Almost Finished Finishing

Liberty Awaits Her Ties

This weekend I dedicated myself to weaving in ends. Not as difficult as you might imagine, because the weekend was filled with the rainy cool weather that I usually associate with April in Chicago. I wove in ends almost every free moment I had until very early Sunday morning when there were no more ends to weave in. Liberty is now endless, so to speak. And her sleeves are set in. She looks quite fetching, don't you think? Graceful neckline, stripes on the sleeve caps that match the body of the sweater. Subtle shaping at the waist that gives her some feminine curves.

The Ends and a Bottle Of Endurance

In spite of the fact that I am finished adding to this large pile of ends (beer bottle for both reference and relaxation during the process) there is still more work to be done! I still need to create the two ties that will hold the wrap fronts in place. While I'd rather be all the way done at this point, after all the weaving in of ends, the thought of knitting the ties is actually quite pleasant.

However, the lack of ties did not stop me from doing a first try on to see how the fit had come out and to see how the Cashsoft DK feels against my skin. The fit, in my estimation, is quite good (although the cut of the front opening means that Liberty will definitely have to be worn over a tank top or camisole) and the feel is to die for. This is one of the very first yarns that I've knit with that doesn't give me that itchy feeling when worn against my skin. So soft --i it reminds me of very fine angora, without the fuzzy halo. Soft enough that after trying on Liberty I started looking through all the Rowan Classic pattern books I could find on line to see if there was anything else that I might want to make.