This is another sorta sorta sweater. I found this lovely black yarn with purple & green running through it. It was soft & cuddly, so I thought it would make a great winter sweater. Another of my own design, I decided on a basic sweater made in Stockinette stitch.
After starting the ribbing, I decided it might be too plain, so I added some cables to the ribbing. When I reached the raglan decreases for the sleeves, I added some cables there too, & on the collar ribbing.
It really worked out nicely, & I really liked the effect. It fit great, was soft & warm & worked great dressed up or down. I still wear this sweater in the wintertime. So what's the problem?
It is so dark, you really can't see the lovely cables. Especially the ones on the raglan decreases. They look so cool, & my calculations were right on. You just can't see them. So much for my fancy "dramatic element".
The pictures here don't do the color justice. Because the sweater is so dark, I used the flash. It makes it look grey & faded. I took a close up of the lovely cables in natural light. Can you see them? Yeah, I can hardly see them either. Sigh.
4 comments:
You sweater came out great! Purple and black is one of my favorite combinations. :)
You can see the cables, if you look closely enough. They just don't jump out at you. They're subtle. Yeah, subtle! That's the ticket! :)
Anyway, the sweater's gorgeous. I wish my creations came out as nicely as your flops...
On another note, I just wanted to let you know that I've been enjoying reading your journal, although I'm very bad about not commenting. I'll try to do better in that department!
Thanks! I love to read the comments! These flops aren't as bad as a few I have stashed away. I'm getting to those! ;)
Pam, it is great to see you! So, do you have a new journal yet?! :)
Yes, it's still called Knitterbugs and the address is http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeefdwd/knitterbugs. Things really got messed up for a while. First I lost my journal with AOL, then when I got it all back up, we switched from AOL to Verizon (DSL). I should be all set now (cross your fingers). :)
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