I took Sit Com from this
Once I found the
Once that was finished, I tackled the button band trims and re-shaped the top portion of the sweater. Thanks to a raveller who asked
"Why doesnt' this sweater have a 'V' neck since that is what it always wants to do?" I began to think of Sitcom in a new and improved 'V' neck style. I could have re-knit the sweater to accomplish this, but instead simply turned under, as facing, the excess fabric to create the new neckline. I'm all about the easy.
With the new 'V' neck in place, I then put new button bands on the sweater. Tired of the curling edges - another annoying feature of Sitcom - I worked several rows of 2x2 ribbing, followed by one knit row before the cast off. Take that you curling edges.
And thinking the back neck would be too high if I added an inch of trim, I undid the back-neck cast off, with it's tight stitches, and stitched down a scallop of facing there as well.
It needs washing to complete the spring makeover. Then, I intend to get much more, or at least much more comfortable, wear out of this work horse cardi.
6 comments:
nice job on the revisions! I love the facing idea - so much easier.
I can barely stand how brilliant and inspiring this is! Wow! What a great set of ideas to turn a "meh" into a "Mahvelous!"
This is the stuff knit blogs can be so great at doing - inspiring and illustrating!
Thanks so much for this Brenda - i must run and pull all my "meh" sweaters out!
Love the way you remade your FO into a lovable FO. Thanks for the lessons.
Clever!! I held my breath when I saw the neck line change, thinking what a daunting task that would be... and understanding completely why it was on the dresser for months. I understand... But it's a brilliant solution, as usual!! Lucky us to learn from your mistakes. Now if I could just remember them at the right time...:)
Brilliant. You inspire me. I have one that is a must for a redo. Can't fudge it, can't wear it. Need to redo it.
Watching you makes me brave. But not today. Maybe next week.
Wow. That looks great!
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