{"id":7558,"date":"2023-05-15T12:13:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T12:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=7558"},"modified":"2024-11-12T14:40:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T14:40:14","slug":"starting-a-new-sweater-for-dan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/starting-a-new-sweater-for-dan\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting Color Stranded Sweater for Dan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114849439-1200-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114849439-1200.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114849439-1200.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114849439-1200.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>Making new is more fun than either making do or mend<\/h2>\n<p>That sweater <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/i-have-a-mens-sweater-almost-ready-to-publish\/\">Dan wore to Rhinebeck<\/a> our first visit?\u00a0 I seriously have a mending job here.\u00a0 Only I can&#8217;t get Dan to stop wearing it.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114856750-1200-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114856750-1200.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114856750-1200.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114856750-1200.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The elbows are out.\u00a0 The hem has gotten caught on our kitchen cabinet drawer pulls.\u00a0 (He is the family dishwasher, I am the family read aloud performer.\u00a0 I think I have the best deal.\u00a0 We are a little stuck on read aloud novels that everyone will agree on &#8211; suggestions for teen books that aren&#8217;t too sad, not too much kissing or plot holes?\u00a0 Pride and Prejudice was fine, the guys appreciate snark).<\/p>\n<p>Takeaways: if you are picking cabinet hardware, get the drawer pulls that have ends that touch the doors, not stand proud.\u00a0 Less mending.<\/p>\n<p>Send me book suggestions!\u00a0 I&#8217;m currently re-reading Hank the Cowdog books.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114907947.MP-1200-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114907947.MP-1200.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114907947.MP-1200.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114907947.MP-1200.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>I got away with a color matching goof for 25 years<\/h2>\n<p>Here is an interesting part: I ran out of gold mid sleeve in 1998.\u00a0 The yarn I bought didn&#8217;t match.\u00a0 No one has ever asked me about it.\u00a0 There is just so much going on in a stranded colorwork sweater &#8211; it hides goofs.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20211023_183124478-1200-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20211023_183124478-1200.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20211023_183124478-1200.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20211023_183124478-1200.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20211023_183124478-1200.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>Dan&#8217;s design criteria<\/h2>\n<p>Dan said he&#8217;d like a sweater like an October day at Mechanic&#8217;s Pond. This is Manchester Reservoir, a few miles away from Mechanic&#8217;s Pond, but still in Attleboro.\u00a0 I picked the yarns from this photo.\u00a0 He LOVES his current Shetland inspired sweater.\u00a0 It&#8217;s lightweight, but warm, not tight or business fussy, and joyfully colorful.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230502_192505784-1200-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230502_192505784-1200-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230502_192505784-1200-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230502_192505784-1200-1.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>So I bought some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolhousepress.com\/jamieson.html#\">Spindrift.<\/a>\u00a0 Here they are still in their wrappers.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t think I got enough of a value mix.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20221004_164602944-1200-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20221004_164602944-1200.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20221004_164602944-1200.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20221004_164602944-1200.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>This is Mechanic&#8217;s Pond.\u00a0 More green and grey, less brown.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114923181-1200-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114923181-1200.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114923181-1200.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114923181-1200.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>My Design Strategy<\/h2>\n<p>As I write in my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/about-christine\/\">About Christine<\/a> &#8211; I try to copy the shape of sweaters my guys already wear.\u00a0 a tapered body isn&#8217;t traditional for a Fair Isle Sweater (at least as far as I can tell from books) but I&#8217;m making a color stranded sweater inspired by the traditional ones, not a traditional one.\u00a0 I bought the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/autumn-fall-leaves\"> Autumn Fall Leaves chart<\/a> for one band, then decided to adapt or chart other bands to complement it.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114938345-1200-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114938345-1200.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114938345-1200.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_114938345-1200.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also using some stars (or roses) from these old friends.\u00a0 Dan also wants a band of code. I told him fine, just make it 26 squares high, and don&#8217;t leave gaps of more than 8 stitches in any one color.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_115022644.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"corrugated ribbing on Dan&#039;s new sweater\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_115022644.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_115022644.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230515_115022644.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>Progress to Date<\/h2>\n<p>I have a few hundred stitches to tink &#8211; I didn&#8217;t leave enough contrast at all in that last row of the evergreen tree.\u00a0 I&#8217;m waiting to see if daylight says, &#8220;Eh, leave it and keep going.&#8221; or , &#8220;Tink it, tink it now.&#8221;\u00a0 Daylight doesn&#8217;t usually let me get away with stuff, but, you know.<\/p>\n<p>Which do you say?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making new is more fun than either making do or mend That sweater Dan wore to Rhinebeck our first visit?\u00a0 I seriously have a mending job here.\u00a0 Only I can&#8217;t get Dan to stop wearing it. 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