Carla - a finished photo (or two)!

Say hello to Carla!

Its been a while since I posted...I finished knitting carla and seamed her up in August, but I wasn't too fussed with her at that point. So she was packed into the uhaul and shipped to California. After we were reunited, I tried her on again. Although she was a wee bit too roomy, I still wore her...after taking some assessment photos in my bathroom mirror (which is an unkind widening type of mirror!) I decided she needed a little help. I knew that I could reknit the body if I wanted to, but I decided to take the lazy woman's way out and throw her in the washer. I'm proud to report great success with this method.



After washing the sleeves even tightened up. I love how they look now!

Over all I would rate this sweater as a successful knit! If I were to do it again, I think that I would see about going down a needle size to get my gauge a bit tighter. Although I lengthened the sleeves and torso to accomodate my lengthy body, I dipped into the 9th ball of cotton tape. I thought I had made the medium which called for 8 balls. I probably could have used only 8 if I was at a tighter gauge! But live and learn!