FO Report: A Good Bias Shrug
FO Report: A Good Bias Shrug
Designers: Lisa Daehlin
Pattern Source: IWK Spring 05
Yarn: Bernat Cotton-Tots
Needle Size: US 8
Date Completed: May 2006
Once I'd made a list of everything that I wanted to make this summer (see yesterday's post), I realized that I hadn't posted an FO since March ... Two Whole Months? Now, what kind of an FO ho do I pretend to be? So I immediately dug into my stash and whipped up a project that I'd been intending to make since Katy started her knitalong last spring ...
Nice, don't you think? This is the kind of garment that makes me want to use 8th-grade spelling: I looooooooove wearing this. Seriously. I actually finished it a week ago, and I believe that I've worn it practically every day since then. Who doesn't love that kind of an FO? The lace pattern took about three tries before I cracked it, but once I got it, I whipped through the rest of the pattern. It was a really fun lace knit.
Notes on the pattern: I made a few modifications, mainly because I didn't want the sleeves to be too long or the back too droopy. (Thank goodness for blogland, or I never would have thought to change these.)
1. I knit the sleeve portion repeat (rows #1-6) a total of 13 times, not the 14 total times.
2. I knit the increasing rows, and then the repeat (rows #1-6 again) a total of 8 more times, not the ten times recommended.
More goofy picts:
This is why I don't usually do the usual knitblog poses ... I don't quite manage to pull them off.
And, a final photo showing that IWK was right: wearing this shrug really will make you smile more while chopping fruits and vegetables.
Posted at 07:49 am by farrellfamily
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Agnes
May 15, 2006 08:18 AM PDT
Lovely, lovely! But which one is the truer colour ... lavendar or blue? Both are nice but I like the blue better (and the goofy pose!) :D |
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Julie
May 15, 2006 07:08 AM PDT
LOVE your Good Bias! I've been wanting to do another IK shrug--the Viennese Shrug from Summer '05 in Morehouse Merino...but I have this "no new yarn 'til July" resolution...Crap. The shot with the watermelon is hilarious. Glad you're back! |
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Wanda
May 14, 2006 07:19 PM PDT
Beautiful shrug and I love the color!! |
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Katy
May 14, 2006 11:46 AM PDT
It looks fabulous!
I am actually planning to take out the seam (gasp) on mine and rip out the last increase section on each side, then reseam. I'm hoping it will then stay on my shoulders! |
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Chris
May 13, 2006 07:45 PM PDT
I love it! I must make one! |
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Zarah
May 13, 2006 02:38 PM PDT
Very cute! Anything that can make everyday chores more fun is GOOD. |
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Jennifer
May 13, 2006 01:07 PM PDT
What a lovely shrug! I bet you'll get lots of use out of it this summer. |
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Manda
May 13, 2006 09:24 AM PDT
It looks lovely! A Good Bias was my first (vaguely) fitted FO, and I wish I'd had the confidence then follow my own instincts and not do as many repeats. The one time I wore it it kept falling off my shoulders, and I had to watch it to keep the too-long sleeves from getting mucky or snagged. It is a very fun knit, though! I just love the lace pattern. |
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Michelle
May 13, 2006 09:04 AM PDT
Beautiful! I made one in black last spring and I wear it a lot - aside from a couple of tanks, I've gotten more wear out of this than anything else!
So you've made it through your semester? Me too, as of Thursday. Congratulations! Now I've got 3-1/2 weeks until I start summer session. Aaaahhh...pass the needles and the martini shaker! |
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