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july 21, 2008

tweak, tweak

I just can't leave well enough alone. Here's wee one's bright and crazy placket neck sweater, now tweaked into a two-colored, gathered sweater dress. Shortly before I got to the point where you remove stitches for the sleeve openings, I decided to throw in some ribbing and decreases to form a sort of high waist and give the bottom of the sweater a kind of skirt-y look. Then, after I finished the ribbing and increased back to the original number, I changed colorways of the Lorna's Shepherd Sport, switching from that dark "bittersweet" color to a lighter, coordinating colorway, "neon". I'd envisioned doing the top/bodice section of the sweater in this yummy sherbert-y shade and so decided that the sleeves, which will come right into the yoke at that point, needed to be neon as well. Oh, and I'll probably leave out the placket when I get to that section.

Tweak, tweak.

posted by alison at 10:30 am | in placket neck sweaters
Comments

Great colors!

Posted by: Kat with a K at July 21, 2008 10:51 AM

Aah, that's so cute!

Posted by: C at July 21, 2008 11:11 AM

Looks very pretty!

Posted by: Sharon at July 21, 2008 11:37 AM

So cute! I can't wait to see her in it!

Posted by: Katherine at July 21, 2008 1:29 PM

That is going to be very cute! Nice job.

Posted by: Sedie at July 21, 2008 1:38 PM

I love a good tweaking! Can't wait to see it!

Posted by: Suzanne at July 21, 2008 1:51 PM

I love little tops/dresses like that for toddler girls. that will be so cute when finished (I AM a fan of the bright colors - for little ones anyway).

Posted by: Donna at July 21, 2008 2:55 PM

I love tweaking patterns. This top is working out great.

Posted by: Plain Jane at July 21, 2008 4:57 PM

Can't wait to see this finished! Hurry, hurry!

Posted by: Speattle at July 21, 2008 7:31 PM

My girls would LOVE that!

Posted by: Kristin at July 21, 2008 9:02 PM

This looks so sweet! Can't wait to see it finished. I wish my girls were still little =(

Posted by: c at July 22, 2008 7:08 AM

This looks so sweet! Can't wait to see it finished. I wish my girls were still little =(

Posted by: carrie at July 22, 2008 7:08 AM

you're so funny! i love it that you fix it 'til it's right for you (or wee one!) i'm waay to afraid to try something like that with my knitting! crochet-- no problem. but messing with knitting patterns scare me

Posted by: rebecca at July 22, 2008 10:19 AM




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