![]() Well, here it is, the project in all its glory. It's been sitting in a little pile on one of the couches for a couple of weeks, waiting for the right-sized person to come and pose in it for me. And here she is - the lovely Laura! She loved the hat and mitts particularly - and would probably have appreciated the waistcoat more if it hadn't been 27 Celsius that day! More photos below - in the detail photo you can see the lace pattern of the original jersey, on the back of the mitts. I really do need to steam the armhole trim - it would lie a lot flatter if it were properly finished. Materials (in case you've just started following):
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Now I have a complete set of mitts! And the hat is well on its way as well.As I continue on with changing a 'manky' sweater into a 3-piece fashion extravaganza, I will keep photographing, particularly the details as the work progresses. ![]() The finished mitts! The original jumper had a lace border around the bottom of the sleeves and garment. You can see this quite clearly in the photo. Here are the finished mitts, with their 'hand-crafted' edging. The hand length is a little shorter than I would like, but they do successfully cover my knuckles. I prefer mitts with short fingers but this cloth is not really suitable for this treatment - I would have had to insert gussets between each finger - very fiddly! ![]() Blanket stitch plus knots The finished edge - knotty but nice! This is the beginning of the hat edge. You can see how the thick and thin yarn provides a great texture of bumps. It wasn't until I started working on this edge that I realised how regular my thick and thin yarn was - perhaps I need to work on a little bit of irregularity! The first row is plain blanket stitch, the second is needle knots worked into each blanket stitch top loop. ![]() Cuffs These cuffs are terrific! They are nice and stretchy, textured without being rough and uncomfortable; I love this bumpy look too. Here you can clearly see the starting chain that I made to pick up the stitches. Magically, I managed to make both chains the same number of stitches without counting. The cast-off cuff edge is very flexible and (I think) looks nicer than a cast-on, and I like the simple finish of the pickup chainstitch. If I was knitting then attaching the cuff, I'd stitch it to the mitt using surface backstitch through the loops of the final row. Moving on to the hat next week... |
AuthorKate is a semi-retired photographer and craft dyer who lives in Southland, New Zealand. Archives
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