Comments on: Tweedy love, aran confusion

By: Grace

Grace — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:06:42 +0000

I have the same problem attaining 4.5 spi. In the US, most size 7 needles are 4.5mm and most size 6 are 4.0mm. I managed to find some 4.25mm needles from Japan and Europe that allow me to achieve the elusive gauge.

If you can’t find them, I vote to go for the larger size.

By: stacey

stacey — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:04:20 +0000

I think maybe down a size. Blocking always can stretch the measurements a bit……you may have to do some ripping though….

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:01:56 +0000

After hopping over to ravelry to see what you were talking about… my two cents: I’m thinking that the fit of the cardigan looks great both ways. You could always make two….

By: mazhalai

mazhalai — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:56:50 +0000

that’s a pretty color for that cardigan. Me too hearts Norah’s design.

By: Mel

Mel — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:57:16 +0000

Well, I think that first there’s the reality that this will look different on a real woman than it does on an anorectic model. My thought looking at it is that if there’s too much ease, the waist shaping will tend to accentuate the hips too much and make them appear disproportionately large. So maybe go with the size 7 needles and the smaller size? That way, even if it does end up a little large, it won’t be with so much ease that it billows around the hips.

By: TexAnne

TexAnne — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:07:50 +0000

I’d say go for the slightly larger size. Rough tweedy wool isn’t my favorite next-to-skin wear, and you want to have some leeway in the shirts you put underneath. I’ve got a veeeeery fitted cardi that I can only wear skintight t-shirts with. So if I get hot, I can’t take off the cardi because it’s not very professional-looking!

By: spudsayshi

spudsayshi — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:27:01 +0000

I vote to go down a size. You can always block something a bit bigger, but going the other way doesn’t really work.

It’s also gorgeous yarn, and will look great in that pattern, I think.