Another Look at Prosperous

Still knitting the body. Almost finished with the shaping of the body. Have two more sets of increases to do. Will knit the body for a total of 12.5 inches. I love knitting with Brown Sheep Serendipity Tweed. There's about 200 yards per skein and I used one skein to knit all the way up the body for about 8 inches. Too cool.



This tank looks amazingly smaller than my first version using the Cascade Sierra yarn. That's a good thing. I'm hoping for at least one inch of negative ease. Two inches would be nice. Once I knit the body for 12.5 inches, I will add an extended cable to my addi click needles and try the top on for size.

Happy Knitting!

Another WIP - Something Bright & Cheery

I've casted on this sleeveless top with wide scoop neckline yesterday evening. I finally got the gauge right after frogging my first attempt which was 2 inches too small. I must have made a mistake knitting my first test gauge using the wrong sized needles. For my second attempt, my gauge was 3 sts/inch using 10-1/2 needles. Right on target.

So, here is the start of my next project. I love the bright colors. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the colors will be fine with my skin tone.

The bottom of my sleeveless top


This is the yarn that I'm using for the bottom ribbing and base of the sleeveless top. I love knitting with mulitcolored or variegated yarns. You get a neat surprise with the color patterns.

Moda Dea Metro Multicolor in Safari

I plan on using this solid color for the scooped neckline ribbing. It's appropriately named Wasabi and the color is right on. Right now, it looks like a huge contrast with the Safari colors even though it has some green in it. In the store, they looked like they would go together nicely. Must have been the lights in the store playing tricks on my old eyes. In the end, this will be a unique garment of mine and the colors will have to do. This will be my wearable muslin in the sewing world. :)

Moda Dea Metro Solid in Wasabi

Happy Knitting!