Glamour shots

Not a big fan of posing for pictures, especially in public. I have a long way to go before I make it to America's Next Top Model (hardy har har). But Matthew is pretty patient with me.

This is going to be long, but here we go...

I got checked out like you wouldn't believe last Friday at the grocery store in this top:

Yarn: recycled from a sweater that was way too big for me
Pattern: #1 (Top with Lace Pattern) from Rebecca #22 (gotta love those Germans!) to fit 32"/34" bust
Needles: US size 11
Comments: Knit in the round. I did a crochet edging around the neck, armscye, and bottom to make it look more finished.

Attention, ladies: I have just enough yarn for another one of these tops, probably with one less pattern repeat along the bottom. Anyone want?

Next up:

Yarn: Schoeller Stahl Merino Stretch, just under 8 full balls
Pattern: Cabled Jacket from Debbie Bliss's The Cashmere Collection
Needles: US size 8 and 9
Comments: Adjustments to pattern only for change in gauge. Really great stitch pattern.

Here's a close up of the raglan shoulder shaping:


Finally, we have:

Yarn: Berroco Softwist, 4 skeins
Pattern: Annie Modesitt's Silk Corset, sized for 35" bust
Needles: US size 8
Comments: Major adjustments to this pattern. I did not care for the lace pattern increases on the bottom of the original. I like for my lace to resemble something - flowers, leaves, a geometric pattern of some sort - and this did not. I reversed the bust decreases, then knit a panel identical to the diamonds on the top and grafted the live stitches to the live stitches at the bottom of the corset. Grafting sucks.

You can tell from the closeup that the bottom is a half stitch off center:


I forgot all about the Tivoli Tee, as it was hiding at the bottom of my hamper. Now it's wrinkled, so I'll have pictures of it next time. At present, I'm at work designing some sweaters.