Silk Slip--Finished!

Here's the finished Silk Slip.







This pattern has been a real pleasure every step of the way! I suspect that with school starting my knitting will go to the back burner for a bit, but I'll definitely be making more Knitting Lingerie Style patterns sooner or later. Which one to do next, I wonder.
There's a gorgeous trumpet skirt, stockings, a twinset, some very cute fingerless gloves...

Pattern: Silk Slip from Knitting Lingerie Style by Joan McGowan-Michael
Yarn: KnitPicks Andean Silk (Alpaca/Silk/Merino blend) in Bluebell
What I learned: slip-slip knit; shaping and lingerie construction techniques; first lace beyond basic eyelets
My most ambitious knitted project yet!

(A couple more pics are in my Picasa web album)

Silk Slip--almost there

Just a little more assembly and the Silk Slip will be finished.
I'm really happy with the way it's turning out for the most part. The only problem I foresee is that the bust seems to be too ample. I might end up having to fiddle around with it to get the right fit.

My knitting music has been odd lately--some of the usual classical, but I've also been on an odd 90s nostalgia kick (Weezer, the Pixies, the odd Rentals song). Also recently I was reminded of my love for the Hollies by the fact that my brother named his new cat Carrie Anne, so I created a Pandora station modeled after them. It was really good (sometimes these things can be hit or miss; for example, the Mazzie Star and Iron and Wine stations are really good, whereas the Olivia Tremor Control and Sonic Youth stations were awful). Anyway, the Hollies station was playing all kinds of things like the Kinks and even Weezer's Island in the Sun--come to think of it, that's how I got in that 90s mood.

My progress has been dramatically slowed of late. Mostly this has been because of moving, but the other, cuter reason is the new addition to our household.

Introducing Misty and Raincloud:




<3 !