Huntrix sweater
It took just over three months to finish this sweater, from the very first idea to weaving in the very last thread. And as you’ve read several times in my On the Go updates over the past few months, it was anything but a straightforward process.
There was an initial idea that I tackled with great enthusiasm. The stitches flew off the needle, and I could already picture the final result. But as sometimes happens, my mind started spinning again while my hands were still busy. While knitting the first few rounds, I got inspired differently, started to doubt, and switched back from knitting mode to idea mode.
Then followed a whole tangent with short rows, the design (and re-design) of the motifs, and a period in which the knitting actually progressed quite smoothly… until I came to the painful realization that I’d made a rather big mistake. Not a minor flaw, but one that required me to redo a significant portion of the work.
So it became a full process of developing ideas, taking them apart, rethinking, calculating, and experimenting. But once I got past that last mistake, everything finally fell into place. The yoke grew nicely, the body gained length, the sleeves were added, and bit by bit, the sweater began to look exactly how I’d envisioned it all along.
I’m really happy with how the different elements in this sweater came together: from the small braids in the raglan lines to the large, central braid on the back. Everything came together beautifully and coherently, with a clear nod to Rumi from Kpop’s Demon Hunters, without being too busy.
The very last step was embroidering the logo on the front, for which I naturally had to first develop the logo in pixel form. I ultimately created two options in Excel: one version with the full “Huntrix” group name and a second, more minimalist version with just the stylized H.
For those interested: I’m happy to share the two pixel versions of these logos, so you can use or modify them yourself if you want: option 1 (huntrix) & option 2 (H)
Ultimately, the logo with the full group name was chosen. After that, it was simply a matter of carefully embroidering the design onto the sweater. Scary, but also very satisfying.
And ta-da… this is the final result. I honestly couldn’t have wished for anything better. All in all, this makes a sweater I’m incredibly proud of.
It was a birthday gift for my niece, and she was thrilled with it. That makes all those extra stitches, hesitations, and detours more than worth it!
Cheers,
Charlotte
| The Details | |
|---|---|
| Pattern: | Combinatie van Youth Fern Cropped Sweater by Amanda Morse and Cherry Cuddler by DROPS design, with incorporation of the cascading leaves knitting pattern |
| Yarn: | Stylecraft Special DK in Grape (1067): 686 meter (233g) |
| Needles: | 3,5mm & 4mm |
| Logo: | included afterwards using duplicate stitch |
