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The yarn to finish the 1921 bathing ensemble is on order. So is yarn for a 1930’s bathing suit that I found while looking at 1920’s patterns. I’m hoping it will be more flattering than the very unflattering 1939 suit I made a few years ago. I couldn’t quite decide what color of yarn to buy so I bought two colors and will use the one that doesn’t become a bathing suit for a sweater.
I was looking at the gauge of 7 st./in. on size US1 needles and the pattern seller’s note that the Minerva Shetland Floss was a 2-ply lace weight yarn and seeing a disconnect. You could get that gauge on those needles with that weight yarn, but you wouldn’t want to wear it as the only covering on your body. I looked for a sport weight yarn, because even fingering weight would be light at that gauge for a swimsuit - perfect for a sweater but not a swimsuit. I couldn’t find the same colors and didn’t like anything particularly so I decided I’ll try holding the yarn double. Here’s hoping that works. Otherwise I guess I bought yarn for two sweaters.
I was looking at the gauge of 7 st./in. on size US1 needles and the pattern seller’s note that the Minerva Shetland Floss was a 2-ply lace weight yarn and seeing a disconnect. You could get that gauge on those needles with that weight yarn, but you wouldn’t want to wear it as the only covering on your body. I looked for a sport weight yarn, because even fingering weight would be light at that gauge for a swimsuit - perfect for a sweater but not a swimsuit. I couldn’t find the same colors and didn’t like anything particularly so I decided I’ll try holding the yarn double. Here’s hoping that works. Otherwise I guess I bought yarn for two sweaters.
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Date: 2023-08-18 05:55 am (UTC)Shetland floss is a fingering weight. I've used fingering weight for all but my first 20s sweater and it matches a 20s sample of Shetland floss that I have. I definitely wouldn't want anything lighter than sport weight!
I hope you like this bathing suit more!
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Date: 2023-08-18 06:27 pm (UTC)I'm planning to add a couple of inches to the hip and narrow it out toward the waist since I often have to go up a size from waist to hip. With sweaters it doesn't really matter, but with this, I think it will. I had to add extra space to the hip on the last 1930's suit.
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Date: 2023-08-18 08:20 pm (UTC)My bottom half is two sizes larger than my upper half.
So many musings with vintage knitting...
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Date: 2023-08-19 11:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-08-19 09:28 pm (UTC)I held my bathing suit up to the knit jersey one I made. It was so much smaller that I decided to not even think about it.
But I love knitting and figuring all this out. And I think I'm getting a good understanding of vintage patterns. It helps that they're pretty good by the 20s. If one mysterious size...
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Date: 2023-08-20 03:23 pm (UTC)