Florence Photos
On Friday, I finished the back of Florence.
The Habu Cotton Gima is quite wrinky before it’s washed. Here, you can see unblocked wrinkly stitches above and blocked stitches below.
After I grafted front and back together, I pinned the whole thing out to determine what size it is.
Then I machine washed and dried it (in defiance of the instructions on the label). Now I have nice smooth, drapey stitches.
And it fits! This is how it looked after I knit in the neckline.
I finished sleeve number 1 this morning, and it looks about right, though it’s so stiff it stands straight out from my arm in a rather silly fashion. I’m sure it will be fine once I block it. On to sleeve number 2!
I have yet to wrap up my repairs on the turtle sweater, but I did create a chart for the intarsia turtle and post it on the Design page (see sidebar on the right), should anyone wish to replicate it.
July 16th, 2007 at 9:04 am
Oooo Ruth! Looks lovely so far!!!
July 16th, 2007 at 10:49 am
Florence is looking great so far! I love the neckline and the shear quality of the fabric.
July 17th, 2007 at 5:18 am
What a great fit! I’m really curious about that yarn. Is it soft enough for you after you washed it?
July 17th, 2007 at 5:48 am
Lovely! Can’t wait to see the finished result.
July 17th, 2007 at 8:11 am
ruth, that is looking lovely! i love it when knitting looks so “expensive”… hehe. it’s really beautiful!
July 17th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Very pretty!
July 18th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Ruth, that is very pretty!
July 24th, 2007 at 11:13 am
What a gorgeous colour! The fabric looks almost gossamer-like and I love the last photo!