We visited with some good friends in Cornwall back at Easter of this year, and whilst there I found some Sirdar Smiley Stripes yarn in a sale bag at Cornish Market World. There were 6 balls in a purple/pink/blue/red colourway and I decided that this was meant to be something for me to wear. A proper garment! Not just a scarf, mind!
After a little searching, I found Splash, a lacy swimsuit-cover-up dress. It's designed to be knit from a slightly finer and more drapey yarn than the Smiley Stripes, and I suspected I didn't have the yardage for a full dress, but I fell for the off-the-shouldereyness and the rippley feather and fan stitch, so I thought it had to be worth a try.
It was.
As I suspected, 6 balls wasn't enough to get it past my butt, and having made the mistake often in the past, I decided to knit the large rather than the small-medium size (even though I am medium. Definitely medium. No sniggering!).
It's knit from the top down, and after the bulk of the yoke shaping, the yarn started to pool a little, so I added a second ball of yarn and knit alternate rows from each ball. As you can see, it's pooled at the bottom too, but by then I was on my last ball and couldn't do anything to avoid it. I don't think it looks too bad . . . certainly not bad enough that I'm about to rip anything out to try to fix it!
The armholes are a little gapey for my liking, probably just because of my body-shape, and the extra depth of the yoke (for the larger size) makes it feel a little restrictive around the upper arms when it falls off the shoulders, but I will forgive it these small faults! I'm so pleased with my slinky new top!
Very cute! I think the pooling is minimal that it adds interest and gives a clearer picture of all the colors. ♥
ReplyDeleteOh my LORD! I lovvvve those colours :D That also looks very definitely like something I would wear myself.
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