Thursday, September 13, 2012

Sky Palette sweater update

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I'm making good progress on my Sky Palette sweater. Last night I hit a real landmark, I had finished knitting the body and I gave the yoke of the sweater a good and gentle steam. Man, did it ever change the look of this sweater! It was amazing. The last time I took a photo of this sweater it looked like this; colourful, but bumpy and not very crisp. After a gentle steam with my steam iron (my steam iron cost me about $11 at Walmart, and I couldn't live without it) the stitches relaxed and the zigzag pattern really  started to shine! The beauty of top down sweaters is the ability to try them on as you go, but pre-blocking the yoke was kind of bunching up and wasn't fitting just right... post blocking, it's magic! I'm in love with this sweater. 

I'm cruising through the sleeves now and hope to make really good progress on them this weekend. Lots of people struggle with sleeves, they hit the sleeves and get stuck on "sleeve island" (kinda like second sock syndrome I think) I don't have this problem, especially with top down sweaters since knitting the sleeves means I'm practically done! And it gets me one step closer to knitting the button band, and there is literally nothing I like more than picking up stitches for a button band. Hmm, a nice clean edge of perfectly picked up stitches gives me such a knitters high! Anyways, when it comes to the sleeves, I just put my head down and motor through them. They always go quicker than I think they will and I find that if I don't think, just knit, I'll be done before I have time to get bored of the stockinette tube!




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12 comments:

  1. These colours are really awesome together!
    Giggling at your button band high though.

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  2. Looks lovely! I am totally one who gets stuck on 'sleeve island'

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  3. Wow, what a difference steaming it made! It looks lovely Tanis, you can really see the chevron now. I feel the same way about sleeves, once the body is complete I'm as good as done!

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  4. I LOVE this sweater. The color palatte is beautiful. Can't wait for the pattern to come out.

    I finally got around to blocking my Ombre the other night. It's been done for a while but I didn't get around to blocking it until recently. Now I need another sweater (for myself) on the needles. This one would fit the bill ;-)

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  5. I totally agree with you about picking up stitches for buttonbands. I know people who hate picking up stitches, but I find it so satisfying. Maybe that's why I love top-down socks (because of the heel flap and picking up the gusset stitches.)

    I usually knit my sweaters bottom-up, Elizabeth Zimmermann style, so the body and sleeves come first, and then when I join them to knit the yoke I'm nearly done. This means that the dramatic part of the knitting also coincides with nearing the finish of the sweater - talk about a knitting high!

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  6. These colours are i-n-c-r-e-d-i-b-l-e...But really, who would expect anything less from you!

    Can't wait to see this as an FO! :)

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  7. I too love picking up stitches which is why I've knit several log cabin blankets!

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  8. Amazing!! You'll be done in no time! The colours look fantastic.

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  9. it looks amazing, I love the way the colours blend!
    Tanis I have just finished reading your blog right from the very beginning and I loved seeing everything you have made over the last few years! It gave me much pleasure when it was cold and rainy outside, so thank you for sharing your knitting and part of your life on your blog, you are just lovely.
    :O)

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  10. I love it, Tanis! Which colorway is the blue that you are using for the bottom of the sweater? That is my next purchase from your lovely line of yarn! That colorway and your sweater are just beautiful! Will you be making the pattern available for sale?

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    1. Hi Linda, The body of the sweater is knit in Midnight, such a great sweater colour! Yes, I do intend to make the pattern (and possibly sweater kits too!) available for sale when it's ready.

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  11. It was so nice to meet you at the KW Knitters Fair. I am thrilled you came and absolutely love the colours and quality of your yarn. I think I am hooked. Thank you for your creativity and your talent - such beautiful work.
    Look forward to purchasing more of your wool online until the knitters fair happens again next year!

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