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« on: February 08, 2024, 14:22:30 PM »
So the hex pullover is done. Things I learned:
* The idea of this thing is that the armscye measurement determines the length of the hex sides so the deeper the armhole, the longer the sides, but while in the make-a-hexagon stage, no shaping is possible, consequently it is very boxy.
* Having joined the sleeve seam, which runs along the top of the seam from the shoulder, it is possible to add more rows to lengthen the sleeve, at which point the sleeve can be tapered, which is a good thing.
* Most of the instructions online tell you to add width to the back by adding rows up and down the back edges, which is fine, but also to add width to the front by doing exactly the same, which in my view is not. To do so gives a simple slash neck and I decided to apply some pattern cutting knowledge to giving the front neck a bit of a scoop. It worked to my satisfaction.
* The overall width of the garment is determined by whichever of your bust, waist or, if you're making the garment that long, hip measurements is the largest. Like I said, boxy, and I didn't fancy adding decreases below the bottom of the hex panel [ You are not allowed to view attachments ] for obvious reasons.
* I took several goes to invent a neck edge that sat neatly and it's now a crew neck with shaping at the front. The edges are all done with two rows of double crochet (single crochet in US terms). There are lots of elaborate edges possible but on this garment I felt they wouldn't be right.
Anyway, see what you think.