I just finished my Opium Poppy sweater designed by this girl in Poland (pattern here: (http://fiubzdziuu.blogspot.com/2009/04/maczek-wzor-opium-poppy-pattern.html
n.html). The pattern is in very broken English but I was able to decipher the most important parts. As a matter of fact, her English is way better than my Polish so I think she did an excellent job of documenting her instructions.The pattern did not include instruction for the sleeves so I just winged it and did raglan sleeves which worked out fine. I also changed the stitch pattern to one out of my Japanese Stitch Dictionary (Yo S1 K2 PSSO). I will try to get some pictures of the front tomorrow. Essentially this sweater is knit from the bottom up which mean no seaming…. Yeah!
I used Cotton Fleece yarn that I had purchased way back in the beginning of time when I first discovered that you didn’t have to buy yarn at Michael’s or Joann Fabrics. This was my very first real yarn that actually had wool in it. I liked the way this stuff knit up and it is actually a pretty good yarn for a California sweater (mostly cotton -80% / wool 20%). I used several sizes of Options needles ranging from US #5 through #7.
Next stop on my staycation tour is Finland. I found this little gem (Pattern: (http://www.sci.fi/~petrijap/Neuleet/onervahuivi.pdf) one night while browsing Bloglines. Here is an example of the finished product: http://www.flickr.com/photos/randomcyn/3595816781/in/photostream/ickr.com/photos/randomcyn/3595816781/in/photostream/).
I have some yummy red Malabrigo (Tiziano) sock yarn left over from a hat I made and I’m going to knit this pattern until this little ball of yarn runs out. I’m hoping it will be enough for a scarf big enough to wrap around my throat when it’s cold outside. I’m on the second repeat and so far it is a fun pattern, just complex enough to keep it interesting as I knit my way around the world.
1 comment:
Looks great! I'm so impressed you were able to work from a foreign pattern. Must see pics of front too please. :)
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