Swatch Robe
What can you do with knitted swatches and failed projects? You can convert them to knitted graffiti, use them as rags, sew them into a blanket, or...
I got the idea to make a garment out of knitted bits that's so-bad-it's-good from a picture of Rachael Matthews, author of Knitorama. In the book, there is a photo of her wearing a dress made of colourful swatches, with dangly loose ends. Although the dress isn't something many people would wear in public, it is eye-catching, has a bohemian-vibe, and is very interesting to look at.
The big granny square on the left was the beginning of a beach cover-up, until it got too heavy (should've gone with a finer cotton, I guess). Failed car body number 1 is at the bottom. It's hard to tell, but the white piece near the body is my first entrelac swatch.
Here's a close-up of the front, where you can see, from right to left at the bottom, the miserable orange sock, my very first purple baby sock, and my first mitten, with its oddly-shaped, red thumb pointing downward. Above the purple sock is the heart granny square.
The body of the robe is a seamless, bottom-up, cotton sweater with 3/4 length sleeves I made without swatching (... I know, I know). Midway through, I decreased several stitches around, but it resulted in an unflattering frill around the tummy, and was still too big. In desperation, I steeked the front, but it was a disaster that I couldn't wear, yet couldn't bear to throw away. I'm glad I didn't toss it, because I love wearing this robe. It feels you're like rolling around in your stash, with all the different textures of squishy yarns and, oh, the colours, the colours!
I got the idea to make a garment out of knitted bits that's so-bad-it's-good from a picture of Rachael Matthews, author of Knitorama. In the book, there is a photo of her wearing a dress made of colourful swatches, with dangly loose ends. Although the dress isn't something many people would wear in public, it is eye-catching, has a bohemian-vibe, and is very interesting to look at.
The big granny square on the left was the beginning of a beach cover-up, until it got too heavy (should've gone with a finer cotton, I guess). Failed car body number 1 is at the bottom. It's hard to tell, but the white piece near the body is my first entrelac swatch.
Here's a close-up of the front, where you can see, from right to left at the bottom, the miserable orange sock, my very first purple baby sock, and my first mitten, with its oddly-shaped, red thumb pointing downward. Above the purple sock is the heart granny square.
The body of the robe is a seamless, bottom-up, cotton sweater with 3/4 length sleeves I made without swatching (... I know, I know). Midway through, I decreased several stitches around, but it resulted in an unflattering frill around the tummy, and was still too big. In desperation, I steeked the front, but it was a disaster that I couldn't wear, yet couldn't bear to throw away. I'm glad I didn't toss it, because I love wearing this robe. It feels you're like rolling around in your stash, with all the different textures of squishy yarns and, oh, the colours, the colours!
posted by ax174 at
5:26 AM
