Oh!
So I’ve been playing with ideas for John’s sweater since before September – it was going to be hemp, then I priced it up, gulped and decided not. Then I found (thank you Daisy) the Coldspring Mill stuff, and so now I have a cone of pale lilac cotton cashmere sitting waiting. But it’s probably not quite enough, so I’ll need something with it. The basic idea is V-neck, 5 by 1 broken rib, with black/dark grey rolled edges, and a band across the chest and sleeves in a couple of shades of grey. So then I borrow Stich’n’Bitch from the library – and oh. My design is in there – very different colours, but still recogniseably the same thing (Manly Sweater). Now, do I be happy that I don’t have anywhere near as much work to do, as I just need to swatch to check my gauge, maybe make a few alterations and then go for it, or do I feel peeved that I’m displaying absolutely no originality whatsoever?
I guess there’s only so many variations on a classic sweater. Sigh.
(Oh, and Mary – much as I love Durrow, cables in this pale lilac seem a bit girly to me – I’ll have to knit him two sweaters!)
two comments:
Go for it – the gauge will be different anyway as the Manly Sweater is for worsted weight and I think cotton cashmere is DK? So I’m sure there’ll be several things you can alter/adjust… After all every handknitted sweater is unique – even if not totally original!
Daisy () (link) - 05 March '06 - 13:15
Don’t worry, after looking through countless patterns online and off, the Manly sweater is the only one my SuperSpunk has liked! Not that I have started yet, too busy selfish knitting at the moment. Thanks for the look in your yard.aj () (link) - 06 March '06 - 01:03
