Last weekend I raveled and reclaimed the yarn from my initial start. With all of the snow we stayed home on Monday, so I was able to finish up the body increases and work the left front and get a good start on the back. Yesterday I finished up the back and the right front and joined the shoulders. I pinned it out and spritzed it last night so I could check the fit. I am very happy with how this is coming along. The fit is perfect, just the right amount of ease, and the length is good. I extended the depth of the armhole and did short row shaping on the shoulders, joining them with three needle bind off. I will now pick up stitches around the armhole so I can work top down set-in sleeves, my preferred method. It is so exciting when a fitted pattern comes together like this. All of the prep work that I did has really paid off, and I have learned so much. I didn't even mind knitting the bottom part twice. It is worth it to get the finished results that I want. I now feel confident that I can work through all of the patterns in this book, which was my original intent when I first looked through it. I already have the yarn for the second pattern, and I've been looking at the third pattern and thinking about colors.
Here is the view from the back.
I have become a real fan of pinning and spritzing a work in progress to get a quick check on fit and drape. It provides many of the same benefits as a full blocking, but is so much quicker.
Pattern: Elizabeth Woodville, by Alice Starmore from Tudor Roses (2013 edition)
Yarn: Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply (277 g in Red Rattle & 50 g in Whin)
Needles: US 3 (3.25 mm)
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