Wall Sweater. FO Details.
The Wall sweater was inspired by the colorful wall I found in the downtown. Though I very rarely work with color, this building ignited something in me and I mixed deep royal blue mercerized cotton with rich green shade of combed cotton. The swatch "told" me I shouldn't overcomplicate it and make something simple and effortless. Drop shoulder sweater with raw edges knit in a pretty loose gauge to create a nice drape seemed perfect. The sweater is basically shapeless - there is no structure whatsoever, except for the seams, that hold the whole piece together. It is also a great first-sweater project for your knitting machine!
Project Notes
Yarn.
Mercerized cotton mixed with the combed cotton. I got both of these yarns in Mexico City, but there is a 2-year difference between them! Sometimes it feels like certain yarns wait for its perfect companion before being put in use. This cotton was one of the first fibers I tried and I always come back to it once in a while. It is not that soft, but it is very durable, the colors are always rich and it has a nice sheen.
Color.
My initial plan of colorful aquamarine/green combo didn't work out due to the mysterious disappearance of a whole package of yarn (I still didn't figure it out :) ), but I guess everything happens for reason as the dark blue/dark forest green combo worked amazing – I really love the result! And probably I wouldn't even think of putting these colors together if not for the lost yarn.
Fit.
Made of four basic rectangles, the sweater is loose, drapey, effortless and comfortable. I set my stitch dial on the machine to 8, which is pretty big for this yarn thickness, but there are no rules in knitting and each experiment will give you certain results, not all of them will be successful, but in this case the loose gauge created a very flexible fabric. The front is slightly shorter than the back; I used "e-wrap" cast on (video tutorial) and left the edges raw.
Neckline.
Super wide boat neckline gives you the space to play around with it and model in various ways – slightly lower on the back, or classic boat-neck or a little bit off the shoulder.
Sleeves.
Will I ever get tired of the folded cuffs?! Probably not :) It is such an easy way to add volume and texture contrast!
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I hope you are having amazing Sunday!
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