A Bluestocking Knits

Here is Cinxia, which I finished and wore to the theatre in early December, when we took the girls to a Christmas matinee.

I should perhaps have made it with a bit more ease, as it tends to slip back off my shoulders, and possibly a bit longer, but I like it anyways (I was aiming at a size M, 42 inches for my 39 bust, so would recommend a little more ease than one might think for a bit of embonpoint, and now upon subsequent wearings I suspect I might rework it slightly larger).  For my first determined resizing attempt, though, this was wildly successful — everything is in proportion, and it looks pretty much exactly like the picture!  As I said earlier, I used this formula in the resizing.  I think that the bias of the fabric (from the twisting of the knit stitches) makes it pull in a different direction from what one would expect — this is what makes the bottom front slant downwards so attractively.  The neck shaping does tend to make it contract a bit across the back of the shoulders, I suspect, which is why mine slips — I might rework it a bit, which is why I’ve neglected writing about it for almost two months, but I am too tempted by other things at the moment.

This is an interesting design — I like the sort of hint-of-the-Fifties about it, and love the wide collar/scoop neck combination.  The shaping is different from what I’ve done before, so it was fun to try something new, too. 

The Shetland Aran seems to have a bit more drape than the Classic Elite Renaissance of the original, but it is very nice to knit with and to wear (it softens up remarkably with washing), and I love the color —

I was hoping to get better pictures with the self-timer, but it is so windy outside that they were all blurry!  I feel a little negligent about not writing this up, though, so here it is.  Maybe I can get a better one in a few days….