Sunday, April 19, 2009

Harriet pattern now available!



I'm sure no one was holding their breath, but in case you were, you can let it out now: I've just posted the pattern for the Harriet cardigan for sale in my Ravelry store. The published version covers a range of sizes from 30-54" bust, and includes instructions for making the sweater with or without the contrasting collar (without, it's a simple v-neck). What's of greater interest, perhaps, are the additional instructions for customizing the fit to avoid the giant-armholes problem that's frequently encountered in top-down raglan sweaters, especially in larger sizes. As you can (kind of) see from the image below (which is less nice than the image above, because the image above was taken by my more-talented friend Stephanie Gage, while I took the other one), it has a smooth, snug fit at the underarm in all sizes.


It's a simple enough trick--it just involves tweaking where and how often the increases are worked for the sleeves and front/back--but I think it gives great results, and might make the top-down raglan a much more successful style for people whose upper-arm and chest proportions differ from the so-called average. Since publishing Decimal, I've gotten a lot of comments indicating that this is a major area of concern--not just for larger knitters, but for anyone who has thinner arms/thicker torso or vice versa--so I want to emphasize that this pattern is designed with a great deal of care to maintain proportions and fit across the entire range of sizes. It's a classic silhouette that should be flattering and very wearable on everyone.

Hope y'all like it!

2 comments:

Laura Sue said...

Well, I would have been holding my breath if I had found you earlier. Your knitty pattern is stunning, but I've been too busy to browse knitty until today, so went to your blog, etc. Will definitely start stalking you on Ravelry. Your patterns are exquisite. I will hold my breath for Myrtle, though! Don't underestimate yourself. You are a wonderful designer. I'll be going to Ravelry to buy most of your patterns now. Oh, and subscribe to your blog.

Girl can Knit - Cherry Lane Knit Stamp Quilt said...

This is lovely!