Miss BB 2.0

Sometimes you have to make the same thing twice.  In this case, I really liked the sweater I had knit originally but it had some problems.  After washing Miss BB 1.0, the sleeves grew immensely, the shoulders drooped and it was kind of floppy.  Also, it turns out I don't look so good in pink!  But I do look good in orange, which I would never have believed before my friend did my colors.

Miss BB 1.0 circa 2010

In my quest this past year to knit the perfect sweater (one that fits me), I decided to revisit this pattern.  With Shirley Paden's Kniterwear Design Workshop in hand, some math, graph paper and my measurements, I tackled this again.  There was a LOT of ripping and re-knitting to get the sizing right.  I think it took me about 4 months to finish.

I narrowed the shoulders about an inch on each side, shortened the sleeves, narrowed the waist and raised the division between the waist and bust.  I could really appreciate how challenging this must have been to design because switching stitch patterns and then accounting for that in gauge while doing bust increases was a bit tricky.

See my Ravelry page for more info.

Miss BB 2.0 in chilly February 2015

Miss BB 2.0 from the back