I won’t say this sweater wouldn’t be pretty on its own, but the finishing embellishments on the Schickimicki pullover definitely take it to a different level.
The sweater, designed by Claudia Quintanilla of EweKnit Toronto, was knit with a luscious combination of a silk/mohair yarn and a merino/cashmere yarn. You can use a lace weight and a light fingering together, or a single strand of sport weight.
It’s a top down sweater that skims the body (it’s meant to be worn with 0-2 inches/0-5 cm of positive ease) and has loose sleeves that are cinched in at the wrist.
As I said it would probably be a lovely, a definitely a luxurious, sweater if that was the end of it, but that is far from the end of it.
The area around the neckline on the front of the sweater is playfully embellished with beads and flowers that I thought were buttons but they are actually made of leather. But you can go whatever way you want with this, adding embroidery, duplicate stitch, different kinds and colors of beads and baubles. I love a project where you can just play and you get to decide where it ends.
The pattern comes in eight sizes, with a finished chest measurement ranging from 31.5 to 58.5 inches, or 80 to 148 cm. The body is cropped but you can always add length if you want, just be aware of how the low amount of ease plays on different parts of the body (or add some increases if you need to make more space).
And if you’re wondering about the name, Schickimicki is German slang for things that are trendy, fancy and posh, which the details of this sweater most certainly are.
You can download the pattern from Ravelry or get a kit with just the yarn, yarn and beads, or yarn plus beads, ribbon and flowers, from EweKnit.
[Photo: Claudia Quintanilla/EweKnit Toronto]
