I finished my third (and I think FINAL) bed jacket! This one is knit with Tahki TORINO Extra Fine Merino Wool. Reeeeallly nice yarn!
I tweaked this pattern a bit, to make it into a bed jacket.
[B]First:[/B] I made it shorter than called for. You don't want to sit on your bed jacket. It should end before your caboose.
[B]Second:[/B] the sleeves are picked up around the armhole and worked top-to-bottom: I picked up 19 additional stitches around so that the sleeves would be roomy. Don't want snug bed jacket sleeves!
[B]Third:[/B] I added 4" seed stitch borders on the body of the jacket and on the cuffs. I think the 4" seed stitch looks more bed jackety.
[B]Fourth:[/B] I worked double moss stitch in the 5 stitch wide ribbing. The pattern called for a weird stitch that was poorly explained, so I changed it to double moss. Why not?
The pattern was worked all in one piece…up to the armpits, of course. Then, each piece (left front, right front, and back are worked separately). So there is no side-seaming. As I said earlier, after the shoulders are seamed, then the sleeves are picked up around the armhole that is created…so there is no sleeve seaming either. The buttonhole is really just a button loop…that was also easy.
All in all, this was a well written pattern.
I blocked the body before picking up the 106 st for “knit in the round” sleeves. I have the sleeves pinned down now to block them with a misting.
I think that I have that knitting magazine and didn’t even notice it in the magazine… you did a great job- making the pattern look much nicer than it did in the magazine.
No facing. The cuffs just end. The seed borders look identical on both sides. That is what is nice about seed stitch. There is no wrong side! I can also turn up the cuffs and they stay put. The cuffs hit my arm “mid-forearm”…so I can swash around in the kitchen sink if needs be!
That is one lovely bed jacket there! Is that double moss stitch - K2. P2. Next row - P2 K2? I think it’s a very nice colour for bed jacket, kinda tells you “go to sleep” We don’t have any heating in our apartment, beside a radiator, so I’ll need a few of these on together to keep warm :teehee:
No, double moss stitch is still k1 p1 on the individual row. But, it is called dbl moss st because it STACKS two rows up. The “double” pertains to the height of the moss st…not the width of the moss st. It stacks two rows tall to be complete… whereas regular seed st (some call it moss stitch) stacks just one row tall.
For example,
Row1: k1 p1 across
Row 2: knit the knits, purl the purls
Row 3: p1 k1
Row 4: purl the purls, knit the knits
Not only did you make one, but you made [SIZE=4][COLOR=red][B][I][U]three[/U][/I][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] of these !! I am in awe of you. Wonderful job - I dare say I would put it on and never take it off again. :notworthy:
Oh for the love of goodness, you have again proven yourself the goddess of FO’s. You are my hero, my mentor, and my savior. I swear, I know that you have been knitting for EONS before me, but if I can ever follow in your knitting steps, I will be happy:yay:
as always
We don’t have any heating in our apartment, beside a radiator, so I’ll need a few of these on together to keep warm :teehee: