Nerd Wars Dissertation: Ms. “Washburne”
I’m m0mmacat. I belong to Team Browncoat for Ravelry’s Nerd Wars
Submitting for consideration in the Team Spirit category: Ms. “Washburne”
I would like to propose to knit a sweater of my own design (roughly using the percentages idea), using the inspiration from the original men’s sized Wash’s sweater. 
Wash is a character in the short lived series Firefly. He wore this beautiful sweater in two episodes of the show. I plan to use the cable chart from Washburne, and make the sweater a bit more “girly”. I am going to knit it in a rich brownish-purple color to reflect Browncoat. My idea is that is would be a sweater the Wash’s wife Zoe, would have worn.
Here is my preliminary sketch & Swatchy-swatch:
Knitpicks Swish Worsted in Lava Heather
“I am a leaf on the wind – watch how I soar!”
I am using #6 needles and getting a gauge of about 5.5 sts/in. and 7.7 rows/in. I anticipate it to take 3 months because of the intricacy of the cables, the size of the project, and the fact that I am designing it as I go along.
mama, wife, knitter, geekluvr
Dang. Nice swatches! I just did a stockinette swatch and am spending my time designing, which is new for me.
I was worried about calculating for the cables, so I made a cable in my swatch. then I was trying to figure out how to make a leaf, so I included that in my swatches. I’m going to put the leaf on my sleeve. Just one single one, for Wash.
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Oh, I like that idea a lot. I might steal the leaf to put on the back of my vest.
In one of my pattern books, there’s a simple sweater that has a square of a contrasting color on the back just above the shoulder blades, and I’ve always liked how that looks. Bleh. I can’t describe it. I’ll go find the link.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/everyday-sweater
Hmm.
That’s a great idea. If you want to use the same leaf, I’ll email you how I did it. I basically pulled it from here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/leafy-fingerless-gloves.
also…see the updated post. my dissertation proposal.
now I must go feed the kid
Rhea, That looks great! I am so impressed with how creative you are. It seems like you’re a natural at knitting. Can’t wait to see this sweater!
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