A Finished Sweater

 

I finished my Sunday Morning pullover!  This is knit in Madelinetosh Eyre Light in Coquette Deux.  This yarn has both Alpaca and Silk (along with wool) and both of them tend to grow vertically (with gravity), so I thought this seamed pattern would be good for the yarn.  The seams definitely help to stabilize the super drapey and soft fibers.

The pattern has decorative raglan decreases which are really pretty as well as side splits at the hem with a longer back.  The only change I made to the pattern was to make a narrower, single layer neck.  I knit the neckband as the pattern directed first, but when I tried it on it felt too thick and was too wide for my preferences.  When I redid it, I just did a standard ribbed neckline, four rounds wide and bound it off.  Not as fancy as the pattern, but I got the more open neckline I was looking for.

It's been ages since I knit a sweater in pieces but I'm really happy with the finished sweater.  It's going to be a few months before I can wear it (Texas in May, and all that), but I'm happy with how it turned out.

Stay safe and have a great weekend!