City Shawl & Simple Knitted Bodice
Pattern: City Shawl by Glampyre's Stefanie JapelYarn: Romance by Rowan, color #98 Twilight
Comments: This is a perfect yarn for this project. Soft, warm, with a little "bling". What's not to love! I used size 17 32" circs. It took me 5 balls, but if I had to do it over I would have gone for a 6th.
This was made to give to my grandmother for her 9oth birthday.
Pattern: Simple Knitted Bodice by Stefanie Japel (again) for Stitch DivaYarn: Disco Lights by Tilli Tomas in Limeade Breeze, Pure & Simple by Tilli Tomas in Limeade Breeze
Comments: Pattern is well written. It is knit in the round, with minimal finishing work (which I love). I had to rip out the collar once due to the fact that it was floppy. By decreasing the number of picked up stitches on the second try, I no longer had that problem. I wish I would have bound off the bottom tighter as well. It is too loose.
I also had an entire ball of the Pure and Simple left over from the project. It is a pricey yarn, so that was disappointing.
posted by amylovie @ Sunday, September 30, 2007
6 Comments:
Great projects, both of them! I could totally be tempted into whipping out that City Shawl. And what a wonderful garment for your grandmother to wear as she begins her 10th decade!
Two lovely projects! I think your grandmother is going to love that shawl. It looks so comfy!
Who's that beautiful model in that city shawl?!?
Grandma Isabel loved the shawl. She was wearing it the day we left.
LOVE the knitted bodiec! and the shawl is beautiful too... i put them as favs in Rav ;) glad you fixed the collar...it looks awesome!
The shawl looks so warm and comfy - and the top is beautiful!!
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