FO Friday – Some Schexiness

Labyrinth

Pattern: Labyrinth by Wendy Wendy Bernard Raveled Here
Yarn: Elsebeth Lavold Silky Tweed (discontinued) 5.5 skeins in 08 green and 0.5 skein in 12 Sap Green
Needles: US 6 (4mm) Crystal Palace Circular

Labyrinth close up of sleeve

Mods:
1) Added an inch more plain rows before starting the waist decreases
2) Added HBD (aka Short Rows) to fit my ample bust
3) Shortened the overall length of the waist decreases by eliminating plain rows
4) Shortened the waist section by half (I am only 5′4″)
5) Shortened the overall length of the hip increases by eliminating plain rows
6) Replaced hem with the Sahara hemline & used a 1×1 rib with tubular BO.
7) Used tubular BO for sleeves and neckline

Labyrinth - neckline

Facts to remember: Just because your regular bra does not show when you are standing still does not mean that you will feel comfortable or not show said bra all night at a party. Keep the slinky low profile bra in the ready for knits like these.

Things I love: Everything. I wore this sweater 4 times in the space of the 2 weeks after I finished it. The yarn is yummy. Why o why was it discontinued? The neckline is sexy. The fit is not tight but not too loose. And best of all Wendy told me, “very schexy!” on ravelry

Labyrinth - look at the hem

Part of the current Sexy Knitters Club KAL.

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11 Comments

  1. Becki
    Posted July 11, 2008 at 11:23 pm | Permalink

    Gorgeous! That looks wonderful on you– great job.

  2. Disentangled
    Posted July 12, 2008 at 8:30 am | Permalink

    Very lovely! Congrats!

  3. turtlegirl76
    Posted July 12, 2008 at 11:07 am | Permalink

    Very sexy indeed! It looks great on you!

  4. knittymuggins
    Posted July 15, 2008 at 12:41 pm | Permalink

    Finally got my feed updated…..

    That is definitely super duper schexy on you! Fantastic FO as always :) I love how you totally made it your own.

  5. adrienne
    Posted July 15, 2008 at 3:42 pm | Permalink

    GORGEOUS!!! I love it!

  6. Julie
    Posted July 16, 2008 at 6:35 am | Permalink

    It’s gorgeous, and I LOVE the colour- but then again, I’m a sucket for earth tones. Seems like a really flattering fit- great job!

  7. Heide
    Posted July 17, 2008 at 8:40 am | Permalink

    Gorgeous sweater! It fits you perfectly too.

  8. The BFF Carebear
    Posted July 23, 2008 at 11:53 am | Permalink

    I wantie.

  9. Hannah
    Posted July 30, 2008 at 2:45 pm | Permalink

    Very lovely on you :)

  10. The BFF Carebear
    Posted July 31, 2008 at 10:33 am | Permalink

    Hey, is this the (in progress) sweater from the other page that I liked? That I commented on the sleeves on? It looks more blue-ish in the other pict. hmmmm, I still like it. I still think I need it. :)

  11. Bud, your sis-in-law
    Posted September 7, 2008 at 7:41 pm | Permalink

    I really like this one too, the color looks very good on you.

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