Pattern:
Julie Weisenberger's Petra, available from http://www.cocoknits.com
Yarn: Noro Iro, #79 Method: Hand knit Completed: June 14,
2009.
I have admired Noro yarns for their bold colours, for quite a
while. I've always been a bit afraid that the colours would be
too wild, and that the almost-inevitably unbalanced striping (from
knitting up separate pieces) would drive my excessively order-seeking
brain quite mad. The Petra pattern mitigates the latter by having
you knit the body (front and back) in one piece. Thus, the
colours match on both sides of the sweater opening. And, the
diagonal line of the knitting makes a more interesting look.
I'm reasonably pleased with the outcome, though it knit up a little
smaller than my test gauge swatch would have lead me to believe.
There might also have been a bit of denial about actual chest
measurement.
My next Petra (and I'm reasonably confident there will be one) will
address at least the latter point...
See how nicely the diagonals
line up! The sleeves are pretty mismatched, but at least they are
not lined up next to each other when you're wearing them (the way front
panels are).
Back -- note that the pattern
allows some waist shaping.
