The FO has arrived!!!!

"Singing to the Rooftops" My Summertime Tunic is finaly finished! More pics on my blog.

Finished and Posted!

Hey guys. Sorry I haven't kept you more up-to-date on my progress. I did finish this about two or three weeks ago but couldn't find the time to get a picture and post it. That's what you get for taking a summer college course in five weeks. But here it is:

Me posing in my drive way while my mother takes the picture.

Yarn: TLC Cotton Plus in3590 Lavender
Needles: Additurbo U.S. sizes 6 and 3

I had several issues with this including four inches in (about to start the ribbing) that I had twisted the entire piece. I almost died! But you move on. Otherwise it was alright. I do not know if I'd knit this again or not because, though it was easy, it was time consuming and the stockinette really got to me after a while. If I were to knit it again, I'd knit it in pure cotton (instead of a cotton/acrylic blend which surprised me when I read the label) and potentially knit it a bit smaller. I knit it for a 36" bust casting on 206 stitches. And though I enjoy this piece and wear it often (even though I just got the white ribbon today) I wish it were a bit tighter.

Hope you enjoy! Good luck to the rest of you!

Green T Knits

Finally Finished!

I'm done - I finished last Wednesday but the weather's been so lousy I had to wait until yesterday to try and get a decent photo with some sunlight. It fits pretty well but the ribbing is too loose. I guess I should have gone done one more needle size. I still can't decide whether or not to put the beads on the ends of the ribbon or not. It's a rayon velvet so it's not very slippery. I enjoyed making this but I'm so glad to be done! LOL I will try to get a photo of me wearing it this weekend.

IK Summer Tunic

Elann Callista - 50% Viscose/25%Cotton/25% Linen in Tarragon

US 5 for body and US 3 for ribbing

Started 6/1/07

Finished 7/18/07

Ease

Hi all! Well, I have finally weeded my way through some other projects and I am planning to start this weekend. I had a question though as far as ease that everyone is allowing. I'm a 35" and was planning on knitting the 33.5. Does that seem right? I'm wondering if I need adjust a bit for a bit less negative ease? Thanks!!!

Completed Tunic

Well I finished my Summertime Tunic last week but just now got to take pictures of me wearing it. It ended up very big and I tried 3 times to shrink it but not much of a difference, I really like it Im just bummed its so big around the bottom, I may give it to my mom, but I cant decide cuz its so cute, Im not set on a ribbon yet either, I just chose this one so I could try it on, its a little rough, Id like something more smooth on my skin

Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cathay in Teal
Needles: circular 4 and 6
Mods: I casted on a number between the 33 and 36 inch size, I cant remember how much, I have it written down somewhere Im not sure of right now, Other than that I followed the rest of the instructions, except knitting the back on straights, so I didn't have to move stitches around

Here are some pix..enjoy!

Summertime Tunic Progress

Here is what I've done on the summertime tunic so far. I'm currently working on the 11" after the ribbing. Wish me success!

Knitters-Delight

Sisyphus joins

I wasn't going to knit the Summertime Tunic, but then my sister called me from Baltimore & said "let's knit it together" and of course I couldn't say no. I've chosen ella rae silkience, it was a new yarn at my lys & it felt so good & came in great colors, so I swatched & only had to go down one needle size to get gauge. I'm about 7 inches into the tunic, and at the endless rows of stockinette, great for tv watching or knitting group knitting! I'll post again when I'm done, or if you want to see what else I'm knitting, stop by my blog: Sisyphus Knits.