Will she stay or will she go?

Let me describe what you are seeing here:  Fern from hem to bust, with the Fern Pattern panels on each side.  I used decreases  to shape the waist, and wanted this top to fit closely under the bust, so I decided to bind off at that point, to decrease the stretch of the fabric, and then pick up stitches along the bound-off edge and work up from there in stockinette, with some increases in the front to give shape to the bust.  First I tried picking up stitches the normal way, in which case the corded edge under the bust would have been on the inside, but I then I thought that it might actually look nice (and be more comfortable) with the cord on the outside.  (And then an applied I-cord edge around the neck and arms, hmmm?)

Fern is at the stage where I'm not sure how much of her will stay and how much will go; an obvious (in hindsight!) result of the curve of the lace panels at the hem is that they also curve at the top--a curve which may or may not look odd.  I'll probably need to try blocking and see what happens. 

My stitches are usually more even than this; I think the reason may be that the Jo Sharp Desert Garden Aran Cotton has a lot of twist and sometimes kinks up on itself.  I've been trying to let it untwist but it's a constant (and losing) battle.

Mi permetti discrivere questa camicia:  Fern dal orlo al busto, con i pannelli di "Fern Pattern a ogni lato.  Ho usato le diminuzione per formare la cintura, e volevo che questa camicia va bene sotto il busto.  Mi dispiace, ma non so come si dice "bind off," "pick up stitches," o "stockinette" in Italiano. 

Non so quanto di Fern restara` and quanto andra`; con il senno di poi, e ovvio che i pannelli vedrono magari strani.  Dovro` provare "blocking" e vedo che e` succedera`.  

(Oy vey, I think I really might have butchered the language in those last two sentences.)

Comments

[Typesetter]

Stockinette è maglia rasata (dritta o rovescia). Bind off è intrecciare le maglie. Pick up stitches non so come si dice.O meglio non mi ricordo: cose che succedono quando si lavora a maglia usando solo pattern in inglese! ^_________^

[Jen]

Great idea about the BO and pick up at the bust line! I really like the corded look.

[knitting ajour]

Just discovered your blog; and want to thank you for your beautifull free patterns!
Groeten uit Nederland

[jessica~]

That is looking really beautiful! Love the fern on either side. :]

[Elisabetta]

pick up stitches si dice: riprendere le maglie

[Elisabetta]

pick up stitches si dice: riprendere le maglie