Amanda Knits

Lavold Hermod Sweater

I have been working on this sweater since October 2004. Do you know how many boyfriends, dates, moves, and passport pages I have gone through since then?

This is NOT a sweater that you wear to show off your curves. This is a bum-around-on-the-weekend sweater.

Detail

I used Elann's Naturelle 8/8 yarn. I had 2.09 lbs and I have some yarn left. I may or may not have enough yarn for the hood, I'm really not sure.

A few changes and comments... I added a few extra stitches to each size so it wouldn't be too tight at the hip. I changed the neckline slightly. I found it difficult to increase in pattern on the sleeve, and I think the sleeve should be wider. Were I to knit this again, I would make the sleeves more boxy, more square, to match the overall shape of the sweater.

I should note, all photos were taken before blocking.

I love Elann's Naturelle 8/8 cotton yarn. I truly do. But. It comes on cones. This leads to a few problems.

One, balling off yarn so I can knit two sleeves at the same time...only to come up 3 1/2 rows short for the sleeve. Darn it.

Two, biasing! I am knitting back and forth, which usually helps prevent biasing, and I very carefully set the drop shoulder seam in place. Yet when I seamed the sleeves, the yarn was off kilter and my seam has little...bubbles around the arm. Fantastic.

Three, it's hard to estimate yardage with coned yarn. Do I have enough for the hood?

After working 19 rounds even, knit 46 (48) stitches. First finger worked over 20 sts just worked plus 4 cast on, so move remaining to holder.

Middle finger 9 times 2 from holder, CO 4, PU 4.

Ring finger 9 times 2 from holder, CO 4, PU 4.

Pinky remaining, PU 4.

After moving the 21 thumb stitches to a holder, CO 3 and work 19 rounds plain.

Thumb: 28 stitches total.

After working plain rounds, work 35 sts, inc, work 1, inc. Next round, knit plain. Increase around this single stitch a total of ten times. Work one round plain. Next round, move those 21 stitches to a holder.

Notes for when I lose it again...

Cast on 52 stitches, join, knit 1 purl 1 rubbing in the round for 32 rounds. Next round switch to st st and increase to 71 sts. Knit 8 rounds plain.

I lost one of my photography gloves. So I have to reknit it. Do you think I kept the notes?

Nooooooooooooo.

So now I have to reverse engineer the remaining glove to get the first glove.

Reverse engineer a black, tiny stitches glove.

Bah.