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Spring Cardi

Sprout (rav linky), by Amy King, out of Andes Wool, buttons from the stash.

Interesting tidbit: The 3/4 sleeves ended up being 7/8 sleeves, and the cuffs not tight enough to hold them up, so out they came.  With enough yarn left, I lengthened the sleeves to full, and re-knit the cuffs with smaller needles.  Yea!  Also, the first button bands were all stretched out looking, so out they came as well.  I picked up more stitches with smaller needles, and also, second time around…remembered to add the buttonholes.  I have worn this several times already.  I am really very please with myself for ‘fixing’ it.  There was a time in my life when I would not have done that.  So good for me!

Tweed Pullover

Deeply Textured Tunic, by Melissa Wehrle (Interweave Knits), buttons from the stash.

Interesting tidbit: Adapted this into not so much a tunic, no waist shaping, a little widening at the hips (hey, don’t judge!)  I cast on for the smallest size but increased to the medium size…something to do with my gauge and size….anyway, being knit in the round, top down, I tried it on as I went, and it seemed to fit as it grew…and grew….and grew…this is one big sweater out of aran weight.  And then after blocking, I decided the hip increases just increased the look of my hips.  NOT necessary, thank you very much.  And also...made it a tunic.  If I hadn't abbreviated this thing, I would have had a dress at this point.  Anyhoo...I unpicked and frogged back to the increases, knit in the pattern another inch and a half, then added the ribbing.  Done and done.  And much better in my opinion.  Unless we have one last cold snap, I probably won’t have a chance to wear this puppy until next fall.  The joke among my knitter peeps is this might stop bullets...