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I followed Myra's pattern for "Belle Plume" making only two minor modifications: 1. I decreased every 4th row on the front edges, instead of every other row; 2. I made the sleeves longer, decreasing every 5 rows or so to make a more slim fitting 3/4 length sleeve.Difficulty:
Category: Knitting
Type of item: Clothing
For: Women
Style: Funky, Romantic, Cute, Casual
Materials
Berroco "Ultra Alpaca" (50% Wool, 50% Alpaca) about 2.75 skeins /color 6291; size 7 needles for the body & sleeves, size 6 for the button band
What was your inspiration?
Myra's Belle Plume
What are you most proud of?
Making the sweater to fit me
What advice would you give someone starting this project?
Make sure you're happy with your gauge swatch. I wasn't absolutely sure if I liked the look of my stitches, but I started anyway. I got almost finished with the project and realized I didn't like how it looked. So, I frogged it and went down a needle size. (That's when I decided to decrease the fronts at a slower rate, as well.) At this point I knew I was on track. Now I love my sweater. We all want to make something we can be proud of.
This is such a great class! Thanks, Myra.
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