Saturday, March 22, 2014

The Love-Hate Shrug

Here it is laid out flat.


Fold in half at the stitch markers and sew arm/side seams - did those on the machine with a narrow zigzag in exactly 5 minutes.


Love it - the style is almost exactly what I wanted...almost.


It was a quick knit, and I LOVE the yarn - my first experience with lace, and it was good. You can stretch lace as much as you like, to a point, but you still can't make this long-sleeved.


The seams will look better after I block it, but I always have to wear it before I block it - I'm lazy that way.


So here's the problem - see those little holes by my neck right at the top of the shoulder? Those are supposed to be buttonholes! The pattern implies you should put them 1/2" and 1-1/2" below the stitch marker, but what they really meant was go "midway" down and put them - ARGH!


So I found a gap where I increased a stitch, and will call that a buttonhole, but I really need another one to make it secure.


Oh well, guess I'll email the company to let them know they have an error, and the sleeves are really NOT long-sleeved. On the other hand, I have a whole 'nother skein of the same yarn in a different colorway, so perhaps I'll do this again the correct way with extra length for sleeves....hmmmm....

7 comments:

BeckyW said...

Cute!!

Pam said...

I like it and have a bolero on my list to do -- how irritating though! Errors in the pattern!

Dr. Fun (AKA Sister) said...

Thanks! I may have to rethink the yarn - wore it to dinner and snagged it twice already....

Anonymous said...

CUTE!!! Love the color.

Robbie

Dr. Fun (AKA Sister) said...

Thank you, ma'am! Welcome back to GS!

Bianca said...

This color is great on you! Very cute!

Dr. Fun (AKA Sister) said...

Thanks, Bianca!