Shrug: Encircled March 19, 2007
Posted by merp in FOs, Knitting.trackback
Technically, my Circular Shrug is finished:
(I do have a good brooch for this, but I couldn’t find it.)
Pattern: Originally developed on craftster.org sort of collectively HERE (initiated by jessica), then further worked out HERE; pattern available HERE. (I am, of course, way behind the trend.)
Yarn: Elann Sierra Aran in Blueberry.
Needles: #8 circ
Time: Ummm…one year :-[
Difficulty: WAY easy
Modifications: None yet, but I need your opinions!
Modeling smile: Not gonna be my second career.
(Kind of makes me look like a quarterback.)
The super-fun thing about this shrug-vest-whatever is the construction. You just knit a rectangle, then reduce your stitches by half and knit some more rectangle, and then double your stiches and knit some more rectangle (see here what I mean). And then sew two seams to make a circle:
You can see by the fresh snow this shrug is lying on that I actually seamed it up some time ago. You can also see that the seam on the right is kind of wonky. Took me at least another 2 weeks to get around to ripping it out and redoing it. And then another week or two to get it photographed. Then a few more days to post photographs.
Now for the next procrastinative matter:
Should I add sleeves? It actually looks better than I expected as-is. But I just don't know if I would ever wear it as a vest. I don't wear vests, typically. My arms get cold. The sleeves I have in mind would be 3/4 sleeves, fitted to the elbow, then flare out (the way the collar does) in an 18th-c. sort of way for another 4" or so. Or maybe just 3-4" of regular ribbing (fitted).
What do you think?
That said, I AM making a vest (but a really different kind), and it's just about done - just need to add the ribbing around the neck and armholes. Do you think I need to add length (as ribbing) to the bottom too?
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Thanks for your input!
p.s. merp got its 10,000th hit this weekend!
I think it’s cute!
What does your shirt say?
Thanks for that “before” pic–I’d never quite been able to visualize how this works! For me the sleeves are a question of wearability–if you won’t wear this as a vest, add sleeves (but I would probably just do regular ribbing instead of flaring them, which I think would be more wearable). But in the meantime you can always try wearing it around as a vest and seeing if it takes!
Both are really cute! I like the collar on the circular.
I agree w/ Ashley. Youll wear it much more w/ sleeves (I never wear vests either, tho I do buy them). Flared sleeves don’t sound quite right to me either, I think that would be too much with all the other curves going on there. But maybe I need a picture.
I don’t think you need to add anything to the brown vest. You have that cute little tummy and can still get away with cropped tops like this.
both are very cute! followed your link from your new member profile at get stitchy! welcome! hope you like it!
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