Pattern: Saturday In The Park Perfect Dress from Fitted Knits by Stefanie JapelKnits
Yarn: Filosoft by Wolle Rödel, 52 % merino, 48 % cotton, handwash at 30 °C, recommended needle size 4 -5 mm, recommended gauge 22 st x 28 rows = 10 cm
Color: red (1205)
Price: €3,75 per 50 g ball?
Amount: 12 (one was needed for swatching)
Needles: 3.5 mm
Gauge: 24 st x 32 rows = 10 cm in stockinette and mock lace cable pattern. On the label the recommended gauge is 22 st x 28 rows, but I was afraid that the dress would sag at the bottom if it was knit too loosely and I tend to like my knitting to be a bit tighter than what is usually recommended on the label.
Dimensions: I measured myself and calculated the amount of stitches that was necessary to make the dress fit. The dress has negative ease (a couple of cm).
Modifications:
20/06/2009
Cast on 242 stitches. I’m doing it top up. This top down raglan thing according to my calculations is not working out for me.
After the hem pattern decreased by 2 stitches = 240.
Divided them into sections of 20 stitches. Alternating sections with stockinette stitch with mock cable pattern.
After 18 rows: decrease 2 stitches in each stockinette sections: k5, k2tog, k6, ssk, k5
6 x 2 stitches => 228 stitches
After 24 rows: decrease 2 stitches in each stockinette sections: k5, k2tog, k4, ssk, k5
6 x 2 stitches => 216 stitches
After 24 rows: decrease in the mock cable sections:
p1, cable, p2tog, cable, p2, cable, p2tog, cable, p1
6 x 2 stitches => 204 stitches
After 12 rows: decrease in the mock cable sections:
p1, cable, p1, cable, p2tog, cable, p1, cable, p1
6 x 1 stitch => 198 stitches
From hip to waist: 20 cm = 64 rows
After 12 rows: - 18 st: => 180 st
* Two decreases in each of the stockinette sections: 6 x 2 st decreases = -12 st
* 3 x 1 purl st dec in the mock cable section = - 6 st
I wanted the stitches to be a multiple of 5, because of the pattern.
I now repeated the hem pattern for the hip section. I got the idea from Monikita:
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Monikita/saturday-in-the-...
After 9 rows: - 10 st => 170 st
Decreases are worked on the sides. That creates the least disruption of the pattern. And I guess, that’s just what you do? From now on, decreases and increases are worked on the side
After 9 rows: - 10 st => 160 st
After 8 rows: - 10 st => 150 st
After 9 rows: - 4 st => 146 st
* On the side: ssk, k3, k2tog
150 st /2 = 75 st. This means my center on both sides was not between two stitches, but on a stitch.
I think it should have been between two stitches, but anyway, trying to distribute the decreases nicely was tricky enough.
After 9 rows: - 4 st => 142 st
After 9 rows: - 4 st => 138 st
After the hip section I added a central cable section (30 st wide).
Now I started increasing.
9 times every 7th row 4 increases => 174 st
On row 49 I added short rows. There supposed to start like 1-2 inches from the armhole and end 1 inch from the bust point. So, I made 4 short rows, 3 stitches apart. Starting 5 stitches from center stitch on the side. Ending 11 stitches from the center cable section. I find the short rows look a bit weird, ending above my bust point?
Armhole shaping:
I now had to separate into back and front and decided that the center stitches on the side would be added to the front.
Decreases for the back and front: 3-2-2-
Neckline:
At the same time, after 4 rows (counting from where I separated the sleeves) I bound off the central cable section.
Sleeves:
Cast on 70 st. Added cables. Increased 2 st. => 72 st Knit two rows. Decrease 3-2-2 on both sides.
Connecting sleeves and body part:
Use two circular needles, one for the front and halves of the sleeves. The other one for the back and the other halves of the sleeves. Knit 4 rows. Decrease in front and back. Two stitches between the decreases.
19/07/2009
Picked up 3 stitches for every 4 stitches in the front and back and 3 stitches for every 5 rows. Neckline is a bit different. I didn’t turn at the purl line and instead just let it curl. It’s nicer and stretchier that way. Folding at the hem was good, but at the neckline it looked ugly. Did the same for the sleeves. I think the raglan sleeves do make my shoulders look a bit bigger.
Comments:
I'm happy with the dress.
By the way, I just hate that my blog looks so messed up. And it's so much work customizing a new template.
