Here is a throwback of a top that I knitted twice about 3-4 years ago. I recently took a new picture wearing it, but due to a few mistakes, this top still does not look right when I wear it, which is why my pictures are intentionally cropped. Because, what I’m not going to do is embarrass myself. Just kidding. I’m not really embarrassed.
Actually to this day, I still love how I worked the neckline and the lace shoulder caplets. They’re a bit different, one with cables and garter hem and one ribbed hem without cables.
Both times, this was a solo-project. Whenever I knit without skipping days, I complete a garment within the normal 4 to 6 weeks range.
What is really wrong with this project is, something I’m definitely better at now, which is the yarn selection and needle choice. I didn’t follow the pattern suggestions.
Now that I’m back into a knitting flow, which comes in waves and then dissipates, I have purchased the correct yarn for this project. I will knit it again but make no promises to myself about when.
This pattern is called ‘Stevie’ by Debbie Bliss.
The yarn used (both times) is I Love This Cotton 4 medium; whereas the pattern suggests light DK. The needle sizes are 3.5 to 4.0. I used bigger needles, 4.5 for to 5.5.
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