Christmas Hybrid
The Christmas Hybrid by Natalie, thanks to Elizabeth Zimmermann
Seamless Hybrid by Elizabeth Zimmermann from Knitting Without Tears
Jade Sapphire 4-ply Cashmere, about 1200 yards
Size 4 Addi's for the body, size 3 for the edges
September 24 - November 26, 2006
Finished Size - 36"
Named Christmas Hybrid because the yarn was a "Christmas present" to myself, and because it's red. Not just red, crazy red. The Seamless Hybrid is a recipe, not a strict pattern, but I'm sure people already know about it, so I won't go on too much. It really is seamless, though there is some grafting involved, but I love to graft - I think it's great fun.
I had to re-knit the back saddle and get rid of a few stitches by knitting two of the body stitches with one saddle stitch (this probably makes no sense, sorry), because the back ended up sort of bubbly. A little steam from the iron helped to fix that as well. I didn't fully block this sweater, but just steamed it a bit, which was enough to relax it a bit and make the decrease seams around the top look better.
I added shaping in the waist to get rid of about 5 inches, so it fits me pretty well. I don't like the collar, but I will do something with that one day when I have the energy to rip it all out again. I would like it to be wider and rounder - right now it is quite square. This is the third sweater I've ever made, so I don't really have all the fit and finishing tricks down yet. They get better every time, though.
I have almost 3 balls of this yarn left. I can't decide if I want to buy another color and make a stripy sweater (I was thinking black and red), or use it for something else. It pills like crazy, but it makes up for that with its softness. I bought a sweater shaver just for this one. :)
- natalie
Seamless Hybrid by Elizabeth Zimmermann from Knitting Without Tears
Jade Sapphire 4-ply Cashmere, about 1200 yards
Size 4 Addi's for the body, size 3 for the edges
September 24 - November 26, 2006
Finished Size - 36"
Named Christmas Hybrid because the yarn was a "Christmas present" to myself, and because it's red. Not just red, crazy red. The Seamless Hybrid is a recipe, not a strict pattern, but I'm sure people already know about it, so I won't go on too much. It really is seamless, though there is some grafting involved, but I love to graft - I think it's great fun.
I had to re-knit the back saddle and get rid of a few stitches by knitting two of the body stitches with one saddle stitch (this probably makes no sense, sorry), because the back ended up sort of bubbly. A little steam from the iron helped to fix that as well. I didn't fully block this sweater, but just steamed it a bit, which was enough to relax it a bit and make the decrease seams around the top look better.
I added shaping in the waist to get rid of about 5 inches, so it fits me pretty well. I don't like the collar, but I will do something with that one day when I have the energy to rip it all out again. I would like it to be wider and rounder - right now it is quite square. This is the third sweater I've ever made, so I don't really have all the fit and finishing tricks down yet. They get better every time, though.
I have almost 3 balls of this yarn left. I can't decide if I want to buy another color and make a stripy sweater (I was thinking black and red), or use it for something else. It pills like crazy, but it makes up for that with its softness. I bought a sweater shaver just for this one. :)
- natalie
posted by nat at
5:56 PM
10 Comments:
Your sweater is truly lovely. And now you are ready for all the holiday parties ;-) I actually really like the squareness of the neck opening. I think it complements the squareish shapes in the saddle shoulders. I saw a nice stripey sweater pattern in the fall Vogue knitting that might work well with your fuzzy red yarn. I would probably make it a bit shorter myself, but that's thinking quite far ahead now...
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Lydia, at 6:04 PM
Wonderful job. It has a really nice fit and I bet it feels heavenly.
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Jessica, at 7:33 PM
The color is fantastic and I really think the neck looks great! It's awesome on you!
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Anonymous, at 7:56 PM
Great work and congratulations. I think the neck is very flattering.
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Anonymous, at 9:34 PM
Gorgeous color and perfect fit! Beautiful job.
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mary, at 9:35 PM
congrats!! it's a beautiful sweater and you did an amazing job :)
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spajonas, at 7:36 AM
I love everything about it. Great inspiration for making my first Z-sweater.
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Unknown, at 8:34 AM
Beautiful! (As I was looking at the picture the first thing that I thought of was - cool neckline!) I think it's perfect just like it is.
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Anonymous, at 9:04 AM
delicious sweater. i love red. it's always festive. can't wait to make one of these for me!
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Rebecca, at 11:12 AM
Beautiful knitting!
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the daily purl, at 4:44 PM
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