{"id":143,"date":"2009-06-14T11:12:02","date_gmt":"2009-06-14T11:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knitbot.org\/gallery\/?p=143"},"modified":"2015-08-08T11:13:04","modified_gmt":"2015-08-08T11:13:04","slug":"petra-of-many-colours-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.knitbot.org\/gallery\/2009\/06\/14\/petra-of-many-colours-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Petra of Many Colours (2009)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Petra<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nPattern:<\/span>\u00a0 Julie Weisenberger’s Petra, available from http:\/\/www.cocoknits.com<\/a>
\nYarn:<\/span>\u00a0 Noro Iro, #79
\nMethod:\u00a0<\/span> Hand knit
\nCompleted:<\/span>\u00a0 June 14, 2009.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I have admired Noro yarns for their bold colours, for quite a while.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 The Petra pattern mitigates the latter by having you knit the body (front and back) in one piece.\u00a0 Thus, the colours match on both sides of the sweater opening.\u00a0 And, the diagonal line of the knitting makes a more interesting look.<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0 There might also have been a bit of denial about actual chest measurement.<\/p>\n

My next Petra (and I’m reasonably confident there will be one) will address at least the latter point…<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"matching<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSee how nicely the diagonals line up!\u00a0 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).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"back\"<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nBack — note that the pattern allows some waist shaping.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"front<\/a><\/td>\nDifferent view from the front.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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