5.25.2007

pattern: airy wrap around sweater from fitted knits
size: 37" bust
for: me
timeline: started 04.05.2007; finished 05.25.2007
yarn: 5 balls (just barely, definitely get 6 if you're making the same size) lang yarns venezia in natural
needles: US size 13 boye interchangeables and knit picks options

this is the first pattern i've made form fitted knits, but i already have quite a few others on my to-knit list. it's a nice, simple pattern, but i like the use of a thinner yarn with big needles. i like the way it looks with jeans and a tank, but it could definitely be dressed up. i had to go up quite a bit from the suggested 10s and i think i may have lost some of the structure that they would have provided. oh, well...

the only alteration i made was to shorten the ties. i could have used a couple of extra inches when all was said and done, but i'm sure they're going to stretch out as i wear this. i was running low on yarn toward the end, so i skipped a couple of extra rows on the sleeves. it's a good thing i did because i ended up with pretty much no yarn left.

so, this pattern gets a thumbs-up from me. i like the style, but i actually wish there would have been a hole in one side to thread one of the ties through. if i make this again, i'd probably do that and use a thicker yarn for a warmer version.