Ruffled Knits

My knitting has been fairly sporadic as of late.

But I did manage to finish this sweater for the Winter season!

The pattern is the Gibson Ruffle Blouse from Fabel Knits and it caught my eye as I have been drawn to more Victorian inspired designs as of late.  

The pattern suggests using a mohair silk blend for the ruffle.  I have a bunch of Rowan Kidsilk Haze stashed away, but it wasn't a color match for the wool I had chosen.  So I decided to hold two strands together for the entire sweater.  This creates a halo effect, which I think ended up looking great.

The knitting was fairly straight forward.

The ruffle didn't end up looking quite as ruffled as the designer's version.  I think I followed the instruction correctly, so not sure what happened there . . .

But maybe I prefer it that way?

I'm definitely pleased with how this particular knit turned out.  And that's the most important part!