Charades

This is such a fun sweater! It harkens back to the early sixties, you feel a little Mad Menish when wearing it. The inspiration for this design again came from the yarn. I had been wanting to make a boatneck pullover and thought this yarn would be perfect. I love the texture of the thick, thin yarn in the Rice Stitch. The sweater is a compound raglan constructed from the top down in one piece. The compound raglan allows for a more flattering fit because the rate of increase varies to more accurately follow the shape of the body. It increases more rapidly between the neck and shoulders and at the end to curve around the underarm. Then more gradual in the section in between. The name comes from an Audrey Hepburn movie from the early sixties. It reminded me of something she might wear. This sweater will be a definite favorite in your wardrobe.

Handmaiden Thatch was used for the sample, an alternative is suggested.