This has been sitting on my table for a while now, just waiting for the last sleeve to be worked. But, the truth is, it's going to be some time yet before I pick it up again. I don't know why I decided to just block these two parts before working the last sleeve. I'm glad I did though. I don't really have materials/facilities (hah!) for blocking such heavy wool! They ended up sitting on an old suitcase until they dried (which took about 3 days) and now, I need to wash my blocking towels!
I always imagined that I would knit this pullover in a green-colored cotton yarn. But, I wouldn't trade this for anything. The Naturelle New Zealand wool that Angela gave to me is awesome. The leaf detail shows up very nicely. The yarn softened up amazingly after a thorough soaking. I mean, I was seriously afraid this would be too small and short. But, now, it looks the perfect length.
The grafting seam eased up a lot after blocking, but, I think it's still too visible. I will probably redo it once I finish the sleeves and put everything together. (I'm afraid I'm dangerously close to having just enough yarn for the last sleeve and seaming.)
The button came from an old corduroy coat. Don't you think it looks perfect? haha
I always imagined that I would knit this pullover in a green-colored cotton yarn. But, I wouldn't trade this for anything. The Naturelle New Zealand wool that Angela gave to me is awesome. The leaf detail shows up very nicely. The yarn softened up amazingly after a thorough soaking. I mean, I was seriously afraid this would be too small and short. But, now, it looks the perfect length.
The grafting seam eased up a lot after blocking, but, I think it's still too visible. I will probably redo it once I finish the sleeves and put everything together. (I'm afraid I'm dangerously close to having just enough yarn for the last sleeve and seaming.)
The button came from an old corduroy coat. Don't you think it looks perfect? haha
