Thursday, January 21, 2010

Who needs a stupid capelet anyway?

Months ago, I started working on the Casual Glamour Capelet by Stitch Diva. I had to set it aside to do the Asagio Shawl I promised a friend.

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Do you like my pose? I had to crop my hair out because it was ridiculous -- I was in the process of getting ready.

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Oh, but I made a big mistake. I decided to measure to see if I was nearly done, and I read the diagram wrong. I wasn't supposed to count the collar in the measurement, but I did.

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I realized after I bound off that I was at least three inches short. But I didn't want to fix it. The whole thing actually seemed too small around.

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After blocking, it improved greatly. It's still too short, but maybe I can wear it a few times if I get out of my head what it was supposed to be like.

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The yarn is really soft and pretty, and only $3.99 a ball at Knit Picks. It's the City Tweed in Lemon Curd.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I Love it that length. My daughter is a college student and could definitely use a little something over her shoulders on the way out the door in the Spring mornings that is unique and stylish. no gold for her though...an olive green I would think. :)