Extravayarnza

Hi,
I guess before I stun you by showing a bit of starteritis I'll distract you with massive progress on a current one!

I've knit from the bottom of the vee to almost the end of the body in 3 evenings. I was discouraged for a little while and stopped working on this... I tried it on when I though I was ready to start the purl ridges & was quite surprised to see that I needed at least another 2 inches in the front to keep them off my chest. So, here's my changes for the ladies who are large up top~
~In the increases for the neckline, do the increase at the neck edge after 6 rows rather than 8 every other time... (remember to keep track of stitch numbers so you know when to move the arms to the holders, I totally missed this point & had to rip almost 2 inches...) On mine this moved the lowest point of the vee about 1 inch higher.
I knew this would mean I'd have some knit rounds before starting the purl ridges, but due to the fact that they needed to be below the chest & mine is perhaps a bit larger than the pattern was intended for I needed quite a bit of knitting to reach this point.
~Short rows to help shape the chest.... I knit a total of 12 rows of short row shaping. I started by placing a marker in the center front, then I knit 36 past the marker, purled 36 past the marker, then 30 both ways, then 24 (doing wraps & turns and knitting the wraps in the next round). Next, I knit about 4 rounds and did a second set in the opposite order (24, 30, 36). This added almost 2 inches of extra fabric in the front.
I tried it on when I switched to the big needles after the lace section, everything is where it should be and fitting correctly. The neckline is barely decent, but an inch or so of edging is going to help that out considerable.
I love this top & despite my lack of good instructions I found that my simple alterations really made it fit me well. I can totally see lots of wear for this top in the Fall.
Oh, and I'm only about 1/2 way through ball 5 of an estimated 11... I think I may have some yarn left...

Okay, now all those pesky new projects...
One is already about 1/4 of the way done & I just started it at noon!

This is the class project for the intro to Entrelac class I'm teaching this fall. I needed a sample of the actual project, so I'm just busting through it. The class is based on a blanket I designed, but for times sake we're learning on a matching throw pillow. I was feeling like some fun yarn so I'm using SWTC Karaoke. It is fun!

Second new project...

These amazing colors of Baby Cashmerino showed up today. Don't get too excited about the brown, we only got one bag & I snuck off with it... I'll reorder a couple of bags of that color.
They were sitting there so perfectly & I have been itching to design a Fair Isle sweater with in the round set in sleeves. Yes, not raglan, not yoke, but set-in sleeves all in one piece! I worked out the math a couple of months ago & was just waiting for the right application.
The sweater will be mostly brown with bands of the contrasting colors in Fair Isle.
*I pledge I will finish the bodice first****I pledge I will finish the bodice first***I pledge I will finish the bodice first***I pledge I will finish the bodice first**
easier done than said as the needle I need is currently in use on the bodice ; )