I bought this lovely alpaca and merino yarn in Sydney at the end of last year, and I have finished it in time for the first autumn rains.
There are two different coloured stripes because I was busy knitting away with the taupe stripes and I realised that I wouldn’t have enough to finish the jumper, so I dug in the stash and found some black of the same wool left over from my black Miette cardigan.
This jumper is knitted in the round, which means that the end of row causes a “jig”in the stripes. I followed the various internet instructions for getting a smooth join, but still had a visible mark where the stripes join. After some thought I decided to cover the joins with buttons.
I had to find some that would sit nice and flat and this is technically the back of the jumper.
Can you see that the buttons don’t seem to be quite straight down my back? This is because the common wisdom on fixing the “jig” suggested moving the centre point on each stripe. I dutifully did this, but of course it didn’t work. I’m pretending that it’s a design feature.
Interestingly, the buttons look much straighter when I turn the jumper round. I like the buttons down the back though…
In a nutshell: Wool is alpaca and merino from the Australian Alpaca Barn in Sydney. They also provided the pattern for free. I am going to make this again with locally produced wool for part of my “One Year, One Outfit” challenge. I will be making it slightly smaller and will again cover the joins with buttons. The setting is the bush in Jalbarragup.
I love that colour, and the stripes! I am not a good knitter so just have to admire everyone else’s skills.
This is lovely and your knitting looks so beautiful and even
Thanks Kerry, I accidentally soaked it for 24hrs instead of 15 minutes so that may have helped even out the knitting!
I love the buttons on the back. This is a great start for your knitting season. Funny how opposite we are, geographically speaking. Spring is almost here in Québec whereas you’re entering the fall season.
Thanks Hélène, the weather is a lot cooler, which is nice. Must do more knitting!
Nice country down there:) My wardrobe is full of design features (!) and as an eighties gal I convince myself I get away with them!!!
Haha, Jenny and yes, it’s beautiful country!
Ooh la la! That is a gorgeous sweater, Sue. Super stylish and a lovely shape. Looks gorgeous on you.
Thanks Rachel 🙂
Lovely colour and the buttons add a designers touch. Agree need to do more knitting but keep stalling on the swatch.
Very nice, and unless you say no one will guess why the buttons are there.
Beautiful as usual! That colour is dreamy and I love the stripes. I think pretty much everything that I make has “design features” too. I’m used to it.
Thanks Kate, I’m a bit of a fan of the design features.
Lovely!!