The Mason-Dixon girls are at it again – this time they’ve whipped up The Perfect Sweater, a sweater designed by blogommittee back in the pre-book days before we all knew the wonders of Peaches ‘n’ Cream Cotton. The sweater is knit with Cascade 220, and there are a couple of shops offering great deals on it in conjunction with the release of this pattern. (Click on the link above for more info, you yarn hos!)
Someday I would like to knit this nice basic sweater for myself – I think I would wear it a ton – but first, I have a few sweaters’ worth of yarn to deal with!
Exhibit A: 4 skeins of green Cascade 220 Quattro, destined to become Forecast.
Exhibit B: 11 skeins of Sierra Aran (Elann.com), destined to be the Sunrise Circle Jacket.
Exhibit C: 3 mega-skeins of Tess merino superwash, soooo very close to being a Cambridge Jacket!
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Sorry for the crappy photo, it’s rainy out today.
As you can see, I’ve knitted up to where the sleeve cap shaping begins on both sleeves. Here’s my question: I blocked them, and they are 1-2 inches too long. Should I rip back at this point, or keep going and see if it works itself out once the sleeve cap is on and set into the armhole? I’ve only made one other sweater with set-in sleeves, so I’m fairly clueless about this. I would really appreciate any advice you could give me!
You can ease some extra fabric into a set in arm hole, but not a ton. If you’re off by 2 inches I’d rip back.
The only bit I can add to your sleeve dilemma is that that cap MUST match the dimensions of the armhole, or you’ll have some problems.
Luckily, the perfect sweater is pretty classic, so you can come back to it anytime after you finish those other sweaters. And really, that’s not very much stash AT ALL for sweaters.
I think that Mason Dixon sweater would be something I could wear all the time too! Forecast is going to look awesome in this yarn you choose to knit it in.
Stash… yum…
I like your Socktoberfest Socks. The color is very masculine.. I’m sure your grandpa will love them!
Ew, yeah – I’d redo. Are the sleeve caps too long or just the sleeves? Because if it’s the sleeves, you can pick up stitches 2 inches above the cuff, get rid of the bottom 2 inches and then knit a cuff the other way. Just an idea.
I’m clueless so I have no business giving advice but every time I think the sleeves will end up too long they don’t. And it bothers me less when they are too long than if they are too short. It look terrific though! I too am eyeing the Perfect Sweater even though I have about a gazillion projects to finish already!
I don’t have any advice for the sleeves – but good luck!