I finished my lovely hemp capelet.  I washed and blocked it, wove in the ends, and sewed on the buttons.  I put it on.  It fell off my shoulders.

I was so bummed.

My first thought was to move the buttons inward away from the edge to sort of “suck up” the extra inch or two that needed adjusted.  But I was too frustrated to deal with it immediately.

So I took it to the knit shop when I went in to teach a couple classes on Saturday.  Sharon suggested a crochet edge for the neckline, and was even kind enough to do it for me.  Ya know what?  It did the trick!  Now it fits perfectly!  It looks great and feels great.

Right now it’s on display at the shop, so if you want to check it out in person, that’s where you’ll find it.  Feel free to try it on, and be sure to grab a copy of the pattern and some of the beautiful allHempLUX6 to knit one up for yourself!

Tonight I’ll be at the knit shop again (it’s my home away from home, seriously) to start on the Firefly Mobius.

The pattern was designed by Sharon Shoji and was in the Fall ‘07 issue of Knitscene.  (You can purchase the back-issue here or the individual pattern here.)  We’re doing this as a knitalong rather than a structured class.  (Thanks to Becky who stumbled upon this pattern and got us all interested in knitting it!!)

Also on my needles: St. Louis socks in Socks that Rock Lightweight, in the “Pond Scum” colorway.  I now know why people love STR so much.  Mmmm.  Can’t wait to place another order from Blue Moon.  (*ahem* Not that I don’t have enough sock yarn or anything…)  I started turning the heel on the first sock at lunchtime today.  I’ll try to get a picture to post in my next entry!