Hello there! Today I have Lavande by Martin Storey to share. I started this back in January of 2015 making it one of my oldest wip's held in hibernation. Not the oldest, but one of the oldest. I rediscovered it a few weeks ago and decided that 2 years was quite long enough to be considered a work-in-progress, and either I needed to frog it or finish it.
I made the smallest size and modified to make smaller, but could have made it smaller still. I decided I liked the front of the sweater, the low part, in the back. It does look good either way, so it’s nice to have some versatility in a sweater.
For the sleeves I picked up stitches around the arm scythe and knit short rows down to the body, then joined in the round and knit to the elbow making decreases every 3/4". At the elbow, I knit front, back and front of every stitch (making 1 stitch into 3), thereby tripling the amount of stitches to make a flounce at the end of the sleeve. Love the way that turned out.
The yarn is perfection. Fingering weight 100% cotton can often feel like you're knitting with string, but not Summerlite. It has a very cashmere-like quality while knitting--very soft and forgiving in the hands, and it's made from the finest Egyptian Giza cotton. The fabric is just heaven, very lightweight and soft, plus it's machine washable.
I think my granddaughter has her eye on this, so I may wear it a few times and then hand it over the next time I see her. It’s darling and I love it, but one can only wear so many sweaters.
View all the patterns from Martin Storey's beautiful Summerlite 4-Ply Collection
What are you knitting for summer?
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