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October 3, 2013

From Susan — Just in Time

Filed under: Updates — lv2knit @ 1:23 pm

Summer is definitely over!  We are finally getting some much-needed rain, and the temperature is dropping.  Oh well.  It is what it is!

I did get a sweater finished in the nick of time for the last blush of summer.  It is Sabine by Julie Weisenberger.  I was lucky to use stash yarn – not from MY stash, but from sister Surly’s!  That is even better because it means the yarn cost me nada.  It is GGH Soft Kid (151 yards/25 grams; 70% Mohair, 25% Nylon (Polyamide), 5% Wool).

The picture does not do it justice, but I am experiencing a super bad hair day and have no desire to be pho-togged.  It is soft as a bunny’s belly and has a sheer quality to it.  I wear it with dresses and knit tops alike.  Very wearable!

I did do some modifications:  I original tried the front decreases that give the sweater a “point” in the front (shown in picture below):

I did not quite like the look.  Ripping back meant I had to re-knit half the length from armpit to hemline (!).  I just continued the front increases as many others had done.

I also didn’t care for the flaring sleeves, so I just did them like a normal sleeve, stopping at 3/4 length.  Because of the re-knitting, this took me much longer than it should have, but I am very pleased with the final results so it was worth it.

4 Comments »

  1. Great modifications. You made it much more wearable. I’d wear that all the time! I live in the South and this would work for year round. Beautiful.

    Comment by Jennie — October 3, 2013 @ 7:47 pm

  2. It looks fabulous on you, too! Love the yarn and the color on you is terrific!

    Comment by Kathy W. — October 3, 2013 @ 9:02 pm

  3. So pretty and practical! I’ve added it to my Ravelry queue. I wear my light cardigans a lot since they layer so nicely. Yours looks beautiful!

    Comment by Gauss — October 3, 2013 @ 9:57 pm

  4. It looks divinely comfortable. Maybe a picture on the dressform, if you don’t want to pose in it yourself?

    Comment by stashdragon — October 4, 2013 @ 11:59 am

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