I was in the process of making the Shapely Tee for myself from Rowan Calmer to wear to Helena's baby shower. Last night I finished all the seaming up and tried the thing on and it is just too damn short. I mean, I could wear it if I stood stock still with my arms at my sides, but not being able to move one's arms does not a particularly wearable garment make. So tonight I undid the seams and ripped back the two pieces of the bodice in order to lengthen it. That was frustrating, because the upper part of the bodice fit SO WELL...basically from boobs up I looked like a pinup. But the stomach part was all wrong. Let's face it--the world does not want to see my belly!

Then I did what any self-respecting knitter would do--started on another project! The Josephine Top from Interweave Knits, for which I am using Camila, a linen/cotton blend from Elann that hadn't found its way into a project just yet. It's a gratifying, if time-consuming knit. And this time I'm building in extra length from the beginning so I don't have to rip back--I've learnt my lesson. So here is the first of four repeats of the back. Trudge, trudge.