#the pattern pictures may _look_ like its colors are similar

[elephantbitterhead]

Speaking of knitting, the Xmas sweater has made it in under the wire. This is my recolored & adapted version of the Schoolhouse Press pattern 'Christmas Past.' If you're considering this pattern & want to hear my thoughts on it, feel free to ask. My thoughts are largely negative -- many on-the-fly modifications were necessary to achieve the fit I wanted. I got this pattern because I wanted to see how they did the mitered collar you can see in the top picture. I like the collar, but in the future I'll add it to other sweater patterns that have the shaping I prefer.

#just say no to carrying 3 colors in 2024 #knitting #stranded colorwork #the pattern pictures may _look_ like its colors are similar #but if you look on the Jamieson's color card #the original colors are in fact not particularly nice #eg the background is a kind of gross watery-looking caramel color #and where I've used red the pattern calls for a dark coral #I get the faded-color christmas past idea but #no thanks #I also changed the trim to blue because red trim was one step too far into ho-ho-ho land for me