Thursday 19 February 2015

Spotlight Jersey

I finished this jersey last weekend. It is the easiest jersey I have ever made, finished it in only a few weeks. 
The pattern is from a Spotlight knitting magazine I purchased a while ago. I found it whilst cleaning out my craft cupboard and knew I just had to make it for myself.  Luckily Spotlight still stock the yarn! (Even though it is in new colourways now.)
The top part is knitted in moss stitch (or seed stitch, as some people refer to it) starting at one arm up to the neck. From the neck, front and back are knit separately, and then just knit them together once you have knitted enough for your neck line. One big piece,  but so easy, and it keeps your legs warm as you are knitting!  You then pick up stitches from the edge (centred) and knit down in stocking stitch to make the front.  The side splits have a border of moss stitch, and the band is also in moss stitch. The back is made in the same way.
The only thing you need to sew is the side seams, up the body & under the arms. Brilliant for those of us that love knitting but loathe sewing up!
The pattern calls for a moss stitch neckband to be added, but when I tried it on,  I was happy with it the way it was. I also felt that a 4cm neckband would come up too high (I don't like anything tight around my neck!)

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