Sweater!

[nonelvis]

I finished knitting my first sweater last month, but am only now getting around to (crappily) photographing it:



(Gee, it would be nice if there were some broad, flat surface in our home with decent lighting. Alas, that is not the case.)

Anyway, it came out pretty well. The pattern was easy to follow, and the sweater fits perfectly, although the bell sleeves can make eating a little tricky. (It's also less shapeless than this photo makes it look; click through to the pattern to see it on a mannequin.) This may be my one and only sweater though, unless I find a pattern that is largely knit in one piece, as I have confirmed that there is nothing I find more tedious and annoying than sewing seams.

Still, I got it done well before my deadline of "finish before winter ends," and I'm pleased with the results.

Comments

[ennirol.livejournal.com]

It's lovely! Congratulations on your first sweater.

There are innumerable patterns (and books about writing patterns) for seamless sweaters (or seamless knitting in general). If you haven't already, learn circular knitting, and in the case of sweaters, the concept of knitting from the neck (or "top") down. This book: http://www.amazon.com/Knitting-Top-Barbara-G-Walker/dp/0942018095 is great at giving a general visualization of how that works.

And it's a little more daunting, but almost any standard sweater pattern can be converted into being knitted in the round, avoiding most seams.

I also hate seaming. And sewing under ends.

[nonelvis]

Thank you! And getting that top-down knitting book sounds like an excellent idea -- I'm very comfortable on circular needles (am making something on two of them now, which is strangely fun).