Top Ten Pictures of My Finished Rusted Root
10. Full-length mirror shot
9. Self-taken shot with Little Man (not the best of either of us--got to love the double chin)
8. First shot by Brian--Little Man tries to escape
7. Detail of ribbing and lace (love the way the purls and knits lined up)
6. Trying to not feel self conscious (hands are down for Little Man)
7. Detail of ribbing and lace (love the way the purls and knits lined up)
6. Trying to not feel self conscious (hands are down for Little Man)
5. Action shot (pushing Little Man on the swing)
4. Timer shot-lace panel (trying to suck in my stomach)
3. Timer shot--full view (trying to seem relaxed)
2. Oval mirror shot (love this little antique mirror)
3. Timer shot--full view (trying to seem relaxed)
2. Oval mirror shot (love this little antique mirror)
1. Little Man and I (good one for the album)
Pattern: Rusted Root by Zephyr style
Yarn: Cascade Pima Tencel (less than 5 skeins for XS)
Needles: Size 4 and 6 (24" circular) and size 6 doublepoint
Adaptations: I had to play around a little to get the right size. I ended up doing the XS, but added a few extra rows in the raglan. I also had to add a few stitches in the sleeves and ended up doing the sleeve ribbing in a size 6 instead of a size 4 so the cuffs weren't too tight. The pattern called for 12 rows of ribbing on the bottom, but I only did 8 because I didn't want a huge band of ribbing.
Pattern: Rusted Root by Zephyr style
Yarn: Cascade Pima Tencel (less than 5 skeins for XS)
Needles: Size 4 and 6 (24" circular) and size 6 doublepoint
Adaptations: I had to play around a little to get the right size. I ended up doing the XS, but added a few extra rows in the raglan. I also had to add a few stitches in the sleeves and ended up doing the sleeve ribbing in a size 6 instead of a size 4 so the cuffs weren't too tight. The pattern called for 12 rows of ribbing on the bottom, but I only did 8 because I didn't want a huge band of ribbing.
Sorry for the unexciting Top Ten Tuesday topic. But, hey, I finished my Rusted Root before winter! I can actually wear it for a few weeks! I still need to block it, but it is otherwise ready to go. Any suggestions for blocking Pima Tencel?
6 comments:
It is lovely! Good work.
Great shots too.
Your rusted root turned out great! It is definitely worth the ripping.
Perfect fit! It was worth all the trouble. It's such a useful design, too. I'd wear that all the time. I do most of my blocking (except acrylic) by holding the steam iron above the fabric and misting it, then smoothing it into shape and letting it dry for a few minutes. This is only because I am too impatient to wait for wet blocking to dry. I don't know how tencel behaves, though, so if you do this, test it on your swatch first.
Beautiful! perfect fit, love the colour, great job!
It's beautiful, I really love it. Gotta love the sucking in the stomach, that's too funny. I've done that so many times for a pic!
Cutest Rusted Root EVER. Maybe because you're the cutest ever?
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