My Aran Wrap is finally done! Woo Hoo! It needs to finish drying, which will take several days: heavy yarn, very damp, multiple layers due to sleeves. I promise that I will have someone take actual photos of me wearing the behemoth — without a bubble butt picture if I can help it 😉 . When I have tried it on it fits like the pictures on Angela’s blog, though I am not 5′ tall and tres petite!
Here she is being blocked:
Yes, the Aran Wrap is a great big rectangle with sleeves, so why doesn’t it look like a great big rectangle with sleeves? I’m not sure if my theory will work, but I was thinking that if I brought in the bottom edge, it might flair less over the derriere. I wove a piece of waste yarn through the bottom edge to draw it in.
This was very difficult to block because it is such a strange garment and therefore does not follow standard sizing conventions. I know how big I want normal sweaters to be, but this is different. When wet, it was quite malleable — I could have made it much longer, much wider, whatever — but I really didn’t know what I wanted it to do! I will have to wait and try it on and then decide if it needs adjustments.
Now, I have to check my queue for the next fun project. I have an idea, but only time will tell!
PS in response to Alison’s question, “Now that you are finished, is there any other yarn you would have selected, I guess what I’m asking is the weight of the yarn. Do you feel like the heaviness of the sweater is needed to support the cables or would you have used a much lighter yarn.”
The sweater is heavy, but not too heavy when it is on. Like many coats/jackets, they do have some weight to them. If you were to knit this in lighter yarn at the same gauge, it would be too loosely knit to hold the shape and provide ample stucture. The yarn Sally and I chose actually had much more yardage per gm than the yarn used in Vogue, so we already substituted a lighter yarn — heaven knows how heavy the prototype is!
It’s absolutely gorgeous. I can’t wait to see you wearing it.
Comment by Joan Hamer — October 25, 2008 @ 1:55 pm
I can’t wait to see you in it either. I am also excited to see what your next project is.
Comment by Michele with one L — October 25, 2008 @ 7:21 pm
Oh Susan, that sweater turned out so beautiful! I love the stitch definition and the way the cable patterns show so well. I can just picture this on you during the cold winter months. Now that you are finished, is there any other yarn you would have selected, I guess what I’m asking is the weight of the yarn. Do you feel like the heaviness of the sweater is needed to support the cables or would you have used a much lighter yarn.
Comment by Alison — October 25, 2008 @ 9:11 pm
Goreous, what a fantastic job you did on it:D
Comment by cici — October 26, 2008 @ 1:58 am
What outstanding stitch definition. I can’t wait to see that modeled, it’s such an unusual structure.
Comment by marissa — October 26, 2008 @ 9:13 am
Looks wonderful, Susan! I’m eager to see it modeled. I’ll be curious to know if you find that it stretches unduly in the shoulder area when worn because there is no seam there for stability.
Comment by Linda in NC — October 26, 2008 @ 9:54 am
Susan- Clever girls! I’m not sure I gave that design a second glance, but your interpretation and Sally’s are amazing.
Another success……….
Comment by Lorraine — October 26, 2008 @ 10:32 am
Lovely. Absolutely lovely. Like everyone else, I am anxious to see how it drapes.
Comment by Pam/2muchfun — October 26, 2008 @ 12:08 pm
The peplum cables just ripple with rhythm. You did a lovely job!
Comment by twinsetellen — October 26, 2008 @ 2:09 pm
A truly great job done! I’m sure this will look wonderful on you. And keep you toasty warm:)
Comment by jennygirl — October 26, 2008 @ 5:33 pm
I can’t wait to see it modeled either. The stitch detail is amazing.
Comment by Carrie K — October 27, 2008 @ 6:46 pm
Gorgeous!!! I really really love this wrap. 🙂
Comment by Romi — October 27, 2008 @ 11:12 pm
Fabulous! Honestly, just fabulous. Wear it to class on Sunday so I can try it on! 🙂
Comment by Peggy — October 29, 2008 @ 4:56 pm