13 October 2011
All done and it is even totally dry now.
Surprise! It is way too long (after washing).
Looks more like a tunic rather then a sweater.
Well, have to undo the hem part, unravel something like 20 cm and then sew the hem back again (good thing to do actually, now it is sewn not acceptable ugly).

October, 1; update:
The yarn, which was sent to me by YarnParadise, came as a strange surprise: it was labeled as the one I’ve asked (#19229), it has the same color as I’ve requested, and it is exactly … four(!!!) times THINNER!

HAHA, not funny!

I had to rewind it (using four balls at once). This is pure viscose, if anyone has forgotten - it is slippery as wet ice. Now I’ll have 2 big balls - enough for the sleeves (I hope).

But how cunning are the yarn tricks made by this so called Paradise! Considering all these tricks AND the shipping costs (it’s the killer!), it seems they have lost me, finally.

Please think rather long & thorough before you order anything from YarnParadise.

30-07-2011
Yarn has arrived. So I can knit further. Have not deside the finishing details yet. Will probably make a separate hem (in garter stitch - as the collar) with just 2 patterns on front.

20-07-2011. Start.
I’m knitting it as a seamless raglan.
Beautiful shiny black!
But this yarn is splitting in zillion pieces.
Patience. Patience! Paaaaaatience!!!!!

What? Yes! I just run out of my beautiful and capricious “Black Viscose”.
Oh, those 200 meters from Yarn-Paradise! Their meter is sooo much shorter than the real one. It is (at maximum) a 100 meter in 50 g.
OK, may be 101, but no way - 200!

I’m soooooo furious!
Had to order an extra package.
Have to wait now!

Oh, I wanted it done at the end of this week!
Because … because I’m going to Moscow!
To Moscow! To Moscow!

ps: No meeting between Mr. Balzac and Mr. Chehov!
All due to the Yarn-Hell!

16-10-2011
Проект из тех, что проще назвать “дуреха”, чем взять на себя всю вину. Но я возьму!
Я распущу и переделаю растянувшееся тело (урок 1: стирай и отпаривай образцы, ленивица!). Я пришью нижнюю часть приличным образом (урок 2: не ленись, учись сшивать детали сразу как надо!). Я не буду впредь верить этому поставщику ниток (урок 3: считай заранее и заказывай пряжу под проект с запасом!).

Ну, зато я познала много нового!