Almost On Target
Hole in One
Here's the front of the Mo-cha Latte BullsEye before I picked up the stitches to create the circular area.
Almost On Target
I'm ambivalent about this project at the moment. I love the look of the bullseye part (I think the striping came out well), but the addition of the circular center is causing more distortion than I would like -- the front grew length-wise and width-wise by about an inch. And, probably not surprisingly, the BullsEye area pooches out a little bit. And, finally, the edge of the BullsEye looks a little "dirty" because of only one row of stitches in the charcoal color where I picked up the stitches.
I need to think a little bit before I go on. I'm going to try pulling in the BullsEye seam on the back of this panel and see if that pulls the shape together a little better. If that doesn't work, I am going to have to decide whether to frog or just to block the other pieces into a compatible shape. Fortunately, there's enough give in this fabric that the blocking option isn't necessarily a bad one. And his sweater is already a little on the large size for me (38" at the bust line), so a little extra roominess probably won't hurt the look.
I'd love to hear any other opinions or suggestions!
Wow! This is out of my league so I haven't any tips I could provide. But...maybe if you ripped out one or two rows on the pouch, you might be able to pick up less stitches around the edge of the hole, and it wouldn't puff out. It might also avoid having the piece grow. What do you think? In any event, it's looking NEAT!
That would be my suggestion, too. Or maybe knitting the bull's eye on smaller needles, at least the first two or three rounds.
Anyway, I like this look and I'm keeping it in mind for use sometime in the future.
Beate
That before pic of the bullseye is great! Helps me to see what is going on with that pattern. While I have no ideas to contribute, I have faith that you will come up with a great solution. You always do!
Being a bit lazy...I would probably block it. It is amazing what blocking can do. But, since it was a fairly easy knit, the guilt of being able to rip it out and easily give it another go might get the better of me. Lotta help right?? :)
I'd block it too--it beats ripping. It's cool though. I also think it might be good to let it rest while you knit something else for a day or two. An idea might come to you that way.
what does "frog" mean?
holie molie biologist girl...i go mia for a while on my blog reading and look what i find on your blog!! wowza. now, i know this is a sweater, but i sort of like the design as a PONCHO!!, where you knit it up and up and up to the neck. what do you think? or is that too, "oh my gosh, are you crazy inexperienced knitter or something?"
It's very cool to see how the constructions works. I would use smaller needles.
Nik: To Frog... I've heard the term is derived from the action. What do you do when you make a mistake? "rip it rip it". Which sounds a lot like "ribbit ribbit". Which reminds people of frogs.
Elisabeth: I hadn't seen the poncho thing before... but looking at it now I'm almost there. I think the yarn would make a nice light, airy poncho (might need some tassles to weigh the edges down, tho!). My only concern with this yarn would be that some of the outer rings wouldn't look like rings b/c the run of color wouldn't be long enough.
wow! is that cool or what?!
well, i think i would try to block it first and then see what happens. if it's still not right, then you can frog it and let the yarn "rest", then try it again.
but i like the way it came out.
even if it's not a "perfect" circle, it still looks very cool.