I realized that while I've mentioned being done withe the knitting for Nicole, I never actually produced any proof. Here she is, pinned to my blocking board, in a picture I took in early June. Pretty, isn't she? They yarn looks lovely blocked out and the color is a perfect summer neutral.
Poor Nicole, why has she been in stasis for so long? I'm trying to decide what I wan to do wit the closure issue. Apparently, I am just slightly bigger than I estimated (particularly in the bust area -- apparently motherhood has left me with a bit more up top than I remember)...and Nicole is a bit tighter than I really like (not at all the fault of the pattern -- just the fault of my measuring assumptions). So I'm trying to decide if I could get away with a ribbon lace up instead of buttons. I'm a bit worried that that is going to add a little too much "tavern wench" to the look. So Nicole is waiting while I do some thinking... and work on losing a little weight. Losing 5 lbs would probably do wonders for Nicole -- and me!
Thanks again for an interesting read, but I can't seem to load your site properly on my Mac, any suggestions? Thanks!
If you have enough yarn, I would pick up on each side of the front and do a little additional button band. If it is only about 1/2 inch to an inch, then that should work without looking odd. I agree that the ribbon lacing would be very tavern wenchy.
How about hooks and eyes done from the underside? No need for overlap then.
I really like either one of the above suggestions. Both are far superior to the "tavern wench" idea (which I agree would be the result of the ribbon idea). I've read your blog long enough to know that "hot laced up hussy" is not your personal style. The losing 5 lbs idea is a good one too but if you have as much success with that as I do (the bust is not where I lose weight even when I lose it) then you'd better start shopping for hooks and eyes. haha
Oh, definitely the ribbon. As soon as I saw the picture I thought, "That needs a ribbon closure." Why not get some ribbon and run it the eyelets to try it out? If you don't like it, it's easy enough to slide out, and replace with hooks and eyes.
Have you thought about using frogs?
http://www.schoolhousepress.com/buttons.htm
About 3/4 of the way down the page.
I think grey is such an underused yarn color. This is a terrific combination of color, shape and pattern.
Very, very pretty!
I would vote for hooks and eyes. And, like someone else said, I'm not sure I'd count on losing that 5 lbs from your chest! ;-)
I vote for hooks-and-eyes! And, like someone else said, I wouldn't count on losing that 5 lbs from your chest!