Bit by bit…

 …heading to the finish line. Still one sleeve to do, a few ends to run in, and of course, blocking, but it’s far enough along to be recognizable. 

The Lyon pullover by PetiteKnit - 

I am using Cascade Yarns Cascade 220 fingering weight, which is a non-superwash wool in skeins of 50 g. 250 m (273 yds) per skein. Yarn is held double throughout. Colors used are 8010 (natural) and 2401 (burgundy). I thought using natural, instead of white would give me a slightly vintage look, and that seems to be the case when seen in person.  Although I enjoyed working with Sandnes Garn Sunday (one of the recommended yarns) previously, I wanted a less expensive yarn for this project. I have found Cascade 220 yarns to be of decent quality, and certainly at an attractive price point (for a US buyer) - $5.50US versus 13.50US for the Sandnes Garn Sunday. It also brought the cost down to use 2 strands of the same yarn instead of adding a strand of silk/mohair - that decision was because I wanted nice crisp stripes instead of blurry, fuzzy ones.

Once this is done I hope to get back to sewing. I have a Style Arc Preston top that is waiting patiently for a bit more work and some RTW tops that I hope I can take in due to a weight loss. Fingers crossed, as I like the fabric (wool knit) but I’m a little leery of botching it up.

 

Scrabble shirt

 So, I wanted a long sleeved shirt to wear under my new PetiteKnit Stockholm vest. I had some ideas, but in the end I chose to go with simply changing the sleeves and keeping the neckband only look of the summer shirt originally pictured with the completed vest. 

I used Butterick 6026 once again, but this time grafted the sleeve from New Look 6010 onto the sleeve head of the Butterick pattern to give me the longer (and fuller) sleeve that I wanted.  I gave some thought to a neckband with small ruffle, or a rounded Peter Pan style collar, but ultimately decided to go with a simpler look. For some reason the whimsical print told me it didn’t want to compete with any fussy details.

The fabric is cotton with a bit of Lycra - wasn’t looking for stretch, but I really liked the print so went with it. Fabric is from Mood Fabrics.

Now, all I need is for the weather to cool down just a bit and I’ll be enjoying my new shirt and vest. 

Interesting (to me) side note: I mostly write this as a record of my projects - don’t really promote it or try to build up a following - so my readership numbers are quite modest (and always appreciated). Until, that is, I made mention of PetiteKnits projects I was working on - whoa! I had realized from Ravelry that this is a very popular designer, but had no idea that my small mention would bring so many eyes to my little world. So now, do I dare mention just starting yet another PetiteKnits pattern - Lyon - or does that make me some hits hungry fame seeker? 😀