In a moment of panic yesterday (over the fact that I have 3 swaps to work on, 3 complex fair isle projects, and tons of other crap) I re-cast on a project from last summer that was summarily frogged when it didn’t meet my expectations. The Rose Garden tank top.
I had planned on an Empire-waisted, laced thing of glory last year. This time around I decided that if it fit, it was good, and that it hardly mattered in the long run, so long as I could knit rows and rows of garter stitch until my fingers were numb.
But, because I am insane and the thought of something plain bothers me, I decided to make it a bit more difficult than a simple garter stitch tank top. I knit the underbust section in a 36″ x 11″ rectangle which was then flipped sideways (turning the garter stitch into ribbing) and then picked up the stitches for the bust. I decided to try out Big Girl Knits‘ short rows formula for adapting sweater patterns (as I have a 42″ -45″ bust, depending on my bra) and to try and make a more fitted tank top. I am sick of tent-like sweaters.
Only, whilst knitting the short rows darts something interesting happened. In the middle of my bust a giant inch high row of diamonds appeared. I knew I would get some interesting colour changes as I was knitting with variegated yarn, but this was completely unexpected. It’s… I probably couldn’t replicate it if my life depended on it, and I’m a bit worried about how it’s going to look on me. I mean, there’s a … target in the middle of the front:
I still have two more inches to knit in the round, and then I am going to divide and bind off for the arm holes. Then, maybe I’ll try it on and ask someone other than my mom for an opinion. I love her, I do, but she is so critical of clothing.
While I was knitting today, my package from Knit Picks arrived (wow, that was fast)! I can’t show you the yarns because they’re for a swap project, but I can show you a pic of a certain pattern I found in Here By Wyverns – which is of particular interest. As both Emmos and Avian Flight are big fans of owls…
Oh my, that pooling is just fantastic! How cool is that??? And do please stop taunting me with Wyverns. Thank god I forgot about this book when ordering from Knitpicks today.
Oh, BTW, I’m a 45″ on a good day. Hrmph. Some day I’ll find a dress shirt that fits. *pout*