June 12, 2022

I used 18g of Marina and Hermione for the sleeves.

During the test knit, corrections were made on the charts after I already had completed one of the sleeves. It did seemed a bit short and I had decided to make the cuff longer than the pattern. I don’t really like super long sleeves, so I’m happy with the length.

I had some issues with my neckline which stretched out a lot more than the pattern’s measurements. After talking with Teti, she suggested that the provisional cast-on, which was used in the pattern to make the folded neckline, could result in a stretchy neckline. I still like it but, she suggested to add an elastic thread if I want to make it smaller. I’m undecided on that, maybe, I will leave it as it is.

If you want a smaller neckline, I would recommend you do a long tail cast-on and whip stitch when folding your picot neckline.

Overall, this is a lovely blouse, very unique and I’m absolutely looking forward to wear it, on special occasions.

Final pictures and measurements to follow!

June 16, 2022

After blocking, my sleeves got longer so I’m glad I only did 7 pattern repeats because they would have been too long.