Leap
One. Small. Step....for knitters.
One. Giant. Leap... for me.
Using an existing garment to check size!
I was starting to get a little concerned about my negative ease calculations on Mortie. Especially after watching Sandy Powell's costume designs for Mrs Henderson Presents last night.
Incidentally- how cute is this sweater? And yes this qualifies as Cinematic Knits III.
The 40s silhouette is triangular, with big shoulders, a fair amount of looseness at the top, tapering down to pencil-thin snug at the bottom (relying of course on padding and steel-clad butt-clenching underthings). But I'm..you know... normal shaped and live (most of the time) in the 21st Century. So I thought to use my favourite sweater of all time, my trusty 8 year old black polo neck as my benchmark. It's basically a rib tube, but I figure if I keep checking all my relative lengths, taking the extra widthways stretch of Mortie's rib into consideration, I should be roughly on mark.
I hope.
5 Comments:
That is looking great!
I am also noticing knitted items on tv/movies so much more now...
That sweater is very cute, I'll have to rent the movie and check out all the clothing. Good luck with Mortie, and remember, there is always blocking ;-)
looks great carson! and i love love love the stripey zipped number on the actress above. is that your next act?
That favorite sweater is a priceless measuring tool. I always fail to get it right on the mark, though, and then I wind up wondering why I knit the sweaters when the ones I buy are my favorites. Sigh.
trying to find the pattern for the booties, I get craft beautiful every month, do you know if it was in the monthly mag or just on line? Sorry to trouble you but they look great
Suzie Sews
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