For background, my mom is a knitter. A good one, at that. She mostly knits small projects - hats, socks, baby sweaters, the occasional shawl and once she knit a really awesome coat. I think she's more of a product knitter than a process knitter. She likes the finished objects, but doesn't love the process as much as the end result. I love both - equally. I find something really calming, yet exciting about watching something grow stitch by stitch. And, of course, I love wearing my finished creations.
Over the summer, I knit a Featherweight Cardigan for myself and my mom fell in love with it. She decided she wanted to knit one, too. I offered to help her get started - figuring out the size, gauge, yarn, etc. The more we talked about it, the more she realized that it would take her almost a year to finish it with her current schedule and projects. She still wanted to make it, but she wanted to wear it more. I did the only thing I could think of and I offered to knit it for her.
Yarn is Madelinetosh Tosh Lace in Cousteau. My mom and I loved my Honey Cowl in Cousteau so much, that we knew it was the perfect color for the sweater. I used a size 5 needle and a size 6 for the bind-offs. As a side note, this yarn is ridiculously hard to photograph. It's a beautiful deep blue-y green, but it gets a weird cast in the photos, regardless of the light.
I used the following pattern for the feather and fan collar - feel free to use it too!
Multiple of 18 stitches
knit in stockinette for 1/2 inch
Row 1 (RS): Knit
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: *k2tog (3 times), yo k1 (6 times), k2tog (3 times)*, repeat from *
Row 4: Purl
Repeat rows 1-4 six times, work 2 more rows in stockinette and bind off loosely.
I love the collar - that's a lot of work, but so beautiful. It's the kind of thing you can only get from a knitter that really loves.
ReplyDeleteI really like the mod you made for the collar! It's so pretty!
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