Tomato
I finished something! I finished something!
This knit seemed to take forever, possibly due to the 5 other projects I started in the middle of it.
Pattern: Tomato from No Sheep For You
Yarn: Blue Sky Alpaca Cotton
Size:35 1/2"
Modifications: Most noticeably, I omitted the Fair Isle stripe at the bust. I didn't really want a "look at me" sign on my boobs, and though some are putting the stripe on the waist of this sweater, that just didn't look right to me, either. Since I KNOW that the stripe was supposed to be on the bust, the stripe on the waist looks like a bust stripe that slid down, or maybe that the yoke stretched out waaay low. And once I get a mental picture like that in my head, I can't shake it. So stripeless was the only way to go. The other mods were 4 short rows in the bust, an inch in length added, and one extra waist decrease. I am a little concerned about pilling with this yarn, but everything else is perfect.
There has been some talk about bust darts on Knitting Daily, but that whole post/conversation happened after I had finished that part of the sweater. I was kind of nervous that short rows wouldn't be enough. That maybe I needed bust darts, and had missed some crucial step to making this sweater fit right. But in the end, it fit wonderfully.
So fear not, busty gals, you don't HAVE to have bust darts. Good ol' short rows still work just fine.
This knit seemed to take forever, possibly due to the 5 other projects I started in the middle of it.
Pattern: Tomato from No Sheep For You
Yarn: Blue Sky Alpaca Cotton
Size:35 1/2"
Modifications: Most noticeably, I omitted the Fair Isle stripe at the bust. I didn't really want a "look at me" sign on my boobs, and though some are putting the stripe on the waist of this sweater, that just didn't look right to me, either. Since I KNOW that the stripe was supposed to be on the bust, the stripe on the waist looks like a bust stripe that slid down, or maybe that the yoke stretched out waaay low. And once I get a mental picture like that in my head, I can't shake it. So stripeless was the only way to go. The other mods were 4 short rows in the bust, an inch in length added, and one extra waist decrease. I am a little concerned about pilling with this yarn, but everything else is perfect.
There has been some talk about bust darts on Knitting Daily, but that whole post/conversation happened after I had finished that part of the sweater. I was kind of nervous that short rows wouldn't be enough. That maybe I needed bust darts, and had missed some crucial step to making this sweater fit right. But in the end, it fit wonderfully.
So fear not, busty gals, you don't HAVE to have bust darts. Good ol' short rows still work just fine.
posted by bunchkin @ 11:10 PM
6 Comments:
At 7:48 AM,
pyewacket said…
Awesome. You have a knockout figure (yes I'm insanely jealous), and that sweater flatters it without looking hootchie. Brava. :)
At 9:45 AM,
Ella said…
Holy moly, that looks absolutely FABULOUS on you! The color is beautiful too - alpaca not itchy?
Dang. I wasn't into the tomato thing - I think I got the same saggy stripe image in my head - but I think I just added this to my to-knit list! Pretty pretty pretty!
At 10:09 AM,
sko_G knits said…
i don't want to seem like a pervert in commenting on this post, since you are talking so much about bustlines and bustdarts, none of which i know anything about...but i think the sweater looks GREAT!!! of course i am always envious of other people who can manage to actually get a sweater done, i have been working on mine for 2 years and i just put it back in the closet to work on a gazillion other things!!
At 4:39 PM,
Octopus Knits said…
Beautiful job -- it looks great on you!
At 7:32 AM,
Holly Jo said…
Wow! Looks great! I am so tempted by that pattern. Will be curious to hear how it holds up after a few wearings - that sounded way worse than intended - I meant if the sweater maintains its shape with the cotton and all.
At 11:16 AM,
Erin said…
A perfect fit! It looks lovely on you.
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