But I'm still knitting during all the turmoil! It is essential for my balance, as is going to Curves to work out in the morning. The only week knitting did not help my psyche, was the one frogged item in Euroflax Sport Linen...that yarn just boggles me as to what style would look best with it...but that battle will be fought again another day.
I did not realize it until today, that my most recent 3 "successful" projects involved the same kind of empire style bust shaping. Seriously, I did not intend to do this. But perhaps it is something inside me wanting to feel young and lively, because that is what came out. It's summer, and these last 3 garments really do make me smile!!
What was happening...These were all worked bottom-up, without waist shaping, either in a very slight A-line or inverted A-line. And then when I got to 5" below my normal armhole, I did some narrowing. And then the more extreme adding of width under the busline with short/wide VBD's, plus a little on the sides. Added short rows for more length over the bust, which allowed the horizontal line of the pattern from front to back to actually be horizontal (!!). And then I also decreased on the side in the over-bust area of the front, so that by the time I got to armholes, the back and front were just about the same width.
Light & Lovely Violet
Green Fun
Pasley Sage Rosemary & Nettle
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