Strange, yes. I won a prize basket at the Rhode Island Yarn Crawl last year (pretty cool!) so I've had 5 skeins of purple Berroco Vintage DK and the pattern booklet for the Shibuya pattern on hand for a while. However, I was really unhappy with Berroco Vintage when I used it for Kaari (it pills and fuzzes a lot) and I don't really wear short sleeve sweaters (it seems like an oxymoron) and I don't like the color purple very much.
So I cast it on a few times then pulled it out because I knew I wouldn't like it. But then last month I guess I just wanted to plow through my stash and see what happens. There is nothing wrong with this pattern - just something wrong with me. This is a really nice pattern actually, I made no modifications, it knit up quickly, and I love that you don't block it to keep the texture.
I like it-it looks very pretty. Also I love that knit blazer/cardi (blardi?) you're wearing over it. Did you make that too? Should trace a pattern for it XD
ReplyDeleteI like it too :) Though purple isn't really my color either. But it looks lovely with the shirt and the blazer!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I did not make the blardi, but you are right, tracing a pattern for it is a really good idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you! It's the best I could come up with :)
ReplyDeleteLovely! But let me ask - if you don't block it to keep the texture, what happens when you wash it?
ReplyDeleteThanks! THAT is a good question! I suppose when I lay it out to dry I won't stretch it out too much? I don't know! It might be a while until I wash it because I don't think I'll wear it much, but I'll let you know what happens!
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