Silver Sea
Finished
November 25, 2012
October 3, 2013

Silver Sea

Project info
Sea Tangles by Kie Zuraw
Knitting
SweaterPullover
Erika
ErikaRS on ravelry
36 chest
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
Habu Textiles N-66 31/1 linen steel
158 yards in stash
2.6 balls = 1253.2 yards (1145.9 meters), 36 grams
Gray
Churchmouse Yarns & Teas
August 29, 2012
Notes

I rewrote this pattern from mostly scratch. I made it top-down in the round, based on measurements for another shirt I own. I also adjusted the cables to have a more constrained area for the larger ones, resulting in a sort of striped down the front, back, and sleeves.

Issues:

  • I did not get the orientation right when joining in the round, so I ended up with a sharp twist around the shoulder when I fixed that 20-30 rows in.
  • My gauge was over-optimistic. It was difficult to get a good estimate with the random cables; and it ended up snug all-around. It fits, but I’m afraid I might damage the yarn with too much pulling.
  • The neck was too wide.

It ended up not fitting me very well; but it fits Erika well enough to make it hers.

gauge: 4” = 22 sts / 33 rows

target dimensions:
neck: 25”
chest: 38”
yoke length: 6”
chest-hem length: 16”
upper sleeve: 13”
lower sleeve: 9”
sleeve length (from underarm): 19”

6/8/13: Finished body. Did 5 rounds on right sleeve, decided I need 3.5” needles to do traveling loop. Hibernating until those arrive.

9/7: Received needles; bringing out of hibernation.

9/22: Finished right sleeve. Length is good, but the shoulder is pulled down a bit far -- especially because the armhole is pretty tight. Picked up an extra 7 or 8 stitches on the left arm to (hopefully) help alleviate that problem.

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Finished
November 25, 2012
October 3, 2013
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by Habu Textiles
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Metallic, Linen / Flax
482 yards / 14 grams

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  • Originally queued: May 27, 2012
  • Project created: September 10, 2012
  • Updated: October 6, 2013
  • Progress updates: 11 updates