Knitting Goddess #9: Juliet in Twilight

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Juliet in Twilight

This is Juliet from the Interweave Knits Summer 2004. I love it, it's beautiful, but oh my gods, it was a lot of work.

First, it's DK weight cotton knit (Elann's Sonata) on size 3 needles. Second, you have to string on 100+ seed beads for every skein of yarn. Third, I couldn't get gauge, so I ended up making the 39" bust using the 32" bust measurements. I made the arms a size larger, because big girls have big biceps. Does it fit? Beautifully.

I wish I'd done a few things differently. I wish I'd made the body two inches longer. I wish the ribbons at the elbow didn't hit mid arm. I wish the eyelet pattern for the neckline didn't end up so weird. I wish I could find white velvet ribbon in the size required instead of using satin. Satin crinkles and bunches. I have a feeling that velvet is more sturdy and wouldn't.

But I love this shirt.

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Christina - Knit blogger, tentative pattern designer, sporadic spinner, occasional beader, a sewer without a sewing machine, a self proclaimed Knitting Goddess, who sometimes depends on the kindness of strangers (especially strangers who come bearing gifts of yarn) and a happy fiber enabler.