Pattern: Hey Teach by Helene Rush
Needles: US 8
Yarn: Lion Brand CottonEase in plum
I finished it and have worn this quite a few times in the past few weeks. I do like it because you can dress it up or down. I’ve worn this to the office and received many compliments on it. Made my day! lol
I did change the pattern by only knitting one band of the lace pattern above the ribbing. I found the lace pattern difficult to line up once the decreasing for the arm holes came up. I’m still happy with how it came out.
Hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend! I spent mine with the family and enjoyed the fireworks. Now that it seems the rain spells have passed I can head outside to garden, sit by my fire pit at night, and of course – knit!
On the needles right now is Berroco’s “Latoya” an asymetrical cabled tank that I think will look really cute worn over a short sleeve blouse. Again, it can be dressed up or down – which is what I look for most when choosing patterns.
I’m already half done. I chose CottonEase again because it’s great for summer and I love the color..here is a picture of the back…
I’m finding that it’s a very quick knit – the pattern is written well and there aren’t any issues.
I am anxiously awaiting my order from KnitPicks.com which should be here any day now! I ordered the yarn for my next two patterns:
The Elaine Blouse from Interweave Knits which I love! I’m going to change the lace design on the front to a mock cable rib.
I adore the back!
I also ordered merino sock yarn for the Herringbone Rib Socks from the book Knitting Socks with Handpainted Yarn. The pattern was included in Interweave Knits and I can’t resist.
So now I will continue to wait for my box of yarn goodliness to arrive. I will share pics with you when it’s here!
Till then enjoy the sunshine!
