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As promised, more (and better!) shrug photos.

It’s so much more wearable with the sleeve length approaching that of my arms. I’ve been cuffing the sleeves because they’re a hair long. I blame row gauge. But I actually quite like the cuffs - I think they’re cute.

You can see the way the pattern continues across the back, and stays nicely on my shoulders. I’ve learned that the shrug will stretch over time, and not stay up quite so nicely by the end of the day. I’m really still learning about how different yarns and fibers will behave, and while I know some basics, I’m not always so good at applying them. I find myself much more often in the position of looking at an outcome and thinking “Oh yeah, that does kinda make sense. I should have anticipated that,” than in that of “Oh yeah, I knew it was going to do that.” (Of course, this is still better than “WTF? Why is it doing that?” Small improvements, yes?)

As for the seams,

I’m happy. They’re still not great, but I’ve learned a lot about how to seam reverse stockinette, and they’re good enough to awe the muggles. Most of the uneveness that remains is due to my having tension issues at the selvedge, rather than to a flaw in my seaming per se. (A side note: this photo is the best representation of the color. The others are too turquoise.)

All of these photos were shot by Dan, and more of them can be found here.

I also finally blocked the mystery stole, but as there is a wee matter of a baseball game tonight, I’m off to a friend’s house. Lace photos will have to wait.