I found an error in the Tweedy pattern published in Petite Purls:
When you begin the Front, the instructions for Row 1 should be fixed:
Row 1 (RS): With CC, work Row 1 of Tweed pattern across first 16 [18, 20, 22, 24] sts, with MC, k 26 [28, 28, 30, 30], with CC, work Row 1 of Tweed pattern across last 16 [18, 20, 22, 24] sts.
Essentially, the center panel should be KNIT across, not purl across, since this is the Right Side.
So the yarn giveaway winner has been selected. Thanks for all the sweet, and encouraging comments.
I used Random.org to select a #, but several of the commenters forgot to leave me their contact information per the game rules.
So! The winner is finally selected and…..
Joyce! of Joyce Makes Art has been selected as the winner!!
Congratulations, Joyce. I will be contacting her through her blog this weekend and the prize will be mailed out some time next week.
Again, thank you so much for all your comments!
So my pattern was published through Petite Purls yesterday.
In celebration, I am giving away 1 skein of Cascade 220 Wool in Van Dyke Brown and 1 skein of Berroco Ultra Alpaca in Agua. These are the exact yarn I used in the sample.
Rules:
1. By 9/30, 11:59 p.m. PST, leave a comment on this post. Tell me who you’re going to make Tweedy for; or any words of suggestions, concern, or encouragement.
2. Be sure to either leave your blog address, Ravelry ID, or E-mail address, so that I have some way of contacting you if you get selected!
3. A winner will be selected on October 1, and will be announced here on my blog.
Petite Purls Fall 2011 issue went live today. And in it was my pattern, “Tweedy.”
@ Jean Chung
When I saw the Petite Purls submission call, by accident, I wondered if I could do it. I have no children on my own, but have few friends who do and I’ve been really wanting to make something really cute for them.
With colorwork in trend this season, I wanted to create a garment that has some colors but very simple stitch pattern so that I can knit without looking at the pattern all the time.
I experimented with this Tweed stitch with solid yarns first, and liked the look… But something was missing. More colors? Texture? I wanted to see how it would look in variegated yarn.
While shopping for an appropriate yarn, I fell in love with Ultra Alpaca Tonal yarn I saw at my LYS, and instantly knew this yarn would be in my project. It adds the soft halo because of the alpaca content, and the light-to-dark tonal quality of this yarn adds subtle but interesting tweed look.
@ Jean Chung
Then I created a silhouette that looks really grown up. This meant waist shaping and choosing grown up colors. Instead of casual-looking ribbed hem, I opted for i-cord hem. Really, this garment was more or less inspired by the boring navy-colored school uniforms at clothing stores during the Back-to-School season.
@ Jean Chung
@ Jean Chung
If you know how to do i-cord cast on, you can certainly start with i-cord cast on, instead of the provisional cast on and then doing i-cord bind off. My i-cord cast on is a little bit sloppy looking so I chose to do the i-cord bind off.
And one word of caution, taking gauge swatch for both St st and the Tweed stitch is really important, especially the row gauge. The first version I made turned out really droopy in the middle and the tight at the color change.
@ Jean Chung
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