06-07-2018

Started on size 8, but after knitting about 5 inches of the front and back, I noticed my gauge had somehow loosened! So I frogged and dropped down to size 7 to get stitch gauge.

Mods:
-marled my sock & sport yarns together to get aran weight. My “aran” yardage therefore was ~371 yds / 340m
-used US size 7 for body and 6 for ribbing
-decreased down to 7st up top of bust intarsia sections instead of 10 for my size. Then, while weaving in edges, I duplicate-stitched to get it down to 4st.
-used kitchener stitch on the shoulders instead of mattress stitch
-used double chain bind-off on neck and arms (it’s stretchy AND reversible! See my tutorial on IG here)
-did arms in my alpaca yarn because I ran out of my gradient. Knitted in the round for 2”, then 2 rows of ribbing, then double chain bind off. (Apparently I’d taken some of the blue portion for a previous project and didn’t remember )

06-19-2018

Finished 6/19, but I need to block and photograph. Blocking in the shape of bra cups will really help with the V shape on sizes 3 & 4, I think, since the intarsia ends with more stitches on those two sizes.