Colette

I'm the first to admit that I'm not much of a garment knitter. At least, not for myself anyway. They're usually fairly time consuming, and as far as fit goes... Well, I've been hurt and disappointed in the past.

But when I saw Colette in the Spring 2009 Twist collective, she just spoke to me. Knit in the round, simple, elegant.... And when I saw that I had the recommended yarn IN THE STASH ALREADY? Well, I knew it was fate. I could pull this off, right?

I was concerned about fit. From the bust measurements, I needed to knit the "Small" size, and I am... unaccustomed to wearing a small anything. But the tape measure doesn't lie, so I trusted in the wisdom of the Fiber Fiend, and took a leap of faith.

It went smoothly at first. Every stitch was a pleasure, the lace panel was charming, the waist shaping appealed to my coquetry... but blocking was a tense moment. Colette did not respond well to being soaked, and she lost all sense of her own boundaries. She expanded dramatically. I was braced for another garment disaster.

But I wasn't ready to give up, not this time, not with her. So I soaked her again, taking extra care not to stretch her beyond her limits when I lifted her out of the water or when I set her out to dry. But still... she was fragile.

There was nothing for it but some tough love. Colette needed to know that I was the boss of her. There can only be ONE Master of the Knit in this house. She got a little ride in the dryer, just as she was almost dry.

I guess it shook her up a bit, because she's behaved beautifully since then.

Specs: Colette, from the Spring 2009 Twist Collective

Knit with Classic Elite Wool Bam Boo using 4.5 mm needles.
Modifications: I made the waist shaping a smidge more pronounced, and added some length.

Happy Knitting Everyone!