OhSewCrafty Blog

First off, sorry for the photobooth pics; didn’t have time for the camera before work this morning, and it’s raining, anyway… so, I debated over sizing.  The drapey sophistication is what attracted me to the design, but sloppy/baggy isn’t my thing.  The galleries at knitting daily were quite useful, and I liked the cardi best with a bit of negative ease.  The schematic for the design was weird- how could the double knit hem pattern be exactly the same width as the stockinette above it, when the double knit had twice as many stitches?  Mine flared out a bit.  This was ok; I have hips after all.  I decided to start with the 37″ size and do 2 less increase rows (9 increases total) to obtain a 35″ bust.  I shaped the armholes according to the 33″ size directions.  As for the sleeves, I took a hint from So Knitpicky’s cardigan.  I measured my arms and decided I wanted sleeves with a few inches of positive ease.   I started with 78 stitches- did a long tail cast with size 3 needles, 2 rows stockinette (beginning with a WS row), then switched to the larger needles, did a row of reverse stockinette and then continued in stockinette without decreasing for 4 inches.  I followed the sleeve cap shaping instructions for the 33″ size.

My feeling on the yarn is neutral… it’s drapey, shiny, and SO splitty.  My stockinette looked somewhat uneven, but that resolved with a full immersion blocking (IMHO, a must with this yarn!).   I’m not sure how much play this will get in my wardrobe, since I have to wear something under it, but it is nice enough for work, so we’ll see.