Finished at last

[callmemadam]

I've been making this jacket in Rowan Soft Tweed for two months. It's a chunky yarn and knits up quickly but en entire garment in moss stitch is quite boring to do and I loathe the sewing up Here's how it looks in the book:



I made the small size and used smaller needles than specified but it's still pretty big: I could have made the XS instead. Close-up of the stitch:



And the finished item, which looks much better on me.



This is the first time I've knitted a band in one piece using a circular needle. I didn't enjoy doing it but it does give a neat finish. People who love circular needles: how do you cope with having all your work hanging off two needles? This kept my knees warm but it's inconvenient to store and impossible to carry around with you.

Now is just the weather for it, phew!

Comments

[minniemoll.livejournal.com]

It looks lovely! I'd really like to do something in soft tweed one day. I did two red jackets in moss stitch, I didn't mind it too much, but it did get a bit tedious after a while.....

Doing a band on circs isn't very portable, but if you tried to do it on straights, all the weight would be hanging off the end of the needle, especially at the beginning/end of rows, which would make my hands ache very quickly. I'm actually back on straights at the moment, but mainly because I'm using thin yarn (DK) so the work doesn't get too heavy. I think that I do knit a bit faster on straights, but it's not worth it if my hands hurt.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Glad you like it.

I don't think 170 stitches would have fitted on any of my straight needles! Bands are always a pain, especially when you have to keep testing whether or not they fit yet.

I find all big needles hurt my fingers after a while so I have to switch to something smaller (usually socks!)for a while.