I’ve lost a photographer and gained a tripod but I don’t have much talent with using it yet.
Pattern: Rusted Root by Zephyr Style
Yarn: Brown Sheep Co. Cotton Fleece in Provincial Rose – 3 skeins and a teeny tiny bit of a fourth
Needles: 4 mm 24 inch circular, 3.5 mm dpns for sleeve bind off
Modifications: (I’m so happy with how this section is growing!) As I mentioned before, I did GoodKarma’s neck modification but I dropped it down five inches instead of four. I probably could have done an extra inch or two (what can I say, I like my décolletage).
I did two extra decrease rounds at the waist.
I finished it off with a picot bind off around the neck, bottom and sleeves. I thought it complimented the lace section better and looked sort of like thorns with the leaves.
Why do I make the stupidest faces when I’m taking self portraits?
I’m so happy I made the medium because I’m sure the large would have been too big.
I ended up drawing out a chart by hand for the lace section because I couldn’t stand having to stop and read whenever I got to the insert. I would not advise transcribing while watching tv because I left out a yarn over and ended up having to frog fifteen rounds when I noticed my mistake. I also had to frog the bind off once and add another repeat because it was comically cropped. I’m actually starting to embrace frogging. You get a perfect product and more knitting!
I updated the shop too!
Can you tell I’m crazy for vintage cabochons?
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May 13, 2008 at 10:29 am
Ingrid
Supercute Rusted Root! I love the picot edges — such a nice touch.
May 13, 2008 at 11:18 am
Cara
looks awesome…man you crank out sweaters like nothin’!
May 13, 2008 at 11:44 am
Robyn
What a great job on your Rusted Square Root! Looks great. My hubby chops off heads when he photographs, so I don’t have anyone ever to photograph my stuff, hence why I do a lot of mirror shots! LOL (pregnancy/ with sean, etc!) You’re looking Chris photographs! Tripods are cool too though!
Love the little vintage cabochons!
May 13, 2008 at 12:05 pm
mick
Beautiful! Thanks for talking about the mod and providing links; as another busty gal, I think that neckline would be more flattering on me. I knitted this last summer, but it’s sort of…big, and I’ve been thinking of frogging and reknitting. I love your mods; the picot bindoff is really perfect. Thanks for the inspiration!
May 13, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Robyn R
I love the sweater! Its so pretty and flattering on you! Great colour too!
Buck up sweetpea! Your assistant will be back before you know it! Sending you hugs and mucho luv!
May 13, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Anna
Love the picot edges! You’re right about how the picot bindoff goes perfectly with the lace.
May 14, 2008 at 11:59 am
femiknitter
This looks great! I love that dropped neckline–it’s a wonderful idea. This color looks fantastic on you, btw. The combination of your pale skin, dark hair, and that bright pink work SO well!
May 14, 2008 at 2:56 pm
tiennie
Very pretty! What a lovely fit!
May 14, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Macoco
Your Rusted Root look beautiful and it looks like a great fit as well. Thank you for stopping by my blog!
May 14, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Tina
I love the sweater on you. You just started it though. I’m so jealous of your time. Sorry that your hubby is away from you but there are some positives to remember: you get all the sheets at night, the toilet seat is always down, and you have total control of the remote. I could go on but… Just keep your chin up and keep knitting. I have another question for you. As you know I’m knew to this blogging world and keep reading stuff about sock clubs. Do you know what this is etc.? Thanks again for the info. and your time.
June 21, 2008 at 11:05 pm
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[...] later, but I like the dropped neck more and I can’t do both at the same time. I like Whistlepea’s picot variation, especially around the sleeves. If I stick with short sleeves, I might stick with the puffy [...]
June 24, 2008 at 1:51 am
Karma
Hey there! Thanks for the shout out. Your Rusted Root looks fantastic! Yay! The next time I attempt a Rusted Root, I’m going to go a little lower with the neckline, too. And substitute regular 3/4 sleeves for the puff sleeves. Nice to have a basic top down raglan recipe to start with, though, isn’t it?