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I love the Simple Knitted Bodice. I love the Berroco Comfort, even with it being an acrylic blend yarn. I love how the SKB was knitting up in this yarn. But... it's on it's way to the frog pond.



The neckline, with the proper number of stitches/inch picked up, creates a hideous flaring mess.



The sleeves, knit to gauge, create massive puffiness above the inset.



And the rest? Well, that last photo has notes and a very long description of the modifications I plan to do to SKB2. Which I will start as soon as I get over having to rip back more than 2/3 of a sweater.

*sob*

Simple Knitted Bodice

I feel like I have been neglecting my blog lately. And have. I have been too busy knitting this amazing sweater (Stefanie Japel's Simple Knitted Bodice from Stitch Diva). The above photo, a detail of the chevron lace inset from the main body, hardly shows the progress I have done on this. The body is completely done and the left sleeve is on it's lace inset already.

I am using Berroco Comfort, a blend of superfine acrylic and superfine nylon, in the color Beet Root - it's a lot darker than my photo would lead you to believe, but not quite as dark as their shade card.

I am usually a bit of a fiber snob, tending to find acrylics unsuitable for my tastes, but this yarn is just amazing. I can only hope that it holds up to a lot of wear and washing, because I think this sweater will easily become one of my favorite garments.