Despite the recent temperature drop and threat of snow for us here in and around the Northwoods, spring really IS on it’s way. And that means knitting short-sleeved sweaters, bags, hats, and other spring and summer items. I’m especially excited about this because I really have very few spring and summer knitted items in my wardrobe. How has that happened if I’m such a dedicated knitter? Simple. I give away much of what I knit. This year, though, I decided that I wanted to make some sweaters to put in my own wardrobe.
My first sweater is a top-down short-sleeved raglan T-shirt made with Cascade Ultra Pima Cotton yarn using c2knits pattern Zoe.
I love the sweater and the pattern! The pattern is easy to read. It tells the knitter exactly where to put the stitch markers and how and why to use two different colors of stitch markers. There is some flexibility in making the sweater a bit more fitted by casting on fewer stitches under the arms (which I’ll probably do next time), but that really doesn’t add complexity if you just want to work the pattern as written.
One issue I had was that the sweater turned out longer than I’d like, but that is because I was lazy and did the measurement while holding the sweater in my lap. Next time, I will get up and measure the sweater while laying it out on the table.
The other issue I had is that the pattern called for the edging on the bottom to be done in reverse stockinette. I have never had success with this kind of cuff on the bottom of a sweater – it always flips up unless you steam iron it every time you wear it. I was very loathe to try it again, so I tried doing a hem, but that was flipping up as well. I ended up switching to smaller needles and just finishing it in stockinette which made a nice rolled edge, which I also like.
Since I loved this pattern so much, we’re carrying several of the c2knits patterns in the shop. I’ve got another sweater on the needles using Sierra (a cotton/wool blend) that I think is going to be lovely as well.
Stop by the shop and check out our new patterns and we’ll help you find a wonderful yarn to complement the pattern and give you a great new summer sweater!!
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