Designing Purple HandSpun Sweater
Right now I'm thinking about ribbing patterns. I really like the moss seed stitch and have been looking for patterns to knit in the round. The stitch books I have are all for flat knitting, so there's some rearranging that I need to do. I've also been meaning to play around with Knit Visualizer. So, here are two patterns I've come up with.
Here's Moss Rib Stitch, version one:
And here's Moss Rib Stitch, version two:
Which would work better? The plan is to knit this on 3.50 or 3.75mm needles, and then switch to 4.00mm needles and knit plain stockinette stitch. I'm planning to get this started tonite, so if y'all could weigh in on this in the comments section, I'd very much appreciate this. Thanks!
Your little moss ribbing charts are interesting. You didn't mention (again, it may be there, but I couldn't find it) exactly what you wanted to do with that stitch, but I have an opinion anyway. :-)
First off, it isn't going to be a normal stretchy rib. The patterns you have charted are more suitable for patterning than for actual ribbing.
Second, with the knit columns on both sides of the ribbing, it's going to show up much better with the three column version. Only my opinion, of course, but based on experience.
I'm a swatcher and believe much knowledge can be learned by knitting a swatch, so I highly recommend it. Then you can see what you like best for the placing it's going to have, and the yarn and needles you're going to use.
I'll be interested to see how you like Eris. I tried to knit that sweater and went crazy trying to get the gauges right so the stockinette part looked OK with the cabled part. Then, I couldn't get the neckline cable to look pretty where the two sides of the V join. This is not to discourage you. There are many successful, beautiful examples of Eris on Ravelry, so I know it's a great pattern. But it was one of my biggest and most disappointing knitting failures. I frogged the whole thing, felt great relief, and used the yarn on something completely different.
Have a great weekend and stay warm.
Marguerite