This week-end I got out the knitting needles and settled into a new project. This one has been bagged up in my yarn closet since last year. I am putting to work some Berroco Ultra Alpaca that I purchased – oh, who knows? Anyway, here it is with its two pairings.
The Ultra Alpaca is a 50/50 blend of Peruvian wool and super fine Alpaca. I have loved this yarn since my early days as a knitter when I made a skirt of my own design using a peat moss color and several teal colors of wool from another source. Today I am working it with two Knitpick yarns – Swish in pink and Hawthorne in a speckled dye. The Berroco yarn is not a super-wash, while the other two are. Since they are all the same gauge, I don’t expect any trouble from those superwashes. The main yarn should keep them from stretching inordinately.
Now- the pattern. I’ve chosen a Kate Davies design going back into the aughts, called Paper Dolls. This has been in my Ravelry favorites for quite a while.
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/paper-dolls
https://images4-a.ravelrycache.com/uploads/KDDandco/750184067/New_paper_dolls-79_medium2.jpg
Getting gauge was a problem. Using the suggested needle (US 4) I was off significantly. But the fabric I achieved with this needle looked and felt good, so I just cast on two sizes down. I’m aiming for 40 inch width at the bust. Since this is knit from the body up, I’m pretty confident I’ll know soon enough if it will fit.
If not, I have two fans of my knitting who are smaller than me. Holiday gift giving season isn’t that far off.
If you like the look of this design, I recommend that you check out Kate’s other patterns. This is my second time using a KDD pattern. Her patterns are well written and edited, and give a lot of very useful information. Her partner Tom takes all of the photographs, which are beautiful. He is an artist in his own right.
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Hope it ends up fitting looks like a nice sweater and I like your yarn. I have the same yarn holder except I need to add a cool sticker like you did 🙂
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My yarn bowl was carved by a friend, although he did copy the design. The sticker came from a blog friend.
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Love it! Hope you are able to get the size you want!!
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yes indeedy
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What a cute sweater! I like the colors you have chosen. Looking forward to seeing it progress! I have so many KDD patterns in my queue.
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I enjoy reading her WP posts.
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I hope this means you are feeling settled in your new place! I think this sweater is just adorable (and I agree with you on Kate Davies designs… they are well written patterns!) I like your color choices very much and can’t wait to see the paper dolls come to life!
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me too.
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A beautiful garment and photograph. I am sure your version will turn out just right.
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Great choice of pattern, and what a stunning colour combo you’ve put together!
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Thanks.
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Lovely colors you have chosen! Look forward to seeing it completed. 😃
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Oh my word! You are going to knit that — with all those people around the neck? How in the world do you do that?? You are my hero. In all seriousness, do you have to do a lot of counting stitches to create individual designs within a larger design?
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The designer has provided a chart. So, no decisions, just the ability to follow directions. Yes, a little counting sometimes is necessary.
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That is a really cute sweater! And it will look great with the colors you have chosen. Can’t wait to see what you do with it!
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Thanks.
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