A knitting question

[pensnest]

When I saw this sweater on Jake Gyllenhaal, on Tom & Lorenzo's site, I thought ooh, hmm, interesting, I wouldn't mind knitting a sweater with those wonky stripes. Opinion on the site, however, is hostile.

It looks like garter stitch (or might be stocking stitch) in that green yarn with stocking stitch in blue with some extra wraparounds to uneven the stripes. And a bit crap around the neck, but that could be amended. I think a rather quieter yarn would probably be better, too, as the shiny doesn't seem to be necessary given the interest generated by the weird stripes.

What do you think? Would you knit such a thing?

Comments

[breathedout]

I think it's reverse stockinette in the green (p on the RS), stockinette in the blue/black (k on the RS). I actually question whether the uneven stripes are created with short rows; it looks to me like the same # of rows in the wide parts of the rows as in the narrow parts, but just worked at a much larger gauge. Maybe drastically increasing & decreasing the needle size?

I would never in a million years knit something like this (for myself, anyway), but I can appreciate the appeal for someone with a much different aesthetic.

[pensnest]

I'm always after something new and interesting to knit, which I suspect means I will never be expert at anything... still, it's fun. I am intrigued by the idea of switching needles for the stretched out stitches, which is a possibility I hadn't thought of.

[akamine_chan]

*squints* I...don't love the sweater. It is interesting and wonky, and the color combinations are odd. It might be salvageable with different colors...maybe?

[pensnest]

It doesn't look very well made, somehow, which is a bit poor from a designer show.

[twistedchick]

I've made shawls that way, but not sweaters. I'm not sure how it would affect the fit.

[pensnest]

Good point, perhaps playing around with a shawl or a stole would work better.

[frausorge]

I really like the uneven stripes, though I'm not wowed by those colors together. However, as far as actual knitting, the question is moot for me, I don't have the knitting chops to do that yet...

[pensnest]

It doesn't look hard to do - reminds me of this scarf (I hope you can see it) which is garter stitch alternating with rows in which there are extra loops around the needle to make longer stitches. In a more disciplined way than the sweater. But the question of shape does remain.

[stranger]

Looks like stockinette stitch, with the blue stripes -- as you say -- made with varied extra wraparounds. Not sure if the smooth side is in or out or alternates with the stripes, as the tension is pretty loose and the structure shows, but the photo isn't clear enough for good detail.

I'm not a big wraparound fan so I wouldn't do it for myself, but it's an interesting look.

[pensnest]

I think it's all a bit too loose, but I'll definitely have to bear it in mind for some playing around. I have Too Much Yarn (ahaha) so there should be scope for some experimenting.

[brandywine28]

I don't know if I'd knit it, but I think I'd probably wear it! I like the wonky stripes! And also the blue-green color scheme. It's...oceanic!

(I spent my whole life thinking I couldn't wear blue anything, 'cos my eyes are green and that color combo didn't thrill me at all. I've changed my mind in recent years, though. Dress me up like a mermaid princess! Gimme blue-green everything!)

[pensnest]

I like blue-green, and there are *so* many fabulous yarns using some combination of those colours.

[watervole]

I wouldn't knit it, because the open mesh would snag on things when worn, but I like the look of it.

[pensnest]

I have a feeling it ought to be a rather more substantial yarn than this one seems to have been knitted in. And you're probably right about the snagging, then again, I like knitting lace, so I'm willing to deal with that.

[vae]

Aase's Shawl has a similar kind of structure as the uneven stripes bit, and I gave up knitting that after 8 repeats because I knew I'd never be able to wear it because it would catch on absolutely everything. It might actually work better in a sweater, because it would be fitting closer to the body...