rust colored 50%mohair/50%acrylic yarn (caress by troitsk)
was a birthday gift from tea (thanks tea! for the yarn
and for taking these pics)
and the moment i saw it i knew i want to knit a sweater from it
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and, as i do not like being told what to do
i chose to freestyle it, instead of following a pattern
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sweater is made in fingering weight yarn
(using 5mm needles instead of recommended 3mm)
it's knitted from the bottom up, in round
and looks like a gigantic rectangle with small sleeves added to it
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i'm not really into lace or cables
don't mind knitting them, but they are not really my style
so i went for really simple design - knit stitch
with occasional rows of double wrap stitch
and usual 2x2 ribbing for hems
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leggings are just another fake riding pants
variation of my favorite pattern from burda
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blogged here
Discussion 2
love this! i hate following patterns too, like to just kind of see where the knitting takes you.
glad you like it :) i'm not really experienced at knitting, but that might be my favorite technique too