Recent updates: Oblique and Gossamer Garden Stole 作品近度更新: 斜斜開襟外套與花園蕾絲披肩

斜斜開襟外套四月開打至今快五個月了, 終於在八月底完成, 但是扣子還沒有買來縫, 外套也還沒有完全定型好, 至少希望下襬羅紋邊部分要拉平一點, 拉克蘭的部份也要再平一些, 等扣子縫好了下水洗過再定型.


尚未裝扣子或最後定型
Without buttons and final blocking

斜斜開襟外套
開始日期: 2009/4/16
完成日期: 2009/8/31
圖樣: Oblique by Véronik Avery
線材: CLS Pure Wools
顏色: #66 中麻灰
針碼: 4.5mm (日規 8 號)

Oblique
Start date: 2009/4/16
Finish date: 2009/8/31
Pattern: Oblique by Véronik Avery
Yarn: CLS Pure Wools
Color: #66 Medium Heather Gray
Needle size: 4.5mm (JAP #8)

本來以為這外套可以在六月中去巴黎前打完, 但是近端午時天氣已經開始熱, 外套打不下去, 開始打去巴黎要用的春之鬱金香披肩 (尚未 po 文) , 所以道出發前打到剩一隻袖子. 回來後毛線都不想碰, 直到搬到暫住處才又把剩下的袖子打完. 第一次縫接織片時是用勾針以鎖針縫合, 結果太緊了點, 接縫不漂亮. 等道領子也打好時, 就把接縫拆開, 第二次就用隱型縫的方式, 結果好多了. 但是, 我縫得不夠密, 只要用一點拉接縫就會看到縫隙, 只好再把四邊拉克蘭的部分再拆開重新縫密一些, 就好多了. 至於脇邊和袖下就沒有逢第三次, 不知是否因為接縫兩邊是桂花針, 雖然縫得不夠密但是用點力拉開接縫好像沒有縫那麼大. 要找時間去買四個扣子來縫...這件外套打的結果還蠻滿意的, 只是織片縫接前我沒有把它們定型到應有的尺寸, 因為暫住處不方便所致. 我已經寄話把年初打的也是 Veronik Avery 設計的一塊半開襟外套拆掉重打, 之前打得太鬆, 尺寸又比較大, 希望重打後尺寸可以滿意.


第一半 120 排
First half at row 120

花園蕾絲披肩
開始日期: 2008/10/1
織圖: Gossamer Garden Stole by Lia Liang
線材: Rowan Kidsilk Night (絲毛海)
顏色: 612 (紫紅)
針碼: 3.6mm (日規 5 號)

Gossamer Garden Stole
Start date: 2008/10/1
Pattern: Gossamer Garden Stole by Lia W. Liang
Yarn: Rowan Kidsilk Night
Color: 612 (dusty magenta)
Needle size: 3.6mm (JP #5)

這條披肩在去年最後一次 po 文後進度龜速, 昨天拿出來重新開打前只打到了 94 排, 這還只是第一半呢! 每次拿出來打都只能打一兩排就要偷笑了, 不知道為何總是這麼慢. 昨天傍晚才開打到晚上兩小睡覺時已經打了26排 (120 排)! 今天兩小睡午覺起來後繼續打到兩小睡覺時又打了 30 排 (150 排)! 離完成還有 30 排! 重新開打的速度變快很多, 不知為何, 也許就是人家說的生一個孩子笨三年, 我一次生兩個要笨三年但是比人家成度上笨兩倍?!


花園蕾絲近照
Gossamer Garden Stole up close

Oblique - Back piece done 斜斜開襟外套 - 後片完成

斜斜開襟外套
開始日期: 2009/4/16
圖樣: Oblique by Véronik Avery
線材: CLS Pure Wools
顏色: #66 中麻灰
針碼: 4.5mm (日規 8 號)

Oblique
Start date: 2009/4/16
Pattern: Oblique by Véronik Avery
Yarn: CLS Pure Wools
Color: #66 Medium Heather Gray
Needle size: 4.5mm (JAP #8)


光是後片就搞了一個多月才完成, 因為 Véronik Avery 設計的毛衣很漂亮但是打起來很複雜, 一個後片有四種花樣, 為了不想因為打錯花一直拆, 所以小心翼翼每打幾針看一下花樣的模樣編, 確認沒打錯, 導致進度超緩慢.
It took me more than a month to finish the back. Although Véronik Avery's designs are all very beautiful but they are really complicated. There are four different stitch patterns for the back, I didn't want to make mistakes and frog, so I knitted very slowly and check every few stitches thus lengthened the progress.

進度緩慢就算了, 中間還差了個春之鬱金香, 斜斜完全停擺, 進度就更慢了. 好不容易腰身部分的減針開始加針, 到最後一次加針時發現針數不對? 發現原來少減了一次針! 這就是中間停工前沒有做筆記的原故, 加上笨笨的沒看清楚有幾個段數環! 所以就拆吧~原本打了六個減針三個加針拆到剩三個減針, 因為健忘的我起頭處減了但結尾處忘記減哪!
Besides the slow progress, I suspended knitting Oblique for Spring Tulips Stole (the stole I'm going to wear to Paris), pushing the finish date even further into the future. When I got to the last increase for the waist increase I had 1 extra stitch, because I forgot to decrease the left side on one of the waist decreases. I stopped to knit Spring Tulips and didn't make notes and before resuming the project failed to check thoroughly my markers...so, FROG! HAd to rip out 3 increases and 3 decreases...

重打後順利許多, 很快就打到腋下減針要開始做拉克蘭處, 這下容易打多了, 因為花樣熟了不用一直看模樣編確認, 且是每兩排正面減針, 就這樣很高興地減啊減啊到了最後一次減針, 一算....不對啊! 怎麼多出這麼多針呢? 這就是 Veronik Avery 的設計複雜的地方, 因為減針處牽涉到蕾絲花, 我可能想太多還繼續有打掛針, 這樣反而又加回去了. 沒辦法, 只好把拉克蘭部分拆掉重打, 還好一天就打完, 第二次沒問題, 每減一次算一次針.
After the major frogging the back went on fine for I memorized the four stitch patterns and when I was getting to the bind off part I founf there were too many stiches left! This is why I said Véronik Avery's designs are complicated: you have to decrease with LACE stitch patterns! And it's very tricky! I didn't count the stitches so I ended up increasing on some rows instead of decreasing. Frogged again and reknitted. Luckily it only took a day to redo. Counted while decreasing.

呼~~
Whew!

不過剛發線收針收太緊了點? 等等拆開換大一號針收, 織片我還沒蒸氣烘定型呢!
But I just realized that I bound off a bit too tight, should have bound off using needles one size larger.



身體左右兩側的桂花針
Moss stitch pattern on the sides


右側的右斜蕾絲
Right slanting diagonal lace pattern on the right


中間的結構蕾絲
Textured lace pattern in the center


左側的左斜蕾絲
Left slanting diagonal lace pattern on the left

Mauresque Socks 摩爾襪

最近事多勞累懶得寫所以這雙摩爾襪雖然已完工多時卻遲遲未po文哪!



摩爾襪
開始日期: 2009/4/10
完成日期: 2009/4/26
圖樣: Mauresque Socks by Nicole Masson
線材: Grignasco Bambi Meino Extrafine 芭比細毛線
顏色: #178 粉紅色
針號: 2.25mm (美規 1 號)
尺寸: 美國鞋號 7 號

這是第一雙從上往下打的襪子. 我還是對這種傳統上往下打的襪子有不安全感, 怕怕的, 因為到了腳尖很多都要 graft 起來收針, 偏偏 grafting 是我的罩門. 這雙襪子的花樣設計實在特別, 非常吸引人, 尤其設計師的靈感來自於西班牙一座阿拉伯式城堡(註), 唸西文又熱愛西班牙的 Regina 豈能不織? 即使是從上往下打? 若非如此老娘我才不幹呢!

其實, 就是一股衝動, 圖樣雖然印出來看了又看, 事實上我根本就沒把最後收尾的地方看清楚, 心想反正就是 grafting 嘛, 船到橋頭自然直, 牙一咬就開打! 打到最後發現, 腳尖是不斷收針到個位數針目, 剪斷毛線穿過餘目拉緊即可. 真是瞎貓碰到死耗子, 逃過一劫, 不用硬著頭皮 graft 收尾!

腿上的花樣看起來複雜其實滿好打的, 每一區段都不一樣, 到了中間過後就對稱打回去, 這樣打起來有意思不會無聊, 腳背上的花, 很容易記, 打一次就可記住. 只是圖樣寫得不是很清楚, 容易讓人誤解. 花樣以圖表顯示, 但必須配上說明才會清楚, 可惜說明也不清楚, 也很容易讓人搞錯. 打第一隻時就是這樣被嚇了好幾次, 打第二隻就順利多了.

第一次打從上往下, 不清楚襪頭到底鬆緊度有多大, 只記得老媽子說過用大三號針起, 打完後發現, 因為這花樣彈性很大, 其實大兩號甚至大一號就可以了, 除非打平針就要大幾號針起比較保險.

照片中腿上有一個花樣中間繞了兩圈毛線, 此花樣圖表說明中說繞一圈, 可圖表說明下方還有備註說是繞兩圈. 這就是所謂不清楚的地方, 應該直接在說明中一次講清楚.

另外, 第 15 和第 39 段要用到麻花針打交叉花樣時, 段的起頭處其實是往後移了一目, 不然就要講清楚: 過了記號圈 (標示段之開頭用) 後第一目照花打 (上針就打上, 下針就打下), 接著照圖表標示打. 同樣的, 第 26 段要繞兩圈的那個花樣, 記號圈後那一針也是要照花打 (上針就打上, 下針就打下), 接著照圖表標示打. 如此較不容易混淆.

打腳背處也說明不清, 他是把上一段最後一個上針先移到左針, 因為腳背花有31目, 這是腳背的第一針. 接著這針要以打上針且毛線要在織片後面的方式滑到右針. 若看原說明會搞不清楚, 也許是我太笨了吧!







我很喜歡這摩爾襪, 理想中是想用沙色, 蜂蜜色或玫瑰金的線來打, 不過手上沒有. 因為西班牙的城堡在清晨太陽起來照射時會呈玫瑰金色, 傍晚太陽西下照射時會成金色或蜂蜜色, 非常的漂亮, 要親眼看過才能體會的美麗與感動.

註: 靈感來自於 Palacio de Aljafería .

[FO] Lemons and Oranges 檸檬橘子襪

檸檬橘子襪
開始日期: 2009/3/24
完成日期: 2009/4/8 (2009/3/29~4/8暫停去打二月小姐)
織圖: Fingeringweight Slip Stitch Heel Toe-up Sock by Wendy Johnson
毛線: Grignasco Bambi 芭比細毛線 100% 特級美麗諾
顏色: #863 橘色, #858 黃色
針碼: 2mm (美規0號)
尺寸: 美國鞋碼 7 號


Lemons and Oranges
Start date: 2009/3/24
Finish date: 2009/4/8 (2009/3/29~4/8 stopped to knit February Lady Sweater)
Pattern: Fingeringweight Slip Stitch Heel Toe-up Sock by Wendy Johnson
Yarn: Grignasco Bambi 100% Merino Extrafine
Color: #863 Orange, #858 Yellow
Needle: 2mm (US0)
Size: US shoe size 7



這雙襪是用B送的 Knit Picks Harmony Wood 6吋雙頭襪針組中的 2mm 襪針打的. 果真好用, 差好多! 比原來那個便宜的竹針 - 軟到像剔牙的牙籤一樣的竹針 - 好用多了! 至少打的時候不用刻意放慢速度並且不能用力, 深怕把針折斷! 不過打好第二隻 1/4 時就暫停跑去打二月小姐, 本來應該會先完成襪子才開打二月小姐, 誰曉得剛好找到線了, 又碰到天氣冷, 趕快開打完成. 二月小姐完成後第二天檸檬橘子也完成了!
I used the 2mm needles from the Knit Picks Harmony Wood 6" Sock Needle Set to knit this pair. These needles are really great, very smooth and slick but still have enough friction to hold the thin slippery yarn. They're MUCH better than those cheap bamboo one I bought, which were to soft, just like tooth picks. I had to conciously knit slower and not to apply force on the needles to prevent myself from snapping them. I stopped at 25% of sock 2 to knit February Lady Sweater, although I intended to finish the socks first but I just got my hands on some suitable yarn and the weather was still chilly so I grabbed the chance and started knitting the sweater instead. Anyway, I finished the socks the day after I finished the sweater!



這次的腳跟底作法不同, 其實跟分給襪 (Bungay Socks) 一樣, 只是腳背有打花, 但是計算錯誤, 打出來太小了, 最後送給我媽! 這次要好好練習這種腳跟底作法.
The gusset is different from previous pairs of socks, well, it's the same as Bungay Socks, but I miscalculated and it ended up too small so I had to give them to my mom! Anyway, I had a good practice on this kind of gusset making.



這襪的顏色在陽光下照起來過度明亮, 調了很久, 才盡量調到接近實際顏色.
The color was too bright under the sunlight and I had to adjust a lot just trying to make it look as close as the actual color.

[TKA - FO] February Lady Sweater Finished 二月小姐開襟外套完成

二月小姐開襟外套
開始日期: 2009/3/29
完成日期: 2009/4/8
織圖: 二月小姐開襟外套 (February Lady Sweater) by Pamela Wynne
毛線: 上海華豐毛紡廠 群英 高級純羊毛防蛀絨線
顏色: 紫藍灰
針碼: 4.5mm (日規8號), 5.7mm (日規12號)
尺寸: S

February Lady Sweater
Start date: 2009/3/29
Finish date: 2009/4/8
Pattern: February Lady Sweater by Pamela Wynne
Yarn: Shanghai Huafeng Spinning Mill ChunYing Pure Wool Yarn
Color: Purplish blue gray
Needle: 4.5mm (Jap #8), 5.7mm (Jap #12)
Size: S

第二隻袖子比第一隻袖子好打多了, 可能是終於習慣這麼粗的針, 且習慣幾隻雙頭針在那裏打架吧!
The second sleeve went on smoothly because I got used to the chubby needles and the dpns "fighting" ...


花造型扣子
Flower motif button

應要求真人麻豆, 不過二月小姐尚未下水, 下水後估計會變鬆且變長些. 下過水後會在麻豆一次的,這樣才有之前和之後的比較.
By request, the sweater's modelled by myself, but it is not yet washed. It should be looser and longer after washing. Will model it again after washong so that we can compare the before to the after.

[TKA - WIP] February Lady Sweater: Sleeves 二月小姐的袖子

目前進度第一隻袖子約7.5吋(從腋下). 沒想到袖子真難打, 可能是因為針碼大針粗的關係, 一開始用五本針短針(20公分)打起來很累, 後面針頭老是戳到衣服蕾絲花裡, 後來換成一支長輪針, 可是針碼大覺得不夠長,於是又換成兩支輪針, 但不在使用中的輪針兩頭掛下來打來打去搞得很亂, 且針粗打到很痛, 最後又換回雙頭針, 不過這次用四本針, 稍微好一點. 針粗打不快, 又重手很容易痠, 每打兩針就要把下面的衣服刻意用手轉一下, 才不會整件衣服扭在一起...
The progress so far is 7.5 inches (from armpit) on sleeve 1. I never thought a sleeve could be so difficult to knit! Maybe the needle size if large for me so they feel chubby. I began knitting with 5 20cm dpns which the non working ends were almost always caught in the body's lace. So I switched to one long circ, but as the needle is chubby I felt that the cable weren't long enough, then I used two circs instead which didn't improve the situation either. Eventually I changed back into dpns but now working with 4, which is better. The chubby needles slow down the progress and since they're heavier my hands get tired and sore very easily, and I have to consciously adjust the knitted body of the sweater so that when I go around knitting the sleeve the sweater won't wring around itself so much.

上次po文說衣服上看起來好像是皺著的地方其實是...蕾絲花打錯! 重複打同一排花造成的, 這是身體打好後才發現的, 不想拆它, 不管了. 我媽說她最近打的每一件毛衣都有這種狀況, 可是不說看不出來. 不過, 我的好像會也...會就會吧, 我還是不管了!
The so called creases mentioned in the last post are now officially identified as mistaken lace pattern! I knitted the same lace row twice in two places and didn't find out until the body was finished. I'm not going to frog and fix it. My mother said every one of the sweaters she knitted lately has that kind of 'situation' and they're not noticeable. Well, humph, is somewhat noticeable. Anyway, I'm going to leave it at that!

繼續努力袖子...
Will continue working on the sleeve...

[TKA - WIP] February Lady Sweater in Progress 二月小姐開襟羊毛外套進行中

2009/4/4進度:打完身體,中間皺皺是摺痕
2009/4/4 progress: finished body, the creasings are because the knitting was folded


開始日期: 2009/3/29
織圖: 二月小姐開襟外套 (February Lady Sweater) by Pamela Wynne
針碼: 4.5mm (日規8號, 本針), 5.6mm (日規12號, 收針用)
尺寸: S
Start date: 2009/3/29
Pattern: February Lady Sweater by Pamela Wynne
Needle: 4.5mm (Jap #8, for knitting), 5.6mm (Jap #12, for binding off)
Size: S


這件外套看上很久了但是一直沒有動工因為沒有適合的線,實在不想用太細的線然後還要重新算針,很懶啦!直到最近瑪姐在說TKA四月群織要打這件才又在想要用什麼線,上星期去外婆家忽然想起外婆的衣櫃裡好像還有幾磅粗線.外婆織毛衣都用粗線,之前要給我還不要因為沒有想到可以織啥,又嫌顏色不夠漂亮,這是大陸線的缺點之一.外婆衣櫃中也只剩兩種顏色的粗線,一組蠻好看的深綠,一組紫藍灰.本來想要拿身綠的,結果外婆說媽看上了說要拿來打某件毛衣,加上阿姨聽了我形容的二月小姐後建議我用紫藍灰,於是一包將近一磅半的紫藍灰粗線就給我帶回家了.
Found this lot in my grandma’s closet. My grandmother bought this yarn during her annual visit to Shanghai years ago. There were another bag of dark green yarn I was opting for but then learned that my mother already had a project in mind for it and my aunt suggested the purplish blue grey for this project after hearing the description of the cardigan, so I brought this lot home with me!



拿回來的線共13球,約680+克
13 skeins in total about 680+ grams


一開始我用日規10號(5.1mm)的針打了幾排起伏針,發現太鬆了,且鬆緊度也不同,後來改用8號針打好多了且鬆緊度竟然跟原作相同!真是太好了!
I started out using Jap #10 (5.1mm) and found the knitting too loose after a few rows of garter stitch and switched to Jap#8 (4.5mm) which turned out nicely AND the gauge's exaclty the same as the original pattern!


4個海歐蕾絲花重覆
4 gull lace pattern repeats


現在要來去打袖子啦!
Now off to knit up the sleeves!