But Cerys-ly
So many bad puns to make on sweater names, so little time..
By early Saturday afternoon all of Cerys' peices were flattened out on my blocking board, just waiting to become part of a sweater. While the pieces dried, I headed out to Fishman's Fabrics to see if I could find a zipper or two that might meet my needs. I had forgotten how fun it is to wander through Fishman's. Great fabrics everywhere. And even a few zippers. And some cotton-poly thread.
I thought one of the benefits of working Cerys from "recycled" Shimmer 5 would be that I would be able to keep that overwhelming pink action from happening because I was working with some smaller balls of yarn. No such luck, I guess, as you can see here. I'm just going to consider it to be part of the character of the sweater. Who knows, maybe it will turn out like Margot, and once the sweater is assembled completely I won't even notice.
The collar looks a little awkward and floppy, but there's a reason for that -- it's going to be doubled over on itself after the zipper is added to provide a more substantial fabric.
Before I went to bed on Saturday night, I had a pretty good idea of what Cerys final form was going to be like. Only a zipper now remains to be added, and a collar folded to complete Cerys. In spite of my desire to get Cerys finished, I decided that starting something complex like setting in a zipper for the first time called for a clear head and a survey of my knitting books.
Stay tuned tomorrow for a dicussion of my zipper adventure!
I don't know if anyone else has said this (or whether you know yourself), but Cerys is pronounced "Kayr-iss", to rhyme with "terrace". Sorry to spoil your pun, but Welsh names can sometimes look one way and sound another (I've been caught out even though I know the language)!
Good work on the jacket though.
I don't think your pink pooling is as bad on this sweater as the first version. I also don't think that it will be nearly as noticable when you are wearing it as it is lying flat out on a blocking board. Can't wait to see it finished. :)
I have great faith in your zipper abilities.
Looks beautiful! Were you competing with the Harlot for fastest sweater possible? I'm very impressed..don't demure and tell me how bulky the yarn is. That was FAST. I await the zipper story.
For a bulky yarn, it's amazing how much shaping you have been able to get out of it - it looks very feminine. There is a zipper sweater in my near future, so I will look forward to seeing your results! (And tips!)
I want one. I bet it will look amazing on you.
Thanks for the tip on the cashmere sweater - I, too, have a thing for cashmere. Hope my sweater shows up soon!
And nice job on Cerys... hope I can knit like that someday...