You remember that lovely crochet sweater with the Very Interesting Neckline?
Yeah, that one.
Fortunately, my bright idea of adding a half-motif to the front and back to raise the neckline and strengthen the collar worked.
Unfortunately, the thought that blocking might make it shrink a bit did not.
Now, blocking did make the motifs hang much more nicely, got rid of all the little stitchy kinks and drew out the lacey pattern very well. It made the sweater a few inches longer, and the drape is way better; the sleeves are now soft and fluttery instead of stiff, and all the little loopy picot-bunting stitches at the bottom hang down instead of lapping each other. Hurray! But it is still quite loose.
On the plus side, I can easily wear this over another shirt, which I will need to do. On the minus side, it’s not as snug as the one in the magazine by a long shot. So lesson learned: when it comes to a crochet pattern where I fit between sizes, choose the smaller size, and block it up. With this one, I’ve just tied part of the back together with a piece of scrap ribbon to make it a bit more fitted. Not thrilled about the colour, but if I get a new length of a nicer ribbon that matches better it will be just the thing.
It’s beautifully soft to the touch, and the orange-yellow is so nicely variegated that in person, it gives a really beautiful effect. It’s also surprisingly warm. And I have three skeins left which is enough to make a whole other motif sweater. Though that seems overkill. What else does one make out of three skeins of fingering-weight merino-cashmere?
I’ll wear it over a plain tank or camisole* for now, but I think what it needs is a nice bright pink silky shell underneath, no? Or maybe a grey-blue, to make the orange really shine.
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*I promise there is a camisole in this picture. Flesh tone match may be a bit too good.
Zoopolis 
It’s really nice. I like the idea of it paired with pink for a wow factor and blue under it for a more toned down look. If you have enough left over for another sweater, why not gift it to someone. I’m sure anyone who rec’d it would be so thrilled!
That is not a bad idea at all. Thanks!
Love the hem-line. Delicate and oh so pretty. I wonder what it would look like worn over a long sleeved black sweater and black pants combination, for a fall/winter outfit. Oh the possibilities….what fun.
I’m sure it would look amazing, but then I’d have to own something black. For me a successful style day is one where I am wearing head-to-toe colour (today: green shirt, camel skirt, teal shoes, electric blue jacket, purple hair clip). But I would love to see the combination on someone else. 🙂