A Sorta Sorta

Sorta good, sorta bad, that is!  This one is another of my own designs, again made some time ago.  It was a lovely ribbon/tape-type yarn, the first time I worked with anything like it.  I saw it in a Patternworks catalog, along with a photo of a sleeveless sweater I really liked, so I ordered the quantity they specified for their version. 

First mistake! I ran out of yarn which I didn't understand.  My design & theirs were very similar, so I think they had a typo in the quantity needed.  Fortunately, I was able to get another ball of the same dyelot.  Whew!

I'm mad at myself for that mistake, because I have a yarn calculator that I always use, this was the first time I didn't use it.  I never made that mistake again!

So anyway, I chose a stitch pattern that would highlight the yarn.  In the close up you can see the v-stitches, it really shows that the yarn is a flat ribbon/tape thing.  I also carefully calculated the amount of stitches needed for proper fit.  It was great!

Until I got to the shoulders.  I had knit the body in the round, separated for the armholes & neckline, & knit to the shoulders.  I chose to knit them together (I hate to sew!), & the first side went together very well.  The lines of the stitch pattern didn't match up on the second shoulder.  Argh!  I didn't think of that when I was designing it! 

I tried to figure a way around it, make the neckline shorter or fudge it somehow, but in the end, I just knit them together.  I'm disappointed in the way it is, but its not really noticable while being worn.  Mistake #2.

I do like the way the collar turned out.  It is open & comfy, & I think rather feminine.  I also LOVE the buttons I used.  The pictures don't do them justice, they are a lovely marbled mother of pearl.  I trimmed the sleeves in a reverse single crochet, which turned out nicely, I thought. 

All in all, it was a great fit, I loved the feel of the material & all.  However, this is a very heavy yarn & while it is meant to be a summer sweater, it is heavy & warm to wear, even though it is cotton.  Mistake #3, Live & learn.  I still wear this sweater occasionally, on cooler spring days!