Ready for her close-up?

Img_2834 Well, here she is, and she's..not...quite...right.  I don't mean the two different sleeves (still dithering about which one to use), nor even the eyelets near the lace sleeve's raglan seam, which have grown frighteningly large and must be hauled into shape.  No.  These photos show this sweater at her absolutely most good-sided, well-posed, aging-diva (Barbra?  Is that you?) flattering light and angle; in unfettered sun and especially viewed from the back, her Img_2835shortcomings are revealed.  Literally, for she is too short from the lace border to the shoulder.  In addition, although she is certainly not too large (a recurrent problem for me--did I say recurrent?), I may have gone too far in the other direction, especially since the ribs--at least if they weren't wet-blocked into submission--could provide gentle shaping.  Mostly, though, she is just too damn short.

No problem (through gritted teeth); I will just rip her back to the armholes and re-knit.  I did consider cutting, knitting and then grafting, but really.  That would probably be no faster.

Oh, and the neckline trim?  Simply bound off in pattern.  Since I have to re-knit anyway, I think I'll make the neckline a little lower and do one of those more stretchy/decorative bind-offs I've never tried before.


4 Comments on this post:

I found you through a lj friends post, and I have to say that you have created pretty much my version on the perfect sweater. It has leaves, shaping, a plain yet not PLAIN body, and if it had a v-neck I would offer you your weight in chocolate. :)I vote for the plain sleeve with edging. Beautiful. I'm happy to have stumbled across your blog and hope to read more of you soon.
It's truly lovely, but I've changed my mind. (not that it really matters, but I'll just pretend it does for the moment...) I like the ribbed sleeve better now. The all-lace one is awesome, but I think more people will like the ribbed.I don't have a problem with the length, but I think the raglan angle is too high. JMhumbleO.
Ohhh... that's frustrating.I've been looking and looking at this (the development process really is intriguing - thanks for sharing all the knitty gritty details with us), and I think I've come to the conclusion that I think the ribbed version of the sleeve fits better with the body of the sweater. I really love the all lace version, but in the end, I just don't think it goes with the body as well.
I think it is lovely! And I like the ribbing sleeve. Too short? Not really ... looks good to me.

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