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FO Textured Tunic!

OK so I've been done with this for about a month now and was worried about trying it on because I thought the upper sleeves were going to be too tight.  Well tonight I finished another sweater and since hubby was taking pictures I put it on, and hey way do you know it fits great!! I'm really happy with it!

I think I made a size Medium, I didn't do the slit on the top or the buttons on the bottom.  I did add a few waist increases, oh yeah I also picked up and knit 3 rows of K1 P1 ribbing on the neck.

Now the weather needs to get cool enough so I can wear wool!

My textured tunic!

I finished the body in the spring, but during the summer it was just "ignored". But for 2 weeks ago I finished it. I really like it, but I am not sure about the gaps above the buttons on each side!

Plugging along

OK so I'm moving along on my Textured Tunic.  I'm doing some modifications, one was that I didn't split the neckline. I want to be able to wear the sweater to work.  So I was knitting away and I was confused by the directions for splitting off the fron and back, and I wasnt' sure I wanted the buttons anyway so I did a decrease after the box stitch, then knit a bit increased, knit somemore increased again.  I'm planning on knitting to about 13 1/2 inches then doing the seed stitch before binding off.

I was just thinking I don't think I ever posted my FO drop stitch lace tank!  Better get hubby to take picts before the end of the month!

Textured Tunic Tempering

Hi, I've been lurking for about a month.  I finished the cozy V neck sweater with advice from your postings. (I'll have to post a picture later.)  I've just cast on for the Textured Tunic and I've thought about changing the pattern in the box stitch to something else.  Has anyone done this?

Finished!

I actually finished this earlier in the week, but it took a couple of tries in different light to get the color to come through accurately. As you can see, I modified the neckline (though I see that didn't keep my bra strap from showing!). I also only did side slits, no buttons. I did a lot of waist shaping, so much so that when it is off of me, the shaping looks oddly exaggerated. I mostly worked to the smallest size, but did the next size up for the arm openings. I then stayed with 40 stitches for the sleeve until below the second section of purls, then added 4 stitches over 4 rows, rather than decreasing in the top section. That wouldn't have fit my arms at all.   I thank so many of you for sharing how you made many of the modifications, that helped a great deal. This is the first project on which I deviated so far from the pattern, and I must have tried it on 30 times as I was working on it.

The yarn is Adrienne Vittadini Donata (70% alpaca, 30% acrylic), and the sweater feels a bit scratchy on. I am hoping that washing will take care of that. I've also read that soaking an itchy garment in a tablespoon of  hair conditioner before washing really helps. The garment looks a bit see-through in the box stitch section, though I didn't notice it looking that way when I tried it on. Maybe the flash had something to do with it. I am still puzzling over how much yarn I had left. Based on the yardage, I needed 11 full balls of this yarn. Since I bought it at an out-of-town store, I got 12 balls, just to be safe. And in the end, would you believe I only used 6?!?  (73 yards per ball).

I am taking a short break from bigger garments, making the convertible hat/neck warmer Sugar on Snow from knitty.com, but I think I'll make the cropped cardigan with leaf ties next. Though the weather here in upstate NY is getting so chilly so quickly I might not be able to wear the cropped cardigan till next spring.

Textured tunic on the way...

Well I couldn't resist. 

I'd finished up a couple of projects so I wanted something fast and easy, and I've heard this was....so I cast on last night....I decided to join right away so I can wear this to work.  I'm knitting the size 37 on size 10 needlesI'm using RYC soft tweed in a pretty blue gray color.  I though it would look nice with kahkis for work. I'm still itching to cast on for the airy lace wrap too....

Finally the pic!

As you can see, I made a few changes to the pattern ... but I love it!!!

Help Please

Could someone explain this line in the pattern for me?  I feel kinda stupid at this point.

"SET-UP RND: [Knit to marked st, purl to marked st] twice. Cont working side slit trim at each marker for 5 more rnds, following chart from rnd 2."

Here's mine

I just started this pattern last week and I have to say that I love, love, love knitting from the top down. I get excited very much when knitting something like this. I'm using the Bernat Satin in Admiral. I love how it feels against the needles.

I'm giddy...

I just got the Drops/Garnstudio Inka yarn which I'm going to attempt making a Textured Tunic with. I am seriously giddy over this pretty yarn - this pic doesn't do it justice! (It has blue and green in it, too). I really want to attempt making a long duster coat with this yarn, which would be almost like the technicolor raincoat...LOL.

Plus, I got some Lana Grossa Royal Tweed at a really good price at this German yarn shop, so now I'll be knitting a couple of Fitted Tunics for friends, too. Hee!