occasionally one slips through. Please, If you think you’ve found an error in any of my patterns, email me and I’ll sort it out.
and here’s Crystal.
Crystal is knitted with Manos Del Uruguay Silk Blend, which I like to think is the shy, less famous younger sister of Wool Clasica, with a completely different personality. It’s more dressy but every bit as lovable. Crystal would look lovely over a summer dress or with some Kate Hepburn wide leg pants, or skinny jeans.
happy knitting!
–Mel
November 7th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
My gosh. I love Swing! It looks so hard, but worth it.
November 9th, 2009 at 8:29 am
Swing really isn’t hard, in fact for most of it you could watch the entire Pride and Prejudice BBC series (if you’re into that, but I suspect if you’re making Swing, you are a Jane Austen fan) You need to be fully alert for the yoke during which the decreases take place within the cables.