That is the question.
The second front of the VCC is blocking. I am still thinking it will be too short. So, should I finish it as is, or should I frog the top of both fronts and the back and add a few, or even several inches to the body before decreasing for the armhole?
I had credit at the LYS, and brought home some Lamb’s Pride to make myself a hoodie!
The hoodie from the first S&B book, to be precise. What do you think? I can’t decide if it’s striking, or if it doesn’t quite work. For those of you familliar with the pattern, I want to use the dark, heathered gray for the main body color and hood, the Raspberry for the sleeves and big stripe across the chest, and the Victorian Pink as the thin, stripy accents.
I’m also thinking about making a slight modification. I don’t think I own a single dropped shoulder sweater, nor can I picture myself in one. So I’m thinking about making this one a modified dropped shoulder. What do you think? I’m hoping it’ll keep the same boxy look yet be a bit more flattering. I don’t have a start date for this sweater, but it’s nice to have the yarn. The other color combination I think would look good in Lamb’s Pride is Kiwi, Turkish Olive, and that fabulous butter color I can’t remember the name of. My LYS doesn’t have the Kiwi, so it would require some cash.
My poor puppy seems to be recovering. He had a lot of intestinal trouble in his first year of life, so I know the drill. I spent yesterday caring for him.
I have some knitting to show you, but once again, only those of you who are NOT my mom or mom-in-law are allowed to look.
April 27th, 2005 at 2:49 am
If you make those adjustments will you be able to wear it yourself? That’s a good enough reason to rip and re-do, I think. Especially for a sweater as lovely as this one will be when finished.
April 27th, 2005 at 4:40 am
I think that color combo will be fantastic with the gray as the mc! I can’t wait to see it.
April 27th, 2005 at 4:50 am
I love that colour combination, it will be fun to see it knit up. I feel your pain on the dog issue, I hate it when that happens. Our lab is over 4 and he still gets those idiot moments!
April 27th, 2005 at 6:28 am
It’s scary how quickly mother’s day comes along, isn’t it? I love the yarn for your hoodie. It should come out great.
April 27th, 2005 at 6:36 am
Those colors are beautiful! It will be sporty yet much more flattering and I would love to see how it turns out if you modify the sleeves!
April 27th, 2005 at 7:22 am
I’m making 3 of the flower washcloths for M-Day (mom, mom-in-law, grandmom). First one was fine. Wound the yarn for #2, all is good. Tempted fate and wound the 3rd skein, which ended up in a knot that it took me an entire episode of “Crossing Jordan” to untangle. Yech. Lots more chenille-knitting ahead…
April 27th, 2005 at 3:18 pm
Colors are great that you picked out. I want to make the Big Sack Sweather and I’m going to try and make it a few inchs longer to. Tink
April 27th, 2005 at 8:20 pm
i love the color combo, and i think the modified drop shoulder is an excellent idea. much more flattering without all that extra fabric bunching up between the arms.