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Photos of Round Trip

Sorry for the photo problems, but I have resolved them and can show you my Shinano Roundtrip.

I really like the Shinano. As I said earlier, it has a rustic feel to it as you knit, but softens and becomes a bit more wooly after washing. Here's a close up of the yarn.

the color is actually not this bright -- the browns and grays quiet it down.

The following photos show the construction of the sweater pretty well I think. This is a Knitters pattern (Fall 2003), and for those who are not familiar with it, the construction is very interesting.

You knit the back, then start a separate garter band, connecting it eventually to the back at the bottom and later the top via provisional cast ons and SSKs. You then pick up stitches to knit the arms (and front and sides) out. The first photo shows the sweater in progress with one arm almost completed. You pick up stitches within that 0 for sleeve #2.

Here's a profile view.

For a whole day after finishing this I decided to take a break from what had become obsessive knitting. But that lasted about 24 hours, and now I am studying, examining and rolling around on my stash yarn to decide what to do next.

Rob

Posted by at February 11, 2004 10:08 AM