I had a bit of car-knitting time this weekend as we drove down to New Jersey to do a little shopping. I have done most of the driving on longer trips lately so I had almost forgotten how much I enjoy just sitting in the car, watching the scenery go by, chatting and knitting.
As a result I finished the back of Rage Management:
I am not fond of the rolled hem at the bottom. Oh I know it is unblocked and unfinished now, but I find rolled hems are often somehow uneven and annoying. I "should" have thought about this before I started knitting, but now I am almost glad I didn't. I can see that the rolled hem echoes the garter ridges at the top of the sweater and is therefore a nice design feature. But I find it difficult to get rolled hems to lie just so and they always seem to be curling up or down or just looking unfinished, no matter what I do to anchor them in place.
I started the front and I intentionally knit it the same way, so at the moment it rolls. But I think when I am done I am going to unravel the bottom of both the front and back pieces and use the same pattern stitch that makes the ridged pattern at the top, knitting down from the body of the sweater, to finish the hem.
At this point I think I will modify it slightly, making the final two or three rows seed stitch instead of stockinette, to combat that tendency to roll, but the actual technique will probably not be decided until I a actually knitting.
If had started the sweater differently, or changed the hem pattern before I started, I don't think this solution would have occurred to me. Sometimes mistakes seem to lead to the best outcomes.
"rage management"? Is that truly what this sweater is called?
I like your proposed changes, and love the way you work through the process on your projects.
BTW, I don't think I ever said so, but I just love the top from the previous post. I love all the detail and the shaping. as well as the fabric.
Posted by: marji | Friday, February 01, 2008 at 02:47 AM