Bell Sleeved Cabled Pullover
Thanks to everybody for warning me about the multitude of errors in Suss’s Hollywood Knits book. And for those who asked, here are the photos of the sweater from the book:
Well, here is the errata gleaned from Suss’s web site for the Bell Sleeved Cabled Pullover:
- Page 115: Back, 9th paragraph: Work even until piece measures 18 1/2″ (19″, 19 1/2″) from beginning, not 18 1/2″ (19 1/2″, 19″), ending with a purl row,
- 11th paragraph: Work even until piece measures 23 1/2″ (24 1/2″, 25″) from beginning, not 23 1/2″ (24 1/2″, 24 1/2″), ending with a purl row,
- Page 116: Front, 10th paragraph: Work even until piece measures 22″ (23″, 23 1/2″) from beginning, not 22″ (23″, 23″), ending with a purl row.
- 13th paragraph: Work even until piece measures 23 1/2″ (24 1/2″, 25″) from beginning, not 23 1/2″ (24 1/2″, 24 1/2″), ending with a purl row.
BUT, I found yet another (major) error. The front cable instructions don’t include any purl stitches before and after the cable to offset and define the cable itself…. So the cabled section blends into the rest of the sweater and looks like…a bellybutton(!) Looking at the front photo again, I think I’m going to want a bigger fluffier cable, so instead of C6B, I might do C10B or C12B. And of course, I’ll use two purls stitches before and after.
Also a bizarre thing about the construction of this sweater is that the collar is knit flat as an extension of each of the front and back pieces. That means you’ll have to sew up TWO side neck seams. Lame. So when I finished the back piece (sans collar), I left the back neck stitches on a stitch holder. When I finish the front, I’ll pick up the stitches on the back neckline and knit the collar in circular — no seams! Yay.
That sweater is very pretty!!! Don’t you just hate the fact that there are so many mistakes!? I love the “Hourglass” sweater from “Last Minute Knitted Gifts” but there seems to be a lot of mistakes with that one too….so it’s scaring me off!!! ^^ hehe I think if a person pays that much for a knitting book, they should be getting their money’s worth and quality inside!!! I realise some “little” mistakes will pop up in the print but there are 6 with that Hourglass sweater for instance and not to mention all the other mistakes within’ the book (on other patterns)!!! Oh my…. I’m ranting and raving, aren’t I???!! haha ^^ Anyways, good luck with the sweater! It’ll be worth the “troubles” in the end!! ^_^
I am so glad you posted these notes, I am bookmarking them. I have been dying to make that sweater but I am afraid to. I can’t wait to see the finished project, good luck!
Would be nice to see the entire front…have to wonder what the editor and author were thinking.
I am starting to wonder if anyone edits any more with all the errors that seem to be popping up in books of late.
I can’t wait to see how your sweater looks.
See that woman is the devil! I literally threw that book in the trash despite all the great knits because I was so tired of rewriting patterns 2 or 3 times and refitting them to make them workable. Also the pattern for the velma sweater? yeah doesn’t work it makes a tiny tube of knitting about 3 feet long if you knit it as the pattern is written. Every section includes a major flaw and yet in her errata she only includes one correction. I mean honestly is it so hard to hire an editor for these patterns?
It’s awfully obvious they’re hiding something with those pictures. Maggie Righetti, in her Sweater Design in Plain English book, says to be completely aware of editors/designers not showing you the whole sweater. It’s absolutely a warning sign. Something’s not right with the pattern.
It seems lovely though - I hope you’re able to work out all the errors.
You’d think someone would test the patterns before they print the book, but apparently they were careless about that. Your idea for the collar is definitely an improvement.
Don’t you HATE that? My very first sweater is a wreck - and the stupid thing is done totally in panels - I have to sew seams up both sides of the body, up both sleeves (?!?) and then add the collar with circulars after it told me to bind off and pick up the stitches from it. I used I think 7 skeins of Magnum and there’s $80 worth of knitted yarn (the panels) in a shopping bag in pieces in my bedroom. And that’s where it’s gonna sit for a while longer. (oh p.s. Hi, I’m Dayment - I’m moving to Vancouver from Seattle this spring.)
I have wanting to knit that sweater since I got the book. I’ve knit a few things from that book. I am finding more and more pattern books have TONS of errors. Last Minute Knitted Gifts has tons too. It’s a shame, but I know its the editors fault, not the designer as you are aware. But I am very anxious to watch you knit this!
that sweater looks a LOT like the “Simply Marilyn” sweater from last Spring’s Interweave Knits. that pattern can be had for free at…
http://www.figandplum.com/archives/000284.html
and i know there’s a thread of successfully completed examples at craftster.org.
i know it’s too late for you now ;), but for anyone else who doesn’t want to mess with all the mistakes, it’s an option!