FO-Top Down Raglan

#1

I finished my top down raglan - and have to admit I am pleased with how it came out :smiley: This was my second sweater (first with sleeves) and I knit it based on The Knitting Fool Percentage Method

As others had noted, when you are on the ā€œplus sizeā€ these percentages donā€™t work all that great - but it was actually a perfect fit in the shoulders/yoke area. I had to split for the sleeves a LOT earlier than the pattern called for - but once I accepted that (involved frogging) and split it, everything worked out perfectly.

I used Plymouth Encore for yarn and just did it in simple stockinette so I could learn the construction without worrying about staying in a stitch pattern. Here are some pics (the one of it not being worn is the truest to its real color) - and thanks for looking :smiley:

#2

[CENTER][B]I REALLY like that! Nice work.[/B] [/CENTER]
Iā€™m also in the process of knitting my first sweater (adult). I knit in the round instead of following the pattern which knits front and back separte. Now I am trying to figure out the sleeve part.
[CENTER][B]YOU DID A GREAT JOB! :thumbsup: [/B][/CENTER]

#3

Wonderful job and it looks really good on you. You did a great job figuring out the fit. Congrats to you! You should be really proud of this sweater.

#4

Thanks Suziblues and The.Knitter! I am proud of it - and Suziblues good luck figuring out the sleeve part. It (at least on mine) was easier than I though it was going to be :smiley:

#5

Yay! It looks really great. Good for you figuring out about the sleeves! They look like a great fit! Nice work!

#6

Looks like a great fit!

#7

Congrats!! Itā€™s wonderful you could figure all that out. Making my first sweater is something I want to do this year.

#8

Great job, it looks really good on you.

#9

It looks terrific! You did a great job

#10

:happydance: Looks great!! Great job :thumbsup:

#11

Lovely!

#12

Fantastic work! I canā€™t believe you were able to do all that guess work so perfectly!

#13

Thanks everyone - I appreciate the kind words :smiley:

#14

Hi Chris! :waving:

Well done! I understand from your comments that you designed the sweater yourselfā€¦using basic top-down sweater principles? Yes?

It is a great basic sweater! You should be very proud of it! :thumbsup:
Iā€™ve personally never been brave enough to do what you did!

#15

Thanks ArtLady - but I canā€™t believe there is [B]anything[/B] knitting related youā€™ve been afraid to try! This was really just basic knitting round and round and trying on at different points to be sure it was fitting - next Iā€™ll try one with a stitch pattern in it and figure out how to keep in pattern while increasing/decreasingā€¦Think Iā€™ll be thanking goodness for KH help when I get to that!

#16

Here a just a few things I have been reluctant ('fraid) to try:

  1. socks (yup thatā€™s rightā€¦not one sock of any kind!)
  2. gloves of any type
  3. mittens
  4. booties
  5. entrelac (I tried garterlacā€¦it kicked my butt)
  6. Fair Isle (well I tried itā€¦ack! canā€™t get the tension rightā€¦gave up)
  7. top-down original designs

I heartily admire all of the knitting I see here in Whatcha Knitting!
Very inspiring knitters!!!

#17

Very nice! Thereā€™ll be no stopping you now, right? Youā€™ll soon have a whole closet full of beautiful sweaters. (At least, thatā€™s MY plan.)

#18

Great fit :thumbsup:

#19

Thanks guys! :smiley: And, yep, Debkcs - thatā€™s my plan! Iā€™m tall so can never get sweaters that are long enough in the body & sleeves so decided I had to learn to make them myself LOL

ArtLady, socks are next on my list to conquerā€¦hopefullyā€¦

#20

thatā€™s pretty! i havenā€™t enough courage to knit a sweaterā€¦lol