FO: Lace Tunic with Fancy Edge

I am pleased to say, I finished it up before a year was out... and with a day to spare

Sadly, you will not see modelled shots of it... at least not by me. As I suspected as I neared the end... it doesn't fit me. Well.. it does... but not the way it was suppose to. It's suppose to be over-sized, loose and flowy, but instead it clings to every curve... and not in a very flattering way. I should have knit a bigger size.

So, as pretty as it is, it's going into the gift box. Luckily, I have a few people on my "knit-worthy" list who it will suit, so the time and effort for not wasted.

The pattern is Lace Tunic with Fancy Edge, by Wendy D. Johnson. As complicated as it looks, it's a straight forward pattern and the lace is pretty simple. With the exception of the front neckline, it's all just rectangles with no shaping (though I did shaping on the sleeves to make them narrower).

For each piece, the lace edge is knit first.  I made some slight mods there too. In the original, it's all garter lace. But I prefer the look of stocknit lace, so I changed up the centre part.

From there you pick up the stitches and knit the main lace pattern - a simple 8-row repeat that's easily memorized

And then it's just miles and miles of lace. I used two skeins of our Twisted Slinky Cat (colourway is Bordeaux) and it has just enough silk to give this the perfect amount of drape.

The semi-solid colour allows the lacework to shine.

And even though I won't be the one to enjoy wearing it, I'm glad I finished it. Now... onto the next...