It seems like ages since I’ve been able to show you a finished garment I’ve made for myself.
**Imagine sounds of frantic typing and checking***
Hmmm – it has been months! Back in February, I showed you Branwen! 😯
Time to rectify that shameful situation…
Hildegard is finished and she is lovely!
I finished sewing her up last week, sitting in my sister’s garden, basking in sunshine, sipping coffee and swinging in her garden swing seat – Heaven 😀
The fit is super, mainly because the chevron pattern acts a little like rib and stretches over all the bumps, making it look like I’m a shaping guru. Be warned though – the more this stretches width ways the shorter it gets! The sleeves are a little long – I think because I allowed the same volume of horizontal stretch as I did for the body and I have skinny arms that really didn’t stretch the sleeves much at all.
On the topic of sleeves, I have a real soft spot for sleeves that have this kind of pointy edging and the cuff…
Cute huh?
I made this Hildegard quite a bit longer than my last one, the one I showed you here. In fact I did 6 more pattern repeats before starting the armholes. I’m glad I did! This Hildegard sits just below my natural waist and really doesn’t want to be any shorter. I’m betting on the silk dropping a little too.
Considering that I made it longer, I was very pleased with the number of balls of the Pure Silk it took. I got the whole garment out of 10 balls! That means I have another 10 in stash to make something else. Thinking about it though, I might Ebay those 10 and buy a different colour – two tops the same colour might be a bit much??
Oh! I nearly forgot to tell you about the last finishing touch – the buttons.
I decided to recycle the buttons from my old Hildegard – I loved that top so much I had to save a little of it and I think they are the perfect match.
There are button holes for them to go into but they really don’t show and I don’t do them up – I think that little V is very cute as it is.
So what to knit next? I think I’ll have to think about my Ebay Boo Boo…
| Completed Knit Report | ||
| Name: | Silk Hildegard | |
| Pattern: | Jaeger JH0029 (from 1997) | |
| Yarn: | Jaeger Pure Silk | |
| Pattern Problems: | None | |
| Pattern Modifications: | Made it longer than the pattern said in the body. Short rowed shoulders. | |
| Washing and Wearing: | Pattern works like rib – stretches over your curves and makes the fit look flawless! I don’t think the Silk will like any rough handling though. | |
| Knit It Again???: | OhYes! This is the third Hildegard I’ve made… 😀 | |
| Difficulty: | 3/5 The difficulty is in “keeping the pattern correct” when shaping. | |
| Rating: | 5/5 | |
| Other Postings Relating To This One: | Goodybye old Favorite and Hello new version | |
That is gorgeous susan.I enjoy looking at what you knit,it inspires me to be a bit more adventurous with my knitting.
This is absolutely gorgeous, I love everything about it – the yarn, the colour, the fit… I’m adding it to my Ravelry queue right now!
Just love it, think it’s my fave of all your FOs to date. Actually, is that possible with the Earth Wrap, or Mary ? it’s a toughie. If I were a real knitter (ie. not just socks, blankets and scarves), I’d be on that pattern in a flash ! Thanks for sharing it on you blog.
PS. How are the fluffballs doing ? 5 blog posts and not a paw insight, lol
This is just beautiful. You are so talented!
It’s beautiful! I’m so glad it turned out well. ~x~
That is lovely. The shape is very flattering, it is always nice to use buttons again.
Susan, it’s absolutely gorgeous!! You are the most prolific knitter I know and everything you make is fabulous.
I loved your original Hildegard and immediately set out to locate the Jaeger leaflet when I saw it, which I did successfully. This silk version is beautiful, now I just need to decide what to knit mine with.
Susan, you must be a very patient knitter: I have decided to stick with knitting for children, as knitting for myself takes too long! Which brings me to this: I bought this pattern and yarn ages ago, and completed the front and one sleeve (second sleeve still on the needles) I don’t have the heart to bin it, and no charity shop will take it. As you’re a Hildegard fan, would you like it. You could either finish it as is or undo it and knit from scratch (my knitting isn’t bad, just slow) It’s the small size.
The colour is a lovely grey-blue, and there’s all the wool to complete it, and the needles
Let me know if you would like it donated!
Jane
I love this but i am having great difficulty in locating the pattern. Do you know where i can get the pattern?