Ok, I finished the textured tunic a while ago and still can't decide if I like the color. I was very proud of my self with the sleeves. I finished one of them completely and cast off and that is when I stoped deluding myself that I liked how it looked.
I didn't read the instructions until after I had knit the whole textured section only to realise that I should have been decreasing. Well I just decreased after like in the body and thought for some reason it would be ok. Also for the 'bell' part at the end I followed the patter and just don't like it at all. It took all my strength to rip it all back and admit that I had waisted the past 4 hours of knitting.
I have officially worn the sweater twice, once to a 5K that my husband ran in and once to work. I love the eye-hole in theory and when my bra strap isn't showing. I'm thinking about sewing it shut since my bra straps rarely stay where they should, I have slopey shoulders.
I really like the buttons and button tabs the way I made them. No key-hole down there and if I where to make one small change it would be to knit one round even and separate and not start increasing on that first round (ie separate the round before I did).
This being the first wool sweater I have finished I am very scared to wash it. Also, blocking question, what is the point of blocking? Wouldn't you have to do it again every time you wash the thing?
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Saw your site and wanted to give you random props. Also, you had mentioned that you didn't know what the point of blocking was and wouldn't you have to block every time you wash the garment. The answer is blocking basically finesses a garment. Knitters who have been knitting for years can usually spot an unblocked garment from miles away (maybe not literally miles :-D ). I don't remember what type of yarn you used in the making of your sweater, but most yarns have memory which means they only need to be blocked once. Blocking also evens up your stitches and can let you hide SOME mistakes. Here's a great article on blocking: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter02/FEATdiyknitter.html
Hope that helps!
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