Knitting Bombshell

I'm currently in the middle of knitting the Bombshell pattern from Big Girl Knits (a book I reviewed a couple of entries ago; there's a picture of Bombshell in that entry too). I'm loving it so far! I'm using a scrumptious yarn, RYC's Natural Silk Aran. It's mostly rayon, with about 15% silk and 12% linen; I'm using a gorgeous dark gray that's subtly variegated. I'm so excited; I can't wait until it's done, so I can wear it!

I just finished the yolk today and tried it on for the first time. The neckline fooled me -- it's so big! I almost had a heart attack, thinking I had done something incredibly wrong, until I realized that I'll be going back and adding a border around the neck later on, and it's not really that low cut! I mean, I don't mind showing a little cleavage, but that was ridiculous! Half my bra was showing!

Aside from that one little snafu, the fit is really pretty good. It's just a little too large under the arms. I'll have to go back and rip out a few rows to get rid of some of those increases, but it won't be a big deal. I love the concept of top-down knitting! It makes getting a properly customized fit so much easier!

I hope to have a picture to show you guys soon!

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