The Gift Of Knitting - Wall Sweater

Nov 27

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Wall sweater is probably the most relaxed and shapeless knit piece I have ever made. It is so effortless to wear and it can be styled numerous ways - wide boat neck or slightly lower back neck or off the shoulder sweater. I've made the front piece 6 rows shorter than the back to lift it up a little bit.

I've always been afraid of raw edges, usually I prefer everything perfectly trimmed, which keeps the whole construction together, but this time I got out of my comfort zone and loosened up a little bit :) At the end of the day, experimenting is my favorite part of the whole process. Plus, I can always trim the edges later if I feel like it doesn't really work for me or if I feel that the trims are essential to keep the sweater in shape. So far I enjoy the "soft" edges.

I was very pleased with the texture created - it actually looks like a garter stitch, though it's just a reverse stockinette. The garter is one of the most time consuming stitches to make on the LK-150 knitting machine. You have to manually reform each stitch every single row! I think it would take me more time to do that than knitting it by hand. But the pretty loose stitch dial (8) and the slight stiffness of the cotton thread created garter-like ridges. I like how there are countless ways to play around with one stitch and get absolutely different results.

Though this project is the most colorful sweater I've made during a long long period of time, I still feel very comfortable and "me" in it. The colors are rich, but still pretty subtle and subdued. And I love how two threads mixed together on their own in a natural looking patches of color. It reminds me of the artist's used palette...