Home Stretch

Well, I did it! All the major pieces are knitted -- and I even had a little yarn left over (see that little bit between the back and one of the front pieces... that's what is left over!). I still have to do a crochet edging around the neck with that little bit of leftover, and seam the top... Talk about cutting it close.

Now all I have to do is make the crochet chain ties in the contrasting color that hold it together while it blocks. Crocheted trims and edging are new for me so I spent a little time trying to find some info on the web that had good pictures. Not surprisingly, I ended up in the crochet section at About.com. The pictures look decent enough... so hopefully it will be easy.

Probably the harder decision now is what to do next. I just received my Karabella Zodiac from School Products and I could swatch in preparation for my Halter Tank knit along with Kerstin. The Zodiac has the color depth equivalent of Muench Touch Me in cotton -- nicer in person than in the pictures I found on the web. And then there's the top in Filatura Brilla (you can see it in this post I made on Sunday -- it's the gold top in the center). I'm leaning towards the Brilla top... if only because the Peasant Top has gotten me worried about Filatura's yardage estimates...

I've heard rumors that we might actually have some nice weather here in Chicago this weekend... maybe I'll actually have a chance to wear the Peasant top after I get it seamed up!