Yay, my lace pullover is finished! It took me quite a while to knit, but I’m very happy with how it turned out.
The yarn was bought in Japan, and this pullover reminds me a bit of the women in Tokyo: classy, elegant, with eye for details. I’m not so much of the classy type, but I did my best for the pictures, haha. I actually wore this combination already to a birthday party and felt very smart in it! (-;
The blocking was a scary moment, because the label said that the yarn couldn’t be washed, not even by hand – probably because of the silk in it. I only found that out when I was halfway my pullover, as the label was in Japanese only (thank you Japanese knitting group on Ravelry). In the end I did soak it completely, but was careful not to let it stretch and -pfew!- it turned out fine.
This lace pullover was designed by Vera Sanon and the (clear and well written) pattern is free for download on the website of Cascade yarns. I used the yarn Silk et Soie by Nikke Victor. Ravelers, visit my project here.
How lovely! great job!
Thanks!
Deze trui is echt prachtig, gefeliciteerd!!! Blokken is altijd spannend, zeker als je echt een mooie pasvorm wilt, maar dat is je super gelukt!
So feminine! Beautiful.
Thank you so much
Your sweater is beautiful and looks great on you.
I’m wondering if you can help me with the armhole decreasing. I realize now that after binding off the first 5 stitches I will have only 1 stitch left of that 12 stitch pattern on my needle. I started with 180 stitches, when I separated front and back I had 90 left for each. That left me with 7 groups of 12 with 6 stitches more on each set of circular needles. If I bind off the first 5 I will have one stitch left before the next lace pattern begins, if I knit it I will have 13 stitches in the following group. Obviously I need to maintain the continuity of the lace pattern from the rows below this. How do I deal with this.
Please advise on the 1st row how I should be knitting.
I live in Israel so the time difference means you may probably still sleeping, sorry if that’s the case.
Thanks for any help,
Penny
Hi Penny,
Looking at the pattern again, I think I would purl that stitch (or knit when you are on the wrong side) and then continue in pattern. You should treat it for what it is: the last remaining stitch of a pattern repeat.
In the next rows you will decrease a couple more sts, and consequently you will need to start the pattern repeat somewhere in the middle of the chart to maintain the continuity of the pattern. In that case you need to be careful that when you have not knit the first SSK, you also shouldn’t make the first YO, otherwise you will add a stitch. Similarly, when you have only the last couple of stitches of one pattern repeat left at the beginning of the row, you shouldn’t make the K2tog because you haven’t done YO and otherwise you will loose a stitch.
I hope this answers your question and that I’m expressing myself clear. If not, please let me know! Good luck with your sweater and I’d like to see the result, are you on ravelry too?
Hi, I love your sweater! I just started one for myself and find it difficult to determine the length for a petite size. There were no dimensions listed in the pattern as a guide. I’m short waisted, 5’1″, and wear a size 6 petite. Can you be of any help to me? I’m definitely not making the ribbing 6 inches but I’m not sure if 5 inches will be correct… Thanks so much,
Eileen
Hi Eileen, thanks for reading my blog, but I’m afraid I can’t be of much help to you. I don’t have enough knitting experience to advise you on this. Also, I’m not familiar with US measurements and sizes, so I wouldn’t know how large a size 6 is (and I can’t really figure out what you mean by a size 6 petite – is a petite some kind of garment or a size?). If you are on Ravelry I would recommend you post your question on the Cascade yarns forum (or another forum). There are experienced people who can probably give you an answer! Good luck!