Finally some time!

Finally I have some time to update! The last week I got some work done on my sweater, but not much between my tests and homework. The body of the sweater is complete almost. The sleeves still need to be done, along with the ribbing along the neckline.




Here is the sweater on my duct tape dress form. The book (Custom Knits) had instructions to make the form out of duct tape and fiber fill. It's super helpful for the most part, but I got a little too lazy when making it, and the measurements are off. The waist is totally wrong (way too big!). However, the bust is pretty much correct, which is the measurement that most concerns me. Most often when I try on a sweater, tee shirt, anything, the bust is always too tight. So, to get the bust to fit, I usually have to go up a size or two, which makes the waist and length all wrong. It's really frustrating when I shop, and I was hoping that by knitting my own garment I could get around the whole thing.

I made some modifications to the pattern to make it fit better. I made the shoulders and bust with a large, and then increased the number of decreasing rounds as I worked my way down the body. In theory (and considering that I've never done this before, that's all it is) the waist will be somewhere between a medium and a small. All that is left is too add sleeves and do the finishing stuff.



My sock yarn also came this weekend, along with my new needles. I have my pattern picked out, and am planning to start right after I'm done here. It's all a little daunting, wish me luck!