Levenwick

I finished most of this sweater before Thanksgiving last year, but I wasn't quite happy with it when I wore it.  I finally made the changes I wanted to make, and now it's officially done!

Pattern: Levenwick, by Gudrun Johnston
Yarn: Tess Designer Yarns Mohair & Merino
Needles: US 7

This was a nice knit.  The worsted weight yarn works up fast!  I made it short sleeved so that I could wear it more often-- I've found that a long-sleeved worsted-weight sweater is too warm for work. 

When I "finished" it the first time, I put the buttons too close to the edge of the button band, so there were gaps where you could see my shirt when the fabric curved in.  Also, I was short a button, and I left the bottom button off.  I found both of those things to be annoying, so I finally snipped off the buttons and re-positioned them.  I added a white button to the bottom that doesn't match the ceraminc ones (from Jennie the Potter).  The top of the sweater (near my collarbone) was also gapping strangely, so I moved the top buttons over to the side a little bit to help fix that. 

I completely forgot about the pocket, too!  I finally knitted it while watching the Oscars, and sewed it on.  I originally sewed it on higher up (like the pattern photo), but I found that it wasn't flattering at all on me.  So I moved it down to the bottom of the sweater, and I like it much better there.

I like the lace pattern, and I think the buttons work really well with this sweater.

I'm glad that I went back and fixed all of the orignal problems with this sweater, because I think it's great now!

Comments

[sue]

Great sweater and I think that color really suits you.

[carolyn]

I think it looks super fantastic on you, girlie!!

[Jody]

Yay! You're satisfied and you look great!

The color looks blue on my monitor but I'm wondering if it's really a Kristy-purple ;)

[Emily Nicolaides]

I love this sweater! I saw a sweater like this from the brooklyn tweed co. and love the details.