marant inspired pullover

photograph above: body of Marant inspired pullover, back, granted very little difference from the front; note diagonal specs of sun beam, but wouldn't that be lovely to embroider? photograph below: front of pullover

After making the gauge sample, ecomodista cast on, pattern will be available once it is finished. Knit in the round, since we do want this to be loose, without purl stitches on each side. Normally, when knitting stripes in the round, I slip the first stitch on the row following the row on which color is changed, a jogless stripe in other words, but since the stripes end is various places, basically where I want the ends to be dangling, this technique isn't necessary. The Marant pullover should be fun to knit, and economical, the yarns simply need to have a similar gauge. The shape is cropped with shorter sleeves that those in the S/S 2012 collection, but once I post the pattern, it should be easily adapted to longer body, any length of sleeves, etc. and if one errs in ending stripes and needs those yarn ends for simply aesthetic reasons, they can easily be tied on. Experimented with knotting the two yarn ends, but it was too lumpy, so this sweater may be more delicate as a result. Made a bateau neck, yes yes, it is my favorite neckline at the moment...Will finish soon and photograph with pattern. If you have already made a gauge sample, do send photos for me to post, try to align stripes correctly (it's difficult which is why I often use images diagonally), my architectural photography past continues to haunt my aesthetics. ecomodista stretched the body on a banker's carton lid to make as straight as possible, not perfect but always attempting to be!