I finished Picovoli last night. I was bored with the green and thought something a little contrasting would look nice. I dug through my scrap bin (a couple of boxes I keep full of scrap for when my neices or son get a wild hair and want to fool around with yarn, or I want to crochet squares/motifs) and found a really bright yellow that worked with the green/blue/lavendar/white in the Tahki yarn. I think it played out nicely. The only issue I had is that I had to make the shoulder section a "large", the bust section a "medium" and then decrease to a "small" for the waist and then come back out to a "large". Made for a lot of fussing. But, with the notes I took, the next one I make should be a lot easier. I'm planning on trying the next one in seed stitch. Should be interesting, especially around the decreases.
 | Tahki Tweedy Cotton Classic. Colourway 466, 100% cotton. 50g = 108yds. The yellow was just some similar weight scrap I had and thought would look nice. Also 100% cotton. | |
 | Size 5 US. Addi Turbo, 29". Handcrafted Surina dpns size 5 US. | |
 | Picovoli by Grumperina in MagKnits. |
4 comments:
BEAUTIFUL! I really like the fit, did you make the shoulders smaller than the pattern or was it just how it turned out?
Heya. Thanks. I really like how the fit turned out, too.
I'm broad shouldered. I actually had to make the shoulders a large and then taper down to a small for the waist. Even then, the large was a little too small on the shoulders. I'll have to adjust that next one I make. I guess it's what I get for swimming and weight lifting.
It's GORGEOUS! And what a totally hot looking top on you, too! Love the contrast trim!
Thank you so much. :-) I like it enough that I'm definitely planning on making another. Though it may be a while as I just undertook a rather large (superfine gauge) project.
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