Lace Leaf Pullover
Yarn: Knit Pick Sierra in Cranberry, 6 skeins
Needles: Denise circs, size 11 (used 9s for collar)
Pattern: Lace Leaf Pullover from Loop-d-Loop
Bella Schmoo likes it too.
Things I changed: I only did the lace leaf on the top of the sweater to avoid the grafting. (What can I say? I'm kind of a wimp about a big line of grafting in the middle of my sweater.) I also skipped the lace on the right sleeve (it's a yarnover lace motif down the middle of the sleeve, and it just wasn't working for me.) I also changed the collar a bit: instead of the longer ribbing and the button, I did about four rows of twisted rib in smaller needles and then bound off. The collar stands up just a little, and I really like the way it turned out. I seriously re-did the collar 7 or 8 times.
This is my serious pose.
I also had some trouble with the sleeve caps. My gauge was WAY off, so I had to do some major math, and my calculations didn't work out very well for the sleeves. I finally had to give up and say, well, even if they aren't perfect, they are wearable.
I think they're wearable.