Work in Progress Report
My goal for January was to finish all my current works-in-progress and start February with a clean slate. Well, three projects out of four ain't bad. When I made that goal, I had completed the body of my Nothin' But a Shapely Tee including the neckline. At that point, I knew I would need to re-do the neck finishing, but I ended up ripping back through the short-row shaping I did at the bustline. Since I knit the body in the round, that's a lot of ripping.
Just after I completed the short-row shaping, I knew I wasn't really happy with it, but I powered on in spite of my misgivings. Following the instructions for the Shapely Tee, I started making my turns quite close to what would be the side seam and placed each wrap just inside the previous one -- similar to the first half of a sock's short-row heel. The result was a very distinct diagonal dart under my arm on each side. It achieved the desired effect of providing extra material in the front of the garment, but it looked rather odd.
Before I ripped back, I tried the sweater on, marked the points (no pun intended) where the darts should end, laid the sweater out flat, and measured from those points to the side edges. Using that measurement, I planned how to evenly space out my wrap & turns. With this adjustment, the short-row shaping looks practically invisible.
Now I've completed the upper front, and I'm just about to finish the armhole shaping on the upper back. The next challenge will be getting the neckline finishing to lay correctly. I'll post a photo when I actually have some forward progress to show for my efforts!
That sounds soooo complicated. To be frank, I almost am clueless about what
you talk. I think I need to try knitting my own sweater to be able to fully
grasp the knitterese of sweater knitting.