My weekend of finishing actually culminated in a finish. Yesterday afternoon (while over at a friend's house) I finished the last of the crochet edging and wove in the last set of ends.
I love the use of color for this project and will probably make another one in colors more commonly part of my wardrobe.
I was completely ecstatic to be finished. I even wore it to work (almost as soon as I was finished with it).
Project specs:
Lorelei from yarnplay
Size: second smallest (33 inches around for the bottom section?)
Yarn: Manos Cotton Stria in 3 colors (3 skeins green, 2 dark brown, 1 red-brown)
I am not completely in love with the yarn. It's soft, but I don't know aobut its wearability/durability. I also found that I was knitting tight enough that doing the crochet edging was a lot more difficult than it should have been. Those concerns aside, I would definitely make this again in an instant. It is fun with minimal shaping, and pretty snazzy. I have some silk and a skein of Noro Lily that I bought ages and ages ago that might make a pretty dressier version of this top.
I am thrilled and I have gotten a lot of compliments. Now maybe with the coming soon advent of fall, I'll be able to finish EBTKS as well.
