This is an adaptation of Nimbus, a free Berroco pattern. I used 11 skeins of di'Ve Autunno. I did my own sizing since my gauge is finer. The body is longer, the sleeves are longer, and the sides have shaping. I wanted a higher neckline with a wide asymmetrical collar. When I was knitting the sleeves, I kept trying on the sweater body trying to figure out what I didn't like about my collar. There was nothing horribly wrong with it -- it just seemed too Peter Pan-ish, a little too flared because the circumference was a little big, and way too boring. Then somehow I got the idea to just add on a second collar, and now it's much more interesting! I knitted the second collar separately and sewed it on instead of picking up stitches, figuring that would provide more flexibility for placement.
The bigger collar had the same increase rate as for a raglan sweater, averaging 8 stitches every other row, and that's too much. The smaller collar was knit with six increases every other row and about 3/4" with no increases at the neck.
6 comments:
I never thought much of Nimbus when I saw it online, but I really like your version with the extra collar! It makes it so much more special. :-)
I knew it would look good! Wish I had your talent for improvisation.
What a clever idea to add the second collar ~ it really transforms the design and I like it much better your way. It has a very vintage feel that I love!
Very sweet with the double collar!
Stunning! I especially love the "second collar". It's perfect!
knittymuggins
Hey -- you never credited Dorkio Armani here with helping you overcome your dual-collar angst. Although my ability to "see" what a proposed structure would look like is usually limited to two dimensions (Engineer's visualization dilemma), I though this a good adder to the project. I claim some minimal bragging rights.
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