This is Plymouth Yarn Company's Quick Top Down Jacket in Baby Alpaca Grande yarn, pattern # 1756. Quick is definitely a plus with my currently busy schedule, and I had always been intrigued by that particular yarn. Of course those who know me also know that I do NOT like working in bulky weight yarn. Ah well, no matter, I'd try it anyways.
I was in lean times, so at the pricey cost of the yarn and my poor decision making in what size I am I decided to make it in 2 strands of worsted weight in a cheap yarn just to see if it turned out well and in a size that would fit. I ultimately made a purple and black combo sweater in what I thought would be an appropriate size, for a 36" bust, the smallest size on the pattern.
Of course, for that to work smoothly would be waaaaaaaay too easy. It DID knit quickly, in 2 days, and the purple and black yarns made it have an awesome tweed appearance! Too bad even though I knit it exactly according to pattern with a comparable weight of fiber and exact needle sizes it was SO not my size. Boo.
Fortunately it fit my best friend Robbin, and she loved it!
So, back to the proverbial drawing board. I decided to make the same pattern in only one strand of worsted this time, and on one size smaller needles. I also omitted 4 stitches from the back section of the pattern, thus altering the size to a 32" bust. Success! Result! This time the finished product fit! An added bonus was that it only took 145 yards to complete! And, I don't know if this was a bonus or not, but since I had already made it once the day prior it only took me 1 day to complete this time...
It's a good thing that I got more proficient with this simple project and was able to complete them in less and less time. Another friend saw me in mine and wanted one, then so on and so forth until I had made 4 in one week. I have a feeling that I could make them in my sleep at this point. Maybe that's why I look less than thrilled in my photos.
Good thing I liked the pattern!
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