Listen to the flowers, they will tell you sweet secrets. Project #43: ill fated Juliet

Happy New Year!

I obviously haven't been posting about it here, but I started and finished Juliet quite some time back. This is one of those cases where I really should have been paying more attention to the nagging voice in the back of my head that told me this pattern wasn't going to work for me. It also would have been smart to sit back for a bit and see how the pattern worked for other people. More than a few have mentioned that they had trouble with the sizing. I suffered the same, and that, along with the unflattering empire silhouette, made for a gigantic disaster of a knit. As you can see from the photo below, it's so large that I could use it as a tree skirt if I wanted to (I didn't).

Despite the bad finish, I did enjoy knitting Juliet. It reminded how much I really do enjoy knitting. Hopefully 2008 will bring more success knitting-wise!

p.s. I also want to apologize for neglecting my blog comments. I shuffled things around in my gmail and somehow lost track of the messages that were being forwarded to me.

The Project: Juliet from Zephyr Style
The Yarn: Laines Du Nord Korall purchased from pureknits
The Needles: 4.50mm Knit Picks Harmony Options (I'll have to review these in a separate post)
Started: October 2007
Finished and Rejected: November 2007

Comments

[Mandy]

Welcome back!

[Oiyi]

Happy New Year! That is too bad that Juliet didn't work out. I love the color you chose. It does look like a enjoyable knit. Is it crazy that I still want to try it even though it probably won't be flattering on me either?

[megan]

Welcome Back Amy! Hope all is well.