Quite a few of you have been asking to see close-ups of the Boreal colourwork from the wrong side, so here we are:
While the front of the sweater does not really give an indication of the effect of the colourwork on the thickness of the fabric, I think you can really get a sense of this just from looking at the transition between the plain stockinette and stranded sections from the wrong side. You can also see that I have carried my floats over relatively long distances (trusting from previous experience that they will even up and felt together later) but that there are also a few places where I’ve woven them in. As I said in the previous post, I am generally a fearless float carrier, but there are a few rows on the Boreal chart – particularly after one snowflake ends and before another begins – where carrying the float is unfeasible. You can see the dark weaves breaking up the continuity of the pale floats here in the rows above the snowflake.
Here is the same bit of the sweater from the right side. Though you can see a few dog hairs (the inevitable perils of living with a dark, hairy, boisterous animal) you can’t see the floats.
Hope this satisfies your curiosity!
Hi Kate,
thank you very much for the pictures! This is really great work. Looking forward to make me an own one!
Greatings from Germany,
Steffi
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What beatiful work.
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I think this is going on my To-Knit List. I really like the blue and green combination. BTW, I thought all hand-knitted items had either cat hair or dog hair incorporated into them!
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I can’t even see the dog hair – perhaps it’s woven itself in! My own sweaters usually display not only dog and cat hair, but strands of my own hair too, sometimes actually knit in.
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Yup. Mine too.
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It´s great!
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Beautifull!!
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Very helpful! I can’t wait to find the time to make this!
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Thanks for showing us this “inside” view. I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my yarn so I can start this project.
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It looks perfect! Thanks for showing us the “guts” of your sweater. Your thoughts on technicalities of knitting and the elements of construction are very educational and helpful. I’m becoming pretty decent at cables and lace, but haven’t ventured into color work yet. One of your designs is sure to be my first foray in to floats and wrangling more then one color at a time!
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Excellent work, and it shows inside and outside. I really like your sweater.
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The inside is as beautiful as the outside! ;-)
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and it only makes me want to knit it more!!! so perfect for a New England winter!
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And a swedish winter as well!!
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And a western mountain range winter too!
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Fascinating and very helpful- I may yet brave making it!
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