Wednesday, March 09, 2011

No Longer WIP Wednesday: Finished Object Follow Up

Thank heavens for the magic of blocking!

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Willow's Mi Escuelita sweater fits!

Here's a close up of the cables on the back of the sweater - I really like this detail (and Willow's rock star pose).

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And her "I've been caught look" is good, too:

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The Particulars:
Pattern: Mi Escuelita from Knitty Fall 2009.
Yarn: Valley Yarns Valley Superwash in Grape (bought at Stitches East a few years ago).
Needles: Knitpicks US Size 5 16" circulars and dpns
Modifications: The only modification was an unintentional one - the sleeves are slightly different because I wasn't paying attention. I was already a good 4-5 inches past the point when I noticed and I wasn't industrious enough to rip it back and start over. It's a design feature...

Would I make this pattern again? Honestly, I don't know. I don't care for the construction of the shawl collar or how it lies - maybe if I could figure out a dfferent collar I would be much happier with the pattern and end result.

And lastly, a cool accidental shot:

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Willow was turning around and I hit the shoot button on the camera without meaning to - but with a fun result.

6 comments:

Kaye said...

Too cute! Love the color too.
I'll be honest, shawl collars be they handknit or machine knit give me fits!

Discoknits said...

Cute! Especially the buttons. The miraculous blocking, indeed :0)

turtlegirl76 said...

It's so cute in her! Love it!

Zonda said...

It's so cute on her!! Glad it fits :)

Michelle said...

Beautiful!

Shan said...

Oh Willow is so cute! and I love the Moby wrap, too.