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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Happiness is.

...a new sweater, especially when I'm standing in front of a beautiful oak leaf hydrangea and Katie has my camera!

on Ravelry

This is Date Night, a Nikol Lohr design from Knitty way back in 2011. It didn't really excite me until I saw Roko's version (thanks to post on Fringe Association a few weeks back) with that little flounce. Oh yes, that little flounce; I was obsessed.

I chose Sublime's Egyptian Cotton to make a summery version. The cotton has a beautiful sheen, but otherwise is very different from the suggested Alpaca Silk; it doesn't "give". And that made the top-down, try it on as you go design perfect. Five times on waste yarn paid off; it fits!

All the details for my modifications are recorded in my Ravelry project notes. I'd love to make this again and use the Alpaca Silk. It would be lovely for the holidays in a jewel tone like Ruby or Garnet, don't you think? ...and of course, pearls.

Labels: FO, knitting

13 Comments:

Anonymous said...: Ooh - the pictures turned out great! And I love the one with the pearls :) Glad we got them in that pretty light :) You're so pretty and talented! xo; Saturday, 15 June, 2013
Anonymous said...: This is lovely Mary-- it looks fabulous on you!

Melody; Saturday, 15 June, 2013
Carole said...: It's gorgeous, Mary! Well done!; Sunday, 16 June, 2013
Debbie said...: Lovely top and it looks great on you!; Sunday, 16 June, 2013
margene said...: Love the flounce! Beautiful job of making it fit to perfection. You could wear this sweater anywhere! Very nice, Mary.; Sunday, 16 June, 2013
Kristen Rettig said...: Absolutely gorgeous! Love the floucy peplum. Just cleaned out my Rav queue only an hour ago and now going to go and add this to it!; Monday, 17 June, 2013
Beverly said...: Oh, that looks just beautiful on you!; Monday, 17 June, 2013
Lydia said...: so very pretty, great idea as a holiday piece; Monday, 17 June, 2013
Kym said...: Simply lovely! It IS the flounce that makes it. Just perfect, Mary. (I'd say . . . full of grace!); Tuesday, 18 June, 2013
Honoré said...: Oh! You are wearing that so well...and it is lovely!

Cheers~; Tuesday, 18 June, 2013
Anonymous said...: Mary -- I'm with you, when I looked at the pattern it didn't really do much for me. But when I saw YOUR version of it, it makes me want to knit it for myself! However, since I'm a one project at a time person, I guess it will have to wait. I'm currently knitting 'Relax.'

Diane; Wednesday, 19 June, 2013
Mary said...: I LOVE this design (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/relax-5)...but boy, that's a lot of stockinette!!; Wednesday, 19 June, 2013
Vicki Knitorious said...: Oh, it's beautiful!! Perfect on you. :); Monday, 24 June, 2013

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