It’s done, I’m happy. There are a few things I would do differently if I did a repeat.
- Move the decrease line for the sleeve wedge two stitches farther away from the colored bit.
- Decrease the body wedge width to one third of the current width.
- Start the sleeve wedge sooner.
- Change the straight line of the sleeve wedge to match the decrease line of the sleeve.
Overall I’m really happy with the stuff I learned.
The streamlined conti-something shoulder came out really nicely. I’ve embraced Åsa Tricosa’s Ziggurat philosophy and am no longer breaking my yarn between elements. I’ve also eliminated the closing row which tightens up my conti-something shoulder.
The helixed sleeve rocks. Two solids (dark and light gray) and a variety of solid and variegated scraps makes a really interesting sleeve. Each of the scraps circles the sleeve three times. It’s a striped sleeve without screaming “STRIPED SLEEVE”. I’m really tempted to use this technique with some ombre yarn I’ve had hanging around for quite a while.
The sleeve wedge took ~9 starts before I had something I was happy with. I cycled between messy and ugly before it finally settled out. I’m going to use this single stitch color column technique for a different banner sweater idea. Someday. Maybe.