This new sweater has a very interesting construction. So far it doesn’t look much like a sweater.
Here’s a photo:
It’s just a big rectangle so far. Here’s another photo to show you how it’s put together.
That faint line down the middle shows where the original cast on starts. The stitches on the needles are the back and sleeves, just started. The top of the photo is the ribbing at the back and sides of the neck.
So you cast on along that line using a provisional cast on, then knit the right neckband and upper yoke, then put those stitches on a holder. Then you undo the provisional cast on and knit the other half of the neckband in the other direction. At some point you get to add in the front sections, though I can’t see it just yet. This is one of those patterns where you just have to have faith that it’s going to turn into a sweater someday.
I’m also doing some dyeing this weekend for the first time in a long time. No photos yet, but yesterday I prepped some yarn with an alum mordant. The dye pot is full of onion skins that I have saved up for months. The yarn is about to go in. I’ll show photos when it’s out and dry!
I’m looking forward to seeing how that rectangle turns into a sweater!
Very anxious to see this sweater unfold. Interesting construction, indeed.