I’m way overdue with this post, and you’ll notice the FO pic was taken while I was in San Diego last week. Anyway, here it is (it was super windy so please excuse the hair):

Pattern: Eyelet Blouse from Vogue Knitting Winter 2006/2007
Yarn: Anny Blatt Merinos in 442 (fuchsia), 7 skeins
Needles: US 6 Addi Turbos, 3.25mm crochet hook
Date Started: January 31, 2007
Date Completed: February 18, 2007
Time: 6 hours for the left front, 4 hours for the right front, 8 hours for the back, 3 hours for the yoke, 2.75 hours for the first sleeve, 2 hours for the second sleeve, 7 hours for finishing (total 32.75)
Modifications/Notes:
1. The row gauge stated in the pattern is the row gauge as listed for the yarn, NOT the row gauge that the designer attained. This is only important for the yoke, which is knit sideways. My row gauge was a little tighter, and still my yoke came out longer than it should have (and the instructions for the yoke are row-based). This was fine in my case, as I have broad shoulders, but it’s something to look out for. I didn’t calculate the actual row gauge of the designer, but it was something higher than 32 rows/4″.
2. I made some changes to the eyelet rows. First, I raised the upper eyelet row by eight rows to get it better positioned on me. Also, I added in an eyelet row on the back so that the higher eyelets wrapped all the way around like the lower ones did.
3. I removed the ribbing from the sleeves, and didn’t set the sleeves in so they puffed up. I kind of just winged the cap shaping, and it turned out fine.
4. After I knit both sleeves, I cut off the cast on row (the first row has you increase a bunch of stitches). I got to a point where all of the sleeve stitches were there, and just knit on my eyelet edging from there – the first version was too tight.

All in all, this is a wearable sweater, but it isn’t my favorite. Even with my mods to kind of downplay the shoulders (like removing the puffed, ribbed sleeve cap), I still think there’s too much going on in the yoke for someone who has broad shoulders like myself. It was a fun knit, though – the construction was unique, and I loved working with the Merinos.

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