Smockulus Majoris is complete! As you can tell from the photos it has not yet been blocked, but I couldn't wait to take the pictures. For this sweater I used Malabrigo Intenso for the body and sleeves, and Amoroso for the yoke.
This, as you can imagine, was not planned--it was the result of running out of yarn and being too impatient to wait for the correct colorway to come in the mail.
In this instance, I was glad I'd worked from the bottom up, so that the brighter shade is around her face instead of the hemline.
I wanted this sweater to have a slightly Renaissance look to it, so I used mock cable ribbing for the cuffs and raised waist. The hem is a broad band of seed stitch, and the yoke is a mini sampler of garter stitch, mock cable rib, stockinette stitch and 2x2 ribbing.
The sweater was designed using the Elizabeth Percentage System (I cast on K + 30%, for a fuller skirt), and the yoke decrease rate EZ recommends for children.
There are 6 short rows across the back, in the stockinette section.
For the sleeves I cast on 35 st. and made the ribbing extra-long, then increased all at once to 70 stitches. As usual I didn't swatch, but I did start over a coupla times. ;)
Smockulus Minoris can be seen here:
Amoroso is the yarn for the yoke and amorosa is the model who will wear it.Maravillosa is the sweater and knitter.
Posted by: Irma Perlman | January 21, 2008 at 05:50 PM
I have so much to learn (she said, as she doggedly plugged away at her all-stockinette-stitch, all-the-time cardigan).
Posted by: Badger | January 21, 2008 at 07:28 PM
That is gorgeous! I love the style and the color and your model wears it well!
Posted by: Dixie Hall | January 21, 2008 at 08:27 PM
Wow. Beautiful model, beautiful sweater. Clever designer! I must learn about this "Elizabeth Percentahge System." We're talking Elizabeth Zimmerman, right?
Posted by: Tamara | January 22, 2008 at 07:59 AM
All of that sounds like Swahili to me. Percentages? Systems? I am really getting better at my purling though! (hee) So lovely though.
Posted by: Laura | January 22, 2008 at 09:27 AM
Its absolutely gorgeous - I love the design and the colour, and its great how it will fit the model for a while. I would buy it if it was written up (hint, hint).
Posted by: Ingrid | January 22, 2008 at 05:35 PM
OMGosh, Jen! I think that's my most favorite sweater of all! It's beautiful!
Posted by: Helena | January 24, 2008 at 07:54 AM
splendid! all of it, girl, sweater, knitter, writer, etc.
Posted by: paula & bob | January 26, 2008 at 12:36 PM
Great. Fantastic. And such a cute model. :-)
I really love this sweater and all the other designs
by EZ. Thank you for the fotos.
Elke from Germany
Posted by: Elke | January 29, 2008 at 12:54 PM