Sat 12 May 2007
The Papiro top is done! I finished it and did a quick steam block this morning. Here it is:
It is a designed-on-the-needles top-down raglan with yarn over increases. Eyelet edges at the hem and sleeves (to fulfull my Year of Lace commitment). I used about 7 balls of Laines Du Nord Papiro. This yarn is really nice. Even though it knits at 4.5 sts/inch, it’s a very airy cotton, so it doesn’t feel heavy at all. Perfect for summer. The texture of the yarn is wonderful–not unlike Mission Falls 1824 Cotton. If you are taking the Shawl Knit Along class at River Knits, you’ll get to see the top in person Tuesday evening because I’ll be wearing it.
May 12th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Beautiful!!
May 12th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
That is so durn cute and you knit that really fast! I was eyeballing it thinking that it would make a cute tank top!
May 12th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Thanks! I bought 10 balls of the Papiro at the retreat, so I have about 3 left….and guess who wants a tank top. Victoria. So I just cast on for that. We’ll see if I can get it out of three balls. I’ll probably have to go buy at least one more.
May 12th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Really nice job on the two top down sweaters. I have made the Bombshell & have been thinking about knitting a variation. Yours are very inspiring.
May 13th, 2007 at 11:04 am
Wow that is very tempting (trying to resist starting something new…) Great job, looks wonderful!
May 14th, 2007 at 1:10 am
I love both of your top-down summer sweaters. The design, the fit, and the colors all look wonderful on you. Great job!
May 21st, 2007 at 4:48 pm
[…] The yarn is leftover Papiro from my summer sweater. The bottom half is feather and fan just like the Ophelia Poncho. In fact, I followed the Ophelia chart exactly until I had a decent number of stitches, then I continued straight to desired length. (I promise good close-up pics as soon as Tim gets me a new camera…which will be one day this week.) […]
May 24th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
[…] Over the last few weeks, I’ve finished a number of projects: Two summer sweaters for me, a tank top for Victoria, a pair of socks for CIC, and these socks for me (my design, pattern coming soon! I talked about designing these last week). […]