Diamond Patch Finished
I have made this sweater before and know how it stretches. This time, I chose a size to just fit my hips and then I altered for waist and bust and, especially, the shoulders. 
I knit the horizontal row option in the pattern and liked it much better than the diagonal because I could try it on as I went. As usual, I used short row shaping to extend the cap into a real sleeve.
Thanks to Carol Hurt, I had a needle plan. I started with size 7 needles for the first row. I then switched to 6's for the next two rows and finished with a size 4. The smaller needles control both fit and the stretchiness of cotton yarn. I love it.
I took the pics myself and in every one of them I had a goofy look on my face from jumping in front of the camera. In this last pic, I just went with it.
Pattern: Diamond Patch Sweater by Jill Vosburg at Just One More Row.
Yarn: Classic Elite Provence--the best all cotton yarn in my book. 4 skeins.
Needles: 7--4
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8 comments:
Congrats on a LOVELY finish! The color looks good on you and I love the pointy edges! NICE JOB!!!
The sweater looks great, and you look adorable in that last picture. Hee!
The last picture is my favorite =) I'll say it again, the fit on this sweater is absolutely brilliant. To think it was all done just by changing needles is amazing. You're a knitting genius!
Wait - I shoulda said "Knit Wit" ;)
Very nice, my dear! :)
Very nice, It looks lovely on you, especially the last pic!!
Vicki
Congrats, Jane! Looks great and so nice to see it move from your 'someday, maybe' stash to a finished beauty! Such an inspiration ...
kb
Your comments helped me grately, I plan to make another and another and another, lots of colors. Love the fit and your help with the bust and shoulders was just what I neeeded.
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