I am quite pleased with it. The shoulders are just right. They don't shift back or forwards or pull. They just stay in place. To get a fit there that works for this body is amazing. Yeah the whole hip thing is in another country but that the upper body fits is amazing. Rebecca Clow, I am in your debt. Lusk is my favourite sweater ever.
The new sweater, Audrey Borrego's Pleione is coming along nicely.
The yarn is Remix from Berocco. I decided to knit this on a 6 mm needle, two needle sizes larger than the recommended size. I wanted a draper fabric not so much for drape but more that as I wash and wear it, it doesn't get too firm to like wearing it. I knit a previous garment in this yarn and I used it a lot and eventually, it did get firm. It was like due to me machine washing and drying it. I didn't want that for this top. I wanted something that would go the distance. It should be noted that this is giving me z very different gauge than pattern gauge but a little math never hurt me.
The result of the needle size with this yarn is a wonderfully soft and luscious. It's gorgeous. It's also knitting up fast. I am getting very close to where the v neck will join and only a wee bit more to where I split for underarms. My goal today to to get to knitting in the round.
That's it for me today. A new top being worn and another nice one we'll under way. There is a fierce wind out there, but nothing beyond the usual. It's worse south of us. All in all a good day to stay in and knit.
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