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Slipped Stitches

A small group of knitters with a range of knitting experiences - from the wise Maple Girl to the careful and fresh faced Sauce, and the full throttle knit or die style of Sly. Enjoy our varied projects and thoughts, and if you don't have anything nice to say...well...you know.

 

Moss stitch tunic

I finished the tunic for Coco...I followed the pattern from Zoe Mellor's Double Knits book. I used Butterfly brand mercerized cotton, which was nice to knit with, but it had a really weird drape once knitted up. It "slanted", so a rectangle actually hung like a parallellogram. I was worried, but assembly and washing helped matters. Also, I followed the pattern and knit for a 1 year old, but the arms looked terrible...the pattern required the armholes to be 13 cm from the shoulder seam, but when I assembled it, the armpit looked really constricted, and the sleeve puffed out awkwardly. I took a chance and re-assembled it, allowing the sleeve to fall where it wanted to - the result was a deeper armhole. I hope it's not too bulky, but it looks like it will be more comfy.

It will be hard to resist, but I'm going to try to hold out until Christmas to give this to her - if she grows really really fast then I'll just hand it over.