{"id":1094,"date":"2012-08-11T21:13:50","date_gmt":"2012-08-11T11:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.randomknits.net\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2012-08-11T21:13:50","modified_gmt":"2012-08-11T11:13:50","slug":"olivia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/?p=1094","title":{"rendered":"Olivia!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was extremely nervous about the Felted Tweed I needed after I ran out six rows short of finishing the neckband on Olivia. I’d got it from Calico & Ivy quite a while back, and it’s a popular colour. I knew we were short of that particular colour, an I was sure I wouldn’t be able to match the dyelot.
\nWe had two balls left when I got in on Monday, and one of those balls was the right dyelot. Oh, the relief! If worse had come to worst, I could’ve ripped out the neckband and done the neck and wristbands in the new dyelot, but thankfully it didn’t come to that!
\nAnd so she is done!
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\nSo happy with it, I love it!
\nSpecs: Olivia<\/a> by Kim Hargreaves<\/a> from the sadly discontinued Thrown Together book.
\nYarn: Rowan Felted Tweed DK<\/a> in Rage
\nNeedles: 2.75mm & 3mm Addi Turbos
\nMods: I made the sleeves longer. Which is why I ran out of yarn! I’m not a fan of three quarter sleeves. The current fad for them perplexes me. If I’m cold enough for sleeves, I want long sleeves. The pattern also calls for you to do the sleeve cuffs before seaming. I did the seaming first, then did the cuffs in the round. I just think it gives a neater finish, but it wasn’t a huge mod.
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\nI really like the pockets, a little too small to be really functional, but a fun detail. And I love the buttons I got! I got them from an etsy seller called Buttonalia<\/a> . They’re ceramic and a little heavy, but so perfect!
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\nWhich just reminded me of one other mod. The buttons were pulling on the band a little, and I wasn’t 100% happy with the way it was sitting, so I sewed the band closed between the top and the second button. It’s not a cardigan I’d wear open anyway, so it wasn’t a big deal, but it is sitting much better now.
\nAnd I wore it three times this week – new favourite!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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