Sunday, May 08, 2005

Wahoo! X-back success

After only four attempts (one of which was spectacularly bad), I finally have a Ribbon X-back tank that fits me! True, versions 2 and 3 never made past the 4-inch mark, but they still involved casting on, knitting furiously, frogging, and rewinding yarn. So, here is x-back version 4 in all its glory:

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Pattern: Ribbon X-back from Knitty.com Spring 2005, size x-small
Yarn: Crystal Palace Deco Ribbon in color 9237, strawberry soda
Needles: US size 11
Please ignore my squinty face and the hair that's sticking up. I thought about cropping my head off, but I have decided that I don't like headless photos. Photos look better with heads and I don't need to conceal my identity. Cyber-creep Monkee already knows what I look like.

Here's the back:

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I could go on and on about my trials with this tank top, but what's the point? I finished it and I'm happy. It's comfortable, cute, and perfect for this summer!

8 comments:

Dani said...

Looks great!

Anonymous said...

[whistles] It's looks AWESOME! I'm so glad that you stuck with it, despite the previous attempts!

Anonymous said...

Looks great! I'm inspired! :) Was there a trick to getting the gauge right?

monkeemaven-fruitcakeknits said...

Stunning!

FaeryCrafty said...

The top looks great! I just scored some Katia Ola from Ebay and I am planning on knitting Xback for my next project :)

grumperina said...

Oh that is so lovely! (Especially after seeing the spectacularly bad attempt) Enjoy it for the summer!

Dharia said...

wow! that looks awesome! good job.

Nik said...

MUCH better than the other one. Persistence works, huh? :D