I am near the end of the sleeve misery. I haven’t quite figured out why people who love to knit, and spend every spare moment either knitting, thinking about knitting, or shopping for the next knitting project hate to knit sleeves. My theory is that you knit the sleeves last, so you are good and sick of the whole project by the time you get to that last row.
Anyway, I need some opinions about the button bands and the neckband. This is a pattern that I designed with Sweater Wizard software, so I am the boss of my knitting on this project. For those of you who have forgotten what the purple sweater looks like (because I’ve been doing it for so freaking long), it is a plain hip length cardigan, knit in stockinette stitch, with a wide lace border on the bottom hem and sleeves. At one point I thought about doing seed stitch bands, but now I’m thinking about a 1 by 1 plain ribbing for the bands.
I know, I know. I should try both and see which one I like best. And it certainly may come to that. What do you all think? Do you have a preference? Here are a few old pictures to get your mind around what this sweater looks like.
The polls are open. One hopes that this vote won’t be as controversial as the November elections.
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Many thanks for all the anniversary wishes! My husband would personally like to thank everyone who commented on how handsome he is in his tuxedo. He is not so impressed by those of you who commented on Eric the Chef. I believe he thinks that some of you are shallow and featherbrained for drooling over a handsome man just because he’s cute and has a French accent. In case anyone is really wondering, it was only a temporary insanity on my part. How could I even for a nanosecond think of trading in a man who gets up every morning and makes me coffee and breakfast, and who is at this moment cooking me something to eat out of the Cordon Bleu cookbook while I “work” on my blog? And no, he’s not for rent!
I hate to say it, but I would try both (just an inch or two) and see how they look. However, in absence of any other rib on the sweater, I vote for the seed stitch. And my other vote is to stick with the guy that gets up and makes you coffee every day! Beats a good looking French chef every day and twice on Sunday!
Whatever button band you chose will be fine. Is there a collar? Is the band narrow or not? Lots of options.
I’ll keep my husband, too. He makes my tea and does the housework, he cooks sometimes, too. But he doesn’t take me on cruises or wear a tux. Loved the sunset picture.
If your husband suddenly acquires a French accent, we’ll drool over him, too. 🙂 Not that you want us to! Your cardigan is looking fine. Love that edging.
ugh. I’ve had enough of French accents. I understand they can be cute and I used to LOOOOVE when my husband (then new boyfriend) talked to me in French and I didn’t understand a word. Now that I understand, it is much less sexy. Spanish accents do it for me now.
What do you think of Sweater Wizard? I’ve been looking around at programs to make my designing go a bit faster and I was considering that or Garment designer. I’m not sure that either of them would be worth it. I’d really love your opinion.
Vote: (must remember to fill in the bubble not just write it in…….the controversy here for San Diego mayor!)
*Seed Stich
Also I’m ‘seeing’ square buttons…..
I vote for seed stitch just cause I think it would look nicer with the lace – ribbing too casual in my mind. It is a beautiful sweater!
a quick little theoretical rant on the sleeve thing. I think that knitters feel sleeves are not really a challenge. They are as simple as scarves but get annoying because instead of being able to see light at the end of the tunnel as you do them they generally work from the smallest part (the cuff) the the largest part so you tend to feel jipped as you knit because it goes so quickly through the first half of the sleeve then slows down because its double three times in size. Also a sleeve can’t stand on its own. you can’t just say I’m done with this sleeve. Its like a sock and most generally always has a mate and that mate must be knit as well in the same redundant fashion then your still not finished because sleeves belong to something. They are the groupies of the knitting world never being able to stand alone only with something else to allow them to feel complete. thats why we dislike sleeve I think. Our subconcious mind realizes that they are implying alot more work.
I agree with Laura on the seed stitch. I think it would look much nicer with the lace edging.