House jumper - finished

I finished the Wednesday Sweater I've been working on for the last couple of weeks,and it fits the brief perfectly. I wanted what I wanted when I made Carbeth - a snuggly jumper to wear while at home, reading and drinking tea. This jumper was a joy to knit - particularly since I overdyed the Cascade 220 that I bought from an op-shop. It's a colour that manages to be both lively and restful at the same time.

I followed the pattern exactly, including doing the tubular cast offs. I ranted about tubular cast-off as recently as my last project, but here they work, are not too tight and look beautiful.

The detailing on this pattern is beautiful. There is a different kind of shoulder construction, and I'm not sure what it's called, but it involves picking up stitches - and the designer provides a way that gives such a beautiful join:

The only thing I would do differently is that the pattern calls for twisted rib on the sleeves - on the collar you twist both sides, so it's still twisted when it's folded over. The sleeves are long enough that I may well fold them up, and they are only twisted on the knit stitches. A very minor point.

 

This was a joy to knit: a good pattern, beautiful me dyed yarn and a  very useful, warm snuggly finished jumper. 

We failed to take any full length pictures, so here's a helpful photo of me, with Juniper, a book and some tea.Bliss