Last night, Simple Knitted Bodice mk 1 was laid to rest.
From its early stitches, The Knitter had a feeling it was not going to make it, but in trusting gauge swatches and the bust size on the pattern, kept knitting. The Knitter didn’t want to admit that it looked as if it [...]

Here is what it looked like a couple of days ago:
The shape of the top

Closeup of the sleeve detail

All laid out, just to see the shape of the work, thus proving that top-down raglan is magic

I’ve gone a few more rows since I took those photos, and I pretty much have only 2 rows before [...]

I meant to post last week, but I was too tired at the weekend and I started a new job this week! Anyway!
Last Saturday my mother and I went to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival…oh. my. god. Wool EVERYWHERE! It was a little overwhelming actually! Considering how much yarn there [...]

Ok, it’s all dry now! Still very blue and shiny. Observe:

And up close:

At this point, I think I need a swift. (Have I said that already?) Between this yarn, and all the Cascade Success I have to wind, it’s going to drive me and any prospective winding partners (read: my mother) crazy. [...]

Ok, I’ll admit it…this was a major undertaking to do all this yarn at once! For a first project, anyway. But overall I think it went rather well!
Initial thoughts - I was terrified of felting. I did everything I could to prevent this. I think the yarn needs to [...]