The eternal jacket

[pensnest]

Bun's jacket!



It was knitted in Malabrigo worsted (merino, gorgeously soft to knit with and wear, not unexpensive), in a beautiful dark green which is variegated with paler green and soft blues. The colour is more accurate in the first picture, but you get to see more detail in the second.



I actually added a bit to it after this pic was taken, so the neckline is somewhat higher and meets the hood a bit more satisfactorily. The fill is what I think it called double moss stitch—same as the button bands down the front and the bottom edge of the whole jacket. It's not a fabulous shape, but it was my first attempt at a top-down, no-seams knit, and I dare say I shall improve.



A view of the jacket from the back, showing my awesome cabled panel (from nape to collar) and the cabling also on the lower sleeves. It's a gorgeous cable pattern, snitched from here. Not that I followed the pattern—possibly I should have done, it'd have given me less grief! At least I learnt a fair bit in the process, having to rip out the first version (I'd done the *sleeves*, woe, but when it's an all-in-one deal with no seams, frogging is heartbreaking) and re-do some of the button-band and reattach the hood.

Well, it's done.

Comments

[northern]

Beautiful!

[pensnest]

Thank you! It's lovely and snugglable, too.

[raynedanser]

I literally gasped when I saw it, which caught the Childthing's attention. ;-)

That's gorgeous and I LOVE the cabling! (and hee! I have that pattern in my faves. It's gorgeous!)



(hm. How is it I have no knitting icon uploaded here?)

ETA:
Apparently I did and just didn't see it. *facepalm*

[pensnest]

I'm very proud of myself—it's the first time I've done *serious* cabling, and it does look gorgeous, if I say so myself.

[raynedanser]

You should be, it's amazing. I've done cabling, you've seen it, but I've yet to do such a gorgeous hoodie.

[turlough]

It's gorgeous! Those cable panels are wonderful but I can well imagine how troublesome they must be to make.

[pensnest]

It took a *long* time for me to be able to understand the logic and see what was coming next—the chart is, er, fun, because there are several symbols for different moves, and I would sit there on the sofa with the chart, and a pencil to cross out lines, and the key, and laboriously make my way through each line.

[copracat]

That's gorgeous and inspirational!

[pensnest]

Thank you! I'm mostly just pleased it's done, at the moment...

[topaz119]

Very pretty!

[pensnest]

Thank you!

[chalcopyrite]

That's gorgeous! The cables give it real flair, and I love the moss stitch for the bottom rather than ribbing! Lovely colours as well.

The pockets aren't quite clear in the first pic -- are they partly/entirely cable as well, or am I making that up?

[pensnest]

I like the moss stitch, it turned out rather interesting. Yes, the pockets are cabled, with the cable from everywhere else plus a bit of an edging—two reps was too wide, one too narrow. I thought the front needed a bit more decoration!

[ephemera]

impressive, indeed!

[rikes]

How lovely! The pattern is gorgeous.

[zelda-zee.livejournal.com]

Now I see why it took a long time! Beautiful work - I am very impressed! I love the color and the cables and it looks so comfy and warm.

[pensnest]

It's a lovely, snuggly yarn—it was a pleasure to knit, and Bun is very happy with it. I'm very proud of myself for managing the cabling!

[strippedhalo.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmmmmmmmalabrigo. :D That is gorgeous! It looks like a ton of work, and a million bucks! The cabling is awesome!

[pensnest]

I could wish I'd got the overall shape a little bit better, but I'm pretty pleased—and very proud of the cabling! I've mostly done Kaffe Fassett style multicolour knits before, so cabling is pretty new.

[llamabitchyo.livejournal.com]

That's really pretty and impressive! I'm only at a scarves-and-blankets level of competence at knitting, so something like this leaves me in awe.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

That looks fantastic!