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Project:
Karabella Cabled Halter (KK201)
Yarn:
Karabella Zodia, Color 463
Needles:
US 8/5.0 mm
Start Date:
5 August 2003
Completion Date:
18 August 2003
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Karabella Zodiac is a fabulous 100% mercerized cotton yarn. As cotton's go, it's wonderful to work with and knits up easily. The pattern, however, leaves a little to be desired. I didn't enjoy seaming up purl side stitches and I had to modify the back to be ribbed all the way across in order to make it fit without sagging too much in the back.

That said, I love the front. The cable is beautiful and the halter shaping itself is well thought out. I love the way, too, that the cables wrap around the neck line.

If I were to do this pattern again, however, I would probably try to subtract about an inchfrom the length. It's a little too long, and too much of it falls over my hips, which I think contributes to a little of the sagging in the back,