So I started ripping. After all that lace knitting I needed to finish something with this yarn. I just cleaned the second bedroom a little bit because my brother was supposed to come to stay with me while he was recovering from getting his wisdom teeth pulled. While cleaning, I did a lot of throwing yarn into the over flowing bags and cubbies stuck in the corner. The yarn is starting to make me feel a little guilty because it deserves to be knit up, not left forgotten in plastic bags. (I think this is one of those moments that you know you are a "knitter" not just a person who knits, the yarn has feelings) I didn't want to put this lovely Misti Alpaca back into the pile. I went searching on Rav for something quick and simple.
I found and cast on a simple shoulder shrug. It was exactly what I was looking for, raglan shaping with a wide ribbed color worked in the round after the body is completed. It's one of those great staple pieces, you can throw it on over a tee during the summer when the evenings get cooler. This took me a week of almost non-stop knitting to complete. Jer was in Austin for work this past week so I didn't really cook and since I was supposed to be cleaning for my brother's visit I felt like I should be doing something when I was just sitting on the couch. Right now it's laying flat after I gave it a bath Saturday night, I'm "patiently" waiting for it to dry so I can seam it up.
I just started following Laura Chau's (Cosmicpluto Knits) blog a few weeks ago. A lot of her patterns have that simple, tailored, classic, "it's going to look great on me" look, and I seem to be noticing them a lot more. I just found one of her patterns in the new Twist Collective. The spring issue came out (last week?) and they used a lot of completely solid pastel-y colors for the samples, which is a great theme for spring. But, at least to me they look a bit bland. I'm just not drawn to pastels, I'm drawn to more saturated colors and semi-solids. When looking through the magazine I glazed over Winona because it just look "eh" and didn't recognize it from Laura's blog post.I love the one she made herself. It's a basic v-neck cardigan but it has a few little details that really make it look great, and look like it's going to fit great (bonus!). It has a flared bottom, finished button band, and little seam lines in the front and back. Laura's version fits her much better then the model's, it really shows off the flared bottom that enhances her figure. Also, I love the yarn's semi-solid variegation it makes the seams show up more. Even though it's a cardigan in fingering weight I may have to keep my eye out for some slightly semi-solid yarn like the kind she used.
Floriston is another pattern from Twist Collective that is done in solid pastels that I didn't give a second thought to until I saw the test knitted one on Rav in a charcoal color. Like Winona, Floriston is a piece that at first looks basic but has great details. The open front cardigan is embellished with lace around the collar/front edge and then has a hidden lace panel in the back that is really flattering. I think the extra detail on the back, combined with the empire waist seam (which also shows up better in the test knit) will skim over my back muffin top well.
I really love how these designers took some essential wardrobe pieces and make them look really professional and flattering.
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