Monday, October 18, 2010

Success!

Fifth no, perhaps the sixth - no, probably the seventh - heck, I can't remember how many times I tackled the I-Cord on Elizabeth Zimmermann's 50th Anniversary Sweater. But success at last. Two layered attached I-Cord.

Somewhere I read that once the stitches have been picked up for the first layer of attached I-Cord, in the correct ratio - huh! like that was easy to figure out - the second layer just falls into place. Another Huh! Like that was true.

I have one wiggly front edge.
That left side is about an inch longer than the right side. Hoping I can shrink the heck out of this Alpaca with blocking, at this time, I have no plans to re-do that front.

Otherwise the sweater fits nicely, looks lovely and is one to be worn with pride. All the details tomorrow.

8 comments:

Sel and Poivre said...

Congratulations on reaching the summit! That knit is gorgeous!

Zieknits said...

Hooray! Congrats on wrestling the I-cord into submission. Such a beautiful cardi! Can't wait to see the modeled pics.

LaurieM said...

I can already tell this is going to be a great sweater to wear this season.

And it's not too wiggly. I've seen worse. I once put on a button band that was ruffled! Bleh.

I'm also looking forward to the modeled shots.

Vera said...

Well done. I really like that I-Cord finish. The sweater look great so far.

Joansie said...

It really looks nice. You should put pictures of the evolution of your sucess side by side in a post...practice makes perfect.

Sandra said...

can't wait to see the modeled shot and the details - nice job!

Laurie said...

SEVENTH?!?! You're a much better woman than I! And I don't see the wiggles at all. Love the sweater!

Needles said...

That looks so fine, so fine. More pictures please!