Tuesday, March 10, 2009
I finished the Provincial Waistcoat from the winter 2006 issue if Interweave Knits. It was a great quick knit and I think a flattering shape for most people. I love the buttons for this and I didn't even have to look for them. Jen brought them back from her trip to England (she wants to carry them in Purls). I saw them and knew they were made for this project.
I made some adjustments to the pattern for the back. The way the pattern is written for the larger sizes, the stitch pattern doesn't line up after the 1x1 rib. It also goes to p1, k1, p1 in between the cross over stitch pattern. That means there would be a line of knits over the purls and my eyes just couldn't take it. The adjustment to make everything line up is in Row 1 after the k1, p1 rib waist. Here's my new bodice row 1: Work 16 sts in pattern [k2, p2] 2 times, k2, p1, M1, pm for side seam, k1, M1, p1, [k2, p2] 2 times, [k1, p1] 2 times [Cross 2, k1, Cross 2, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1] 4 times, k1, p1, k1, [p2, k2] 2 times, p1, M1, pm, k1, M1, p1, k2, [p2, k2] 2 times, work 16 stitches in patt
Those adjustments are for size 35 only. I didn't figure it out for the larger sizes and the smaller size lines up without adjustment.
