Friday, June 08, 2007

Finished Object: Lorelei

LoreleiA year ago, there was no way I would have taken out bound off shoulders. There was no way I would have wanted to take 5 steps backwards to make things right. On Saturday, I did my little three-needle BO magic and realized the armholes were a bit deep when I tried on Lorelei without the Knit Klips. You guys were funny with your comments! I undid the bind-off. I ripped back my short rows and 4 regular rows that included some decreases. I changed the short-row shaping; there is only one wrap & turn. Intrepid, I have become.

Also, I decided I did not like the crochet border. It's partially due to my lack of crochet skills. So I picked up stitches, purled one round, and bound off.

Pattern: Lorelei from Yarnplay
Yarn: Cascade Sierra, Noro Silk Garden
Needles: Addi Turbo US 5
Gauge: 5 sts = 1"

10 comments:

bookgrump said...

That is very pretty! Good on you for fixing your problems despite the extra work. I'm sure you'll wear it much more now. Definitely worth the effort!

Batty said...

That's beautiful!
Congratulations to the intrepid knitter who dares to boldly go where the pattern should've gone but didn't.

bradyphrenia said...

it looks lovely, and i love the photo as well.

Stilaholic Nartian knits said...

Isn't it freeing to rip back and get the fit just so?

Great, great top!

Octopus Knits said...

Awesome job! It's good to be intrepid.

Lime Street Knits said...

So pretty! Way to go the extra mile!

pixieriot said...

Oh man... I've never seen that pattern before, it's amazing! I'm going to have to make it.

I love your colour choices!

tiennie said...

I'm amazed that you fixed it to the way you would really like it. That is fantastic and definitely should be applauded!

Hege said...

Beautiful. Love the red colour :)

lekkercraft said...

such a pretty sweater - i love the analagous color scheme very much!