I
made a proposal in the handicraft forum Isetegija to make something vintage together. I had
some immediate thoughts
to knit a sweater from the book A Stitch in Time Vol.1 . This book has plenty of patterns from the years 1920-1949 and I selected to knit a sweater with the original name
of An Attractive Lacy Jumper, a copy of
which bears the name of Ena's
Sweater in the book. This was supposed to be quick
and trouble-free knitting. When starting to knit a raglan sweater it is natural
for me to do it
from the top down in one piece. Participating in the vintage project I decided to knit the traditional
way, bottom-up for the reason that
pattern would otherwise be upside down.
However, I could not resist the temptation to knit in
the round and not separate body pieces. I ordered
the same yarn as the
instructions given, I grabbed the same number
of needles and the work began. The instructions called for eight 25-gram
skeins of yarn and I thought it might be not enough. Therefore,
just in case, I decided to start knitting from pattern and knit the ribbing later
on from top to bottom. That seemed a
better option in case of a yarn shortage. I
used magic cast on from Knitty and I
knitted one pattern repeat following the smallest size given, and surprise, surprise, one skein yarn was
almost finished and the jumper was way too wide! Given tension was 28
stitches which equals 10 cm, but I had 28 equaling
14.5 cm! Reluctantly I frogged
up and started again. A second attempt was just
wide and the quantity of yarn usage was still unsure. I did not want to order more
yarn, because you never know whether
it is from the same batch and to I
would have to pay for postage again. On the third
attempt I knitted 12 repeats instead of 17
and it was fine. There are no press studs on the shoulders
but buttons are sewn
on.
To
cast on the sleeve I used the Garnstudio
video Cast on for
rib.
Yarn Jamieson & Smith 2 Ply Jumper Weight 200 gr.
Needles for rib 2.75 mm, 3 mm for main body.
Kui Isetegija foorumis TK Vintage
projekti välja pakkusin, oli mul kohe mõtteis kududa kampsun raamatust A Stitch in Time Vol.1 Selles raamatus on rohkelt aastaist
1920-1949 pärit mudeleid. Valituks
osutus originaalnimega An Attractive Lacy Jumper, mille koopia kannab nime Ena’s
Sweater. Idee järgi pidi sellest saama kiire ja muretu kudumine. Hakates
kuduma raglaankampsunit on minu jaoks loomulik teha seda ülalt alla ühes tükis.
Osaledes Vintage projektis otsustasin kududa traditsiooniliselt alt üles, ja
teine põhjus, et muster oleks muidu tagurpidi jäänud. Siiski ei suutnud ma vastu
panna kiusatusele kududa kehaosa ringselt. Tavaliselt ma
ei koo õpetuse järgi, vaid omast peast. Seekord tellisin sama lõnga, kui oli
juhendis antud, haarasin sama number vardad ja töö algas. Juhend nägi ette
kaheksa 25-grammist tokki lõnga. Mulle tundus seda vähe. Seetõttu otsustasin
igaks juhuks alustada mustri kudumisest, et hiljem kududa soonik otsa ülevalt
alla. Nii tundus parem juhuks, kui lõnga napib. Silmuste ülesloomiseks kasutasin
seda Knitty maagilist võtet.Yarn Jamieson & Smith 2 Ply Jumper Weight 200 gr.
Needles for rib 2.75 mm, 3 mm for main body.
Kudusin ühe mustrikorra kõige väiksema suuruse järgi
ära, ja üllatus-üllatus, üks tokk lõnga peaaegu otsas ja kampsun ilmatuma lai! Juhendi
järgi pidi 28 silma = 10 cm, aga mul oli 28 silma = 14,5 cm! Harutasin üles ja
alustasin uuesti. Ka teisel katsel sai pisut lai ja lõnga koguse suhtes
kahtlesin ikka veel. Juurde tellida ka ei tahtnud, sest mine tea, kas on samast
partiist ja postikulu tuleb ka topelt. Kolmandal katsel kudusin raamatus
ettenähtud 17 mustrikorra asemel 12, see sobis hästi. Varruka-avad ja varrukad
kudusin ka omamoodi. Silmuseid oli mul nagunii vähem ja nii laiu õlgu, kui raamatus
oleval kampsunil (minuarvates on see liiga lai modellile), ma ka ei tahtnud.
Kehaosa soonik sai seega hiljem otsa kootud ja nõelaga lõpetatud. Õlale trukke
ei pannud, sest pea mahtus kaelusest läbi. Nööbid on niisama ilu jaoks peale
õmmeldud.
Varruka alustamiseks kasutasin Garnstudio
lehelt sooniku ülesloomivõtet, video Cast on for rib.
Vardad soonikule 2,75 mm, kehaosale 3 mm.