Romantic Hand Knits-Along

Notorious Finished!

GGH Safari in light green; 4 balls
Needles: Circular sizes 4, 5 and 6

Although I finished this back in September, I didn't get around to getting pictures take until now.  This was a challenging knit for me. 

Although I intentionally changed a few things to suit my chosen yarn, I also ran into a few problems with the pattern as written. There was some confusion on my part as to where to start the armhole shaping and how long to make the front. I also had some problems with the sleeves.

More information on my Notorious journey can be found on the individual Notorious blog entries.

I love the original pattern so much; it's a little disappointing to not have my finished knit have some of the elements that I love the most [like the sweet fluttery sleeves].  I'm happy that it's done, regardless.  I'm hoping that I'll get some wear out of it once the temperatures warm up...in about 5 months.  ha ha! 

Wow

When I saw this book I seriously fell in love.  The main reason I bought the book was for the Notorious top.  It's seriously the sweetest top ever.  Unfortunately I don't have the right yarns in the stash, so I can't knit it just yet.  I also really love A Streetcar Named Desire, but yet again no yarn.  Same for Ninotchka, Dark Victory, and a few others. 

I was going to start with Casablanca, because I have the perfect yarn, but the sizing really sucks, and either really small or really big...

Sooo I will probably start with something simple like the June Bride gloves.  I know I have a few different yarns that will work for this, so I'll have to decide.  I can't wait to get knitting all of these!

Notorious...Introduction

Hi!
I'm Christie and I've just joined this KAL.  Although it doesn't start until November, I've been working on Notorious for the past few week.  I'm using GGH Safari; since this yarn is a lighter worsted I'm using a size 5 needle.  Also, I've eliminated the center cable.  I'm hoping to be done very soon, so that I can move onto a few other projects from this book...my most favorite being Now, Voyager, A Streetcar Name Desire and Jezebel. 

Details on some of the drama that Notorious has brought to my life up to this point are on my .