When I was trying to decide what pattern would be worthy of this eye-catching yarn, I remembered an elegant Hayward Yoshimi had knitted for herself and I have to admit I seriously wanted to copy 🙂 I enjoyed wearing my new jumper for the first time on our recent day out in Tokyo together.
And actually Yoshimi also wore her own Hayward that day too!
I think this is a very chic style; I like the loose and wide boxiness, the wide unstructured boatneck and the curling up lower edge and neckline. It’s soooo supremely comfortable!
I knitted mine pretty much to the pattern, the only change I made was to the neckline: I kept all the top stitches live without casting off, and once I had sewn the front back and sleeve pieces together; knitted in the round around the neckline using all live stitches, for 4 rows before casting off loosely. I did this mostly because I’m lazy and loathe picking up stitches, but really it makes more sense to do it this way since, well c’mon it is so much easier and as well makes for a much smoother seamless look at the neckline. My jumper is size 48″ (34-36″ bust) and I found it necessary to have eight balls of the Ayatori to complete the jumper with stripe matching at the sides and to have the sleeves identical to each other.
I had already started knitting this last year so unfortunately I cannot include it in my SWAP wardrobe; but it’s going to go very well with all my planned olives and ivories 🙂
fantastic colors and what a great shape on that sweater, perfect combo.
Gorgeous colors, and enviable knitting skills! 😉
I love Noro yarns! That color way is lovely too! What a fun sweater and a great opportunity to wear it!
Oh I was taught to do the "live stitches" method too. I'd just never heard it called that before. 🙂
Such wonderful colors! I love the soft stripes that Noro makes…
thank you so much Kelly D 🙂
just beautiful, I have knitted with Noro for the first time in December and marvelled in the colour changes. Great pattern, thanks for signposting me. I have a little giveaway on my blog for anyone interested, old and new friends welcome. Jo x
Wow, another amazing creation! Beautiful.
il's like the song "somhere,over the raimbow" !!!! A nice dream !
Oooh, Carolyn! It's beautiful!
Simply gorgeous, the yarn and stripe matching and my colours, how you tempt me. Interesting to see the snow packed so high!
I have looked at this pattern a few times – seriously tempted now. Yours is gorgeous (and the cold weather looks good too 🙂 )
That's a rather chic jumper. And that yarn is SO pretty! And I'm so impressed you matched the stripes… My newbie-knitter's brain would not even consider doing that with a variegated yarn.
It is a very pretty sweater! Love the colors.
thanks, dk's wife 🙂
Lovely colours and such a nice shape! I just finished my first knitting proyect…watching your jumper makes me realize I have a long way to go!
beautiful sweater! love the stripes.
Fantastic colors on you! The color palette suits you very much and you look fab in the sweater. I'm so happy you could make a pretty sweater with the yarn, thank you Carolyn! I think I need to knit another Heyward without neck modification too. Yours looks great.
This looks like a really comfy jumper and I love the colour. Is this a variegated wool? If so, how do you match the stripes? I would have thought it knitted up randomly.
thank you Shelly! yes it is variegated, but the colours still appear in the same continuously recurring order and approximately the same length within a dye lot. The yarn is wound in large circular hanks, and section dyed. As long as your wool is all from the same dye lot, the stripes should match up fairly well. 🙂
Beautiful colours – they really suit you, and hello awesome white jeans as a bonus!! 🙂 Lovely job on this sweater – and the yarn is lovely too – what a sweet gift from your friend 🙂
What a beautiful colourway! 🙂 It looks very cozy.