Thanks for all the nice comments about my two-toned shell. If you're celebrating the Fourth of July holiday, I hope you're having great one!
I recently finished the Jordan pattern by Wendy Bernard. The yarn is one of my favorites -- the discontinued Jaeger Trinity. I bought this last batch from Robin.
This a great pattern. I don't really like very lacy garments, but for some reason, this one appealed to me. The two lace stitch patterns are easy to memorize, and it knits up very quickly. For the arrow lace pattern, I did 4 repeats instead of 3 because I realized that I wanted a little more length when I reached the first set. I also played with changing needle sizes here and there. I used one size smaller on the midsection to give it a tiny bit of waist shaping. For the shoulder pieces, I changed over to one needle size larger after about 3 inches, so the pieces gets wider towards the center, and I get some shoulder shaping. The lace patterns alternate between 11-stitch and 9-stitch repeats. The topmost stockinette section is supposed to be an 11-stitch repeat, but I kept it at 9 stitches because for some reason it flared out too much at 11 stitches. All in all, this is a great summer top!
6 comments:
BEAUTIFUL lace top!!! It looks great on you. Very smart idea to change up needle sizes for a better fit!
It came out beautiful!!!! Love the yarn choice ~ had to look up what it was made of. It sounds like a lighter weight yarn similar to Rowan's Summer Tweed which I'm knitting with and really like. That's just one great knit ~ enjoy :)
So pretty! I had not thought of changing needle sizes for waist shaping, but that looks like it worked out great!
Looks great Betty! I love how you changed needle sizes to give you some lace shaping :) Hope your 4th was great too!
knittymuggins
Love it! I have my Jordan sewn up, just need to weave in the ends and model it!
That's so pretty and summery in the white, and it really pops against your pink skirt. Beautiful work!
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