Aug 26 2004
Klaralund Kwestions
Being impatient, I cast on for Klaralund, but ended up ripping it all out once I got past the garter stitch section. I can’t make up my mind about what size I should knit. Several people suggested that I measure the finished size of a sweater that fits me the way I like it to…unfortunately, I have drawers full of ill-fitting sweaters. I’m waffling between allowing myself two or four inches of ease. How much ease do you typically prefer?
Another reason I may hold off on knitting Klaralund is that I’m not completely happy with the fabric that results from knitting it at the gauge called for by the pattern. I want to find out what the knitting gurus (Wendy, Froggy, et al.) are going to do. If I knit it at a tighter gauge, will it significantly affect the drape?
Finally, is Noro like self-striping sock yarn? Can I note where in the striping sequence I began knitting the back and then knit the front starting from the same location in a new ball of yarn so the stripes match up when I seam the pieces together? Or is the striping not quite as scientifically done? Would attempting to match the stripes be wasted effort?
Audrey Update
Yesssss! I made it past the darts on the front of Audrey. If I have the same kind of luck as I did with the back, I’ll be able to cruise through the rest of the piece…and then I can move onto the sleeves which should go quicker, since they don’t include any darts to fuss over…and then I can move onto the lace neck band, which is what I’m really looking forward to. Okay, so if I’m to be absolutely honest, what I’m really looking forward to is being done with this silly sweater.
