I have a tendency to choose darker colors for my Winter appropriate clothing (as most people do).
But it's always nice to have a few pastel knits in the collection. And since I love just about any shade of purple, lavendar was an obvious choice for my next knitting project.
I was really not aware of it at the time, but I have been on a bit of a Victorian inspired clothing journey, along with a penchant for a good neck/shoulder ruffle.
This particular design is knit with circular needles. I definitely prefer to piece my knits, mostly because it can start to get a bit cumbersome when the sweater really starts to come together.
But this one isn't too bulky since it sits just below the waist, and my chosen yarn was quite lightweight.
As with many of my hand knits, this project was put aside (although not for very long). I just wasn't sure how to attack the ruffle portion.
But as with most contemporary knit patterns, it makes so much more sense to me once I have needles and yarn in hand. I can picture how to put most sewing patterns together in my head, but a page full of knitting abbreviations doesn't do the same for me.
I am, once again, extremely behind in my blog posting. And if this week's weather is anything to go, it's time to store the long sleeved wool knits away.
But I am trying to post things as I finish them and photograph them, so here we are.
As for this knit project, I will say that it was quite successful.
I even managed to wear it a few times this Winter, which doesn't always happen with my knit projects. Maybe I need to get over my disinclination to work with top-down sweaters that are worked in one piece!
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