Last time we met my Noro Sweater Dress (Ravelry link), it was the WIP that I was in love with and it looked something like this:
I finally finished sewing the sleeves into the armholes last Saturday morning, and I am absolutely delighted with how it has turned out. I was more than a little disappointed that it was too warm in our workroom for me to wear the dress straight away! What followed was a week without anyone at home in daylight hours to take photos for me, so I had to wait until Saturday to finally get some proper finished photographs.
I knitted the sweater in 4 pieces - front, back and sleeves. I didn't work in the round as I wanted the extra stability offered by sleeves, and I was also avoiding having too much weight on my needles at any one time. I'm still suffering a little with sore arms, so I've been taking it easy and choosing projects carefully.
I used a steek at the neckline as I wanted the stripes to match precisely at each side of the neck. Everything else was done in a straight-forward manner. The stripes are 2 rows each from two balls of the same shade of Noro Silk Garden. Starting at a different point in the colour gradation causes the contrast between the stripes. At some point I plan to sew some grosgrain ribbon over the turned back edges of the steek. They show no sign of doing anything alarming, but adding the ribbon will keep my peace of mind.
I think that I need to find some purple leggings to wear underneath!
