the blue blog archives: black cherry

So, I whimped out on the crazy big collar for mango. After knitting the back half of it, I decided I didn't love the wrong-side flipped over look or the split collar look as much as I liked the perfectly even ribbing. I did too good a job of picking up stitches to go hiding it all with collar! So I ripped it all out and using the neck from Cherry Picking as my model, knit on. Yes, the infamous "Cherry Boobs" has been a great resource. I borrowed a few of the numbers for armhole/sleeve shaping from that pattern when knitting the sleeves. And now I've swiped the neck. I guess it's only fitting that I've introduced the cherry color.

posted by alison at 8:17 am | in sooty mango

Comments

Nothing more satisfying than perfect ribbing. Are you going to add color to the sleeves?

Posted by: Dava at November 22, 2003 8:59 AM

Yummy!

Posted by: Bliss at November 22, 2003 9:01 AM

i like it. and a more flattering color to have up by your face. :) very cherry.

Posted by: carolyn at November 22, 2003 9:53 AM

Sorry to ask this question again...but the ribbing on your collar looks great and your stitches are very even. Did you knit it continental? How did you keep the stitches so uniform?

Posted by: Roseanne at November 22, 2003 9:55 AM

Hi again, Roseanne. I did respond to your question last time (although I'd overlooked it at first - sorry!). So check the last comment to the 11/18 post. As I said there, I've decided to do all my ribbing now with my right hand so I can control the tension better. Wish I had a great tip to give you to help even out ribbing when knitting continental, but even when twisting the stitches, I couldn't get rid of the line entirely. Becky recently mentioned that she'd been using the combined method of knitting to correct some imperfections caused by the yarn she is using. You might see if working the stitches using the combined method helps. It's worth a try, I think. Good luck!!

Posted by: alison at November 22, 2003 10:13 AM

Oooh, lovely. That looks great, Alison. I'm not a big fan of wearing sweaters with necks like that but I love the way that they look. Great job.

Posted by: kerrie at November 22, 2003 2:14 PM

Alison!! A woman of my own cherry lovin' heart!! You KNOW I'm LOVIN' this cherry flavored addition to your beautiful sweater!! It looks amazing and so so cherryish :) The contrasting neck makes the sweater even more lovely and I agree, the huge split neck on the original mango is just too much.
Well done!!!!

Posted by: Debi at November 22, 2003 4:05 PM

Oh, I love high necks. Probably because I was a giraffe in a past life. A short one. :) Love the cherry bomb! Over at the diner, this would get you a cherry coke on the house.

Posted by: Kerstin at November 22, 2003 6:45 PM

Hi again Alison, I forgot to add: one more down and 2 to go on my knitsmas knitting!! That makes 9 of 11 done!

Posted by: Debi at November 23, 2003 8:04 AM

LOVE the color combo, it looks great! And I agree, with the great picked up sts, why hide it?

Posted by: Kristine at November 23, 2003 9:50 AM

uhh i like the wine red colour!!
Couldn't find that sort of colour in the shops near my place. where u got it?

Posted by: V. at January 11, 2004 1:41 PM